Fleet Tactical Development

Abstract

The Communications Automation Program - This project is a continuing program that provides for automation and communications upgrades for fleet tactical users. It includes Automated Digital Network System (ADNS), Tactical Switching Ashore, High Frequency Internet Protocol/Sub Network Relay. In Fiscal Year (FY) 10 and 11, begin Common Radio Room communications for requirements analysis, system design and the Mobile Networking High Band Increments 1 and 2. ADNS is the method by which tactical Navy units transfer Internet Protocol (IP) data to Navy and Department of Defense communities on the Global Information Grid (GIG). ADNS serves as a gateway to enable joint and coalition interoperability for these tactical assets and ensures GIG connectivity. ADNS allows unclassified, secret, top secret traffic, and various joint, allied, and coalition services to reconnect to the Defense Information Systems Network ashore via radio paths and pier connectivity. Tactical Switching Ashore will support the migration of the shore sites and their terrestrial interconnections into a coherent, scalable, network capability. The Shore to Ship Communications System develops communication system elements which provide positive command and control of deployed submarines. The Shore to Ship Communications System which provides continuous assessment of the command and control links between the National Command Authority and missile platforms is conducted to ensure compliance with Nuclear Technical Performance Criteria (NTPC). The Shore to Ship Communications System addresses joint system design issues for Emergency Action Message (EAM) distribution to all nuclear platforms and provides evaluation of joint interoperability of EAM delivery systems. Tools are developed to provide strategic command and control planning within the submarine shore infrastructure to support deployed ballistic missile submarines. FY12 funds will be used for ADNS development, an increase in Common Radio Room development and Mobile Networking High Band Increment 2. Maritime Aerial Layer Network (MALN) Increment 1 (previously Mobile Networking High Band (MNH)) is the Navy solution set to support the Joint Aerial Layer Network (JALN). This collaborative effort will provide an overarching solution to fleet communications and networking requirements. MALN provides an advanced wideband communications network which was initiated in response to Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) requirements to communicate with off-board systems via a NAVSEA SBIR program. Inc. 1 will provide a networking radio designed to operate in an open ocean environment and support multiple naval platforms. This radio will provide a common wireless networking capability aboard LCS with applicability to other hull types, as well as other networked applications. Maritime Aerial Layer Network (MALN) Increment 2 is an advanced wideband communications network which will transport intelligence data, non-traditional Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) communications, and backbone network traffic using IP-based connectivity to achieve GIG (Global Information Grid) interoperability. It will achieve substantial spectral efficiency (frequency reuse) via narrow-beam antennas. Inc. 2 provides theater-wide connectivity to units outside degraded Satellite Communication areas. Features next generation directional antenna technology to support multiple node connections.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0204163N_7_1319_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Technical: Project Unit 1083 was realigned from Program Element 0204163N to 0101402N Schedule: ADNS: Operational Testing (OT) for ADNS INC III Surface and Ashore was conducted in 2nd Qtr FY10. INC III Surface and Ashore Full Rate Production was approved 1st Qtr FY11. INC III Submarine test events will occur in FY11 and FY12. System integration within the Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR) will be ongoing in FY11 and early FY12. Additional interface design development and integration will occur with emerging SATCOM and RF paths. NC3 LTS: The Request for Proposal (RFP) release was delayed from 4QFY10 to 2QFY11. As a result of the RFP delay, contract award, system design and development, Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Milestone C, system test events and system fielding were delayed accordingly.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Developmental Tests
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Frequency
  • Strategic Communications
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space

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