Colonel (Ret.) Alan M. Mosher

Senior Director, International Strategy DRS Land Electronics

Al Mosher, Colonel (USA RET), was an Armor Officer in the US Army for over 26 years. He graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. He has three masters degrees in Administration and Military Arts and Sciences. His military education includes the Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), the Joint Service Staff College, and the US Army War College SAMS Fellowship.

Al assumed many different command, planning, and staff officer positions in Armoured Cavalry, Infantry, and Tank units, leading to a Tank Battalion Commander position from 1998-2000. His battalion was one of the first units equipped with the US Army’s Force XXI Brigade and Below (FBCB2) situational awareness (SA), command and control (C2), and blue force tracking (BFT) systems. His knowledge of the FBCB2 system led to his position as TRADOC Capabilities Manager for Platform Battle Command and Combat Identification in 2005. In this position, Al was very instrumental in shaping the requirements of the FBCB2 program as well as in defining the next generation of SA/C2 and BFT capabilities for the US Army and Joint Forces called Joint Battle Command – Platform (JBC-P) and for the Mounted – Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) in use with US Army, USMC, and US Joint Forces today.

Al joined DRS Tactical Systems in 2008 and was the Director of Business Development and Strategy Lead for the Situational Awareness Campaign Line of Business which included the FBCB2, US Army Movement Tracking System (MTS), United Kingdom Bowman Battle Management System product lines from 2008-2010, the Director of Strategy and MFoCS Strategy Lead from 2010-2013, Director of Strategic Planning for Network Computing and Testing Solutions from 2013-2016, and he is currently the Senior Director of International Strategy for DRS Land Electronics where he is focused on US domestic, international, joint, and coalition battle management and mission command capabilities and defining the next generation of C5ISR and battlefield digitization capabilities and products.


Day 2 - Operations & Firepower - 23 JAN

18:10 BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) TRENDS: ENSURING EFFECTIVE COMMAND AND CONTROL

  • Trends in international coalition Platform Mission Command / Battle Management Systems.
  • Enhancements in BMS cyber security.
  • The importance of Assured Position Navigation and Timing (APNT) for reliable communication and coordination in the field.
  • BMS Next: Future capability enhancements in BMS.

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