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[[Image:Blueforcetracking.jpg|thumb|290px|An officer explains the BFT tracking system to a fellow solider at the [[U.S. Army]]’s [[Alabama]] research center.]]
'''Blue Force Tracking''' (BFT) is a situational awareness capabilities system used by military forces. Military officials began to take action to curb [[fratricide]] (military term for friendly fire) after the [[Gulf War]] in [[Iraq]]. Thirty-five of the [[United States]]' 148 fatalities in the war were caused by friendly forces.
'''Blue Force Tracking''' (BFT) is a situational awareness capabilities system used by military forces. Military officials began to take action to curb [[fratricide]] (military term for friendly fire) after the [[Gulf War]] in [[Iraq]]. Thirty-five of the [[United States]]' 148 fatalities in the war were caused by friendly forces.