WEdge Shuttle

The WEdge Shuttle is solving the problem of disconnected Warfighters planning separate portions of a mission package. Current mission planning software products do not yet allow for network utilization to build geographically separated partnerships during the planning phase.

The power of the Shuttle is in utilizing the powerful WEdge Architecture to move data automatically within these partnerships so that the planning files of one group can be displayed and updated by another. Several-to-many users can all view the planning progress of other users within the mission planning software being used. The Shuttle is not limited to moving just overlay files; all supporting documents can be moved to aid in the mission's planning and success.

The WEdge Shuttle is a joint collaboration between the WEdge and JMPS Development Teams. The JMPS Team developed the ability to store and convert data to best serve the warfighter, and the WEdge team created the FalconView integration capability and leveraged the WEdge communication architecture to shuttle the data between geographically separated warfighters.

Sticking with the philosophy of creating easy to use, robust and simple to sustain products, The WEdge Shuttle seeks to maximize effectiveness to t he Warfighter while minimizing requirements for training and hardware/software purchase. The Shuttle is planned to be released in early 2010 and will be available with the PFPS 4.3 installer DVD. The Shuttle has already been delivered for testing to be included with the PFPS 4.3 release. Future releases of The WEdge Shuttle will extend the capability to JMPS and any other mission planning systems in use by the warfighter.

The WEdge Shuttle is under development by The WEdge Team at The United States Air Force Academy's Institute for Information Technology Applications (USAFA/IITA) under the direction of Gen (Ret.) James P. McCarthy. The WEdge Team is led by Lt Col Andy "Skipper" Berry, a Warfighter and visionary of a suite of products designed for aircrew by aircrew.