An estimated 5 to 18 percent of battlefield casualties are a result of friendly fire incidents in modern conflicts. This not only impacts troop numbers, but degrades unit cohesion and morale, and puts strain on policing units who must be tasked with allocating accountability. Current methods of Identifying friendly forces are, therefore, not up to par.
Who is experiencing the problem?
All combat units in the United States Armed Forces.
Why is this important, why is this being done?
This would help to eliminate between 5 and 18 percent of casualties.
What are the effects/symptoms – errors / defects or something you expected doesn’t happen?
This particular issue lacks outright symptoms or errors, beyond those associated with inacurate identification of a force or lack of communication between units.
When does the problem occur or when did it start happening?
This problem is near inevitable in any armed conflict.
Where does the problem occur?
In just about every warzone