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 Battle Force Tactical Network (BFTN), Joint Aerial Layer Network-Maritime (JALN-M), Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) and High Frequency Internet Protocol/Sub Network Relay. The Battle Force Tactical Network (BFTN) on each surface, subsurface, air, or fixed US Navy platform utilizes previously installed/existing Line of Sight (LOS)/Extended Line of Sight (ELOS) radios (a.k.a. Radio Frequency (RF)) to create a secure gateway that inter-connects all users into a common RF Tactical Network (a.k.a. wireless). This Network separately supports US-Only and NATO Allied/Coalition users' tactical data information exchanges on each platform (node) between and/or across separately dispersed RF Networks even if Satellite Communications (SATCOM) channels to shore are lost during an Assured C2 and Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) event. Joint Aerial Layer Network-Maritime (JALN-M) is the Navy implementation of the JALN architecture which provides assured communications in any environment, especially Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD). With disruption or loss of Space tier communications, JALN-M establishes and/or restores connectivity with the High Capacity Backbone (HCB) tier, the Distribution Access Range Extension (DARE) tier, and the Transition tier in accordance with the JALN-M Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) and the JALN-M Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Final Report. JALN-M is a robust, assured communications capability providing joint connectivity via the HCB and Navy platform connectivity via a pseudo satellite DARE capability. JALN-M will use the Extended Data Rate (XDR) waveform (Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT)) for intra-battle group DARE communications, a Common Data Link (CDL) waveform for the HCB cross-link capability, and will leverage enhanced Ultra High Frequency/High Frequency (UHF/HF) waveforms for coalition connectivity. Furthermore, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) efforts related to the JALN-M Pod will develop a prototype PNT subsystem that will be integrated into the JALN-M Pod, and will provide position and timing data to other Pod subsystems, both with and without Global Positioning System (GPS) connectivity. Because the Pod is being designed to operate in an A2/AD environment, the Pod HCB and XDR (NMT) subsystems need to be provided with PNT data in the absence of GPS, and the assured PNT subsystem will provide that data. 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 is the gateway to tactical Wide Area Network (WAN) afloat for Internet Protocol network operations, supporting information dissemination and external connectivity. ADNS allows services and applications to interconnect to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) ashore via multiple Radio Frequency (RF) resources and pier connectivity. FY17 BFTN efforts will focus on the completion of the system integration package for BFTN engineering changes, completion of the active anti-jam sub-system Propagation Aware Automated Link Establishment/Automated Link Establishment Controller (PAALE/ALEC) and field test for hands-free automation, continuation of the development and certification of digital multi-coupler which allows up to 4 radios to share a single antenna reducing top-side footprint, integration of shore global information grid (GIG) entry point (GIG/GEP) (non-permanent change), completion of ADNS INC III Service Pack 4, and certification of Information Assurance/ Computer Network Defense (IA/CND) of GEP design. FY17 JALN-M efforts will focus on procurement, integration, and test of the Joint Aerial Layer Network-Maritime (JALN-M) end-to-end system in preparation of the pre-demo flight tests. FY17, ADNS RDT&E investment will continue to support Interface Design Development (IDD) and integration with network applications, development of Line-Of-Sight (LOS) link, DISN integration, and development of Cipher-Text (CT) piers. Study efforts will continue with the intention of integrating ADNS into the JALN-M system. JALN-M is the Navy implementation that provides network connectivity in areas that have limited or denied Satellite Communications (SATCOM). ADNS system development will include addressing network management, intra and inter domain routing, Quality of Service (QoS), and Concept of Operations discussions. Continue Network-Based Cyber Security technology and virtualization to increase performance of the Navy's ADNS routing and transport architecture.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0204163N_7_1319_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: Decrease in Fleet Tactical Development by $2.0M as required for the Department of the Navy to comply with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. In order to mitigate risk, JALN-M reduced the quantity of pod prototypes from 4 to 2. Additionally, the JALN-M demonstration originally planned for FY18 has been replaced with a series of flight tests .
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Area Denial
• Artificial Satellites
• Computer Networks
• Data Links
• Data Rate
• Digital Communications
• Emerging Technology
• Global Positioning Systems
• Information Assurance
• Information Systems
• Navigation
• Network Protocols
• Procurement
• Radio Frequency
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Space