What Is HAVELSAN HARBİYE? Land Command Control System
What is HAVELSAN HARBİYE? HARBİYE is the command control information system product family developed by HAVELSAN for land operations. The system serves in an extensible structure stretching from the commander directing the operation at the highest level to unit and team commanders in the field — and, at the far edge, to the individual soldier. This article explains what HARBİYE is and how it works, based on official sources.
For its air-domain counterpart, see HAVELSAN KARTAL; for the naval side, the difference between ADVENT and GENESIS.
What does HARBİYE do?
In land operations, the flow of information between command echelons has become too fast to manage with paper maps and radio announcements. HARBİYE digitises the armed forces’ core warfare and resource-management activities, ensuring every echelon sees the same operational picture. The headquarters-level application (HARBİYE-Karargâh) supports NATO requirements alongside national needs and can be extended for special requirements.
Fixed in the vehicle, portable with the commander
HARBİYE’s tactical component is hardware-independent; it can be installed as a fixture in armoured personnel carriers, tanks or command vehicles, or carried in portable form by unit and team commanders. The application hosts selected tactical capabilities of HARBİYE-Karargâh and can operate even without a network connection or on low bandwidth.
Communications on the battlefield
The system offers in-vehicle use over radio networks established on the battlefield; once away from the vehicle, it can also be operated over the GSM network. This flexibility allows the chain of command to sustain data sharing even in interrupted communication environments.
From headquarters to the individual soldier
With its modular, network-enabled structure, HARBİYE can serve across a spectrum stretching from headquarters to the vehicle in the field, from unit and team commanders to the individual soldier. This amounts to applying the network-centric operations concept end to end at land-forces scale.
HARBİYE at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| What | Land-operations command control information system family |
| Coverage | From headquarters to unit/team commanders and the individual soldier |
| Platform | Fixed in APCs, tanks, command vehicles; portable with commanders |
| Network | Radio networks + GSM; offline/low-bandwidth operation |
| Compatibility | National + NATO requirements; extensible |
Frequently asked questions
What is HARBİYE?
It is the command control information system product family developed by HAVELSAN for land operations, stretching from headquarters to the individual soldier.
On which platforms does HARBİYE run?
Fixed in armoured personnel carriers, tanks and command vehicles; portable with unit/team commanders.
Does it work without a network connection?
Yes; it can operate without a network or on low bandwidth, communicating in the field over radio networks and GSM.
Is it NATO-compatible?
HARBİYE-Karargâh supports NATO requirements alongside national needs.
Sources
- HAVELSAN, HARBİYE Command Control System — havelsan.com
- HAVELSAN, Command Control and Defence Technologies catalogue — havelsan.com
- SSB Product Catalogue — ssb.gov.tr
