Consolidated Afloat Network Ent Services(CANES)

Abstract

Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) is the Navy's Program of Record (POR) to replace and modernize existing afloat networks with the necessary hardware, software and enterprise services infrastructure to enable information warfare from and within the tactical domain. CANES provides complete infrastructure inclusive of hardware, software, processing, storage and end user devices for the Unclassified, Coalition, Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) enclaves to a wide variety of Navy surface combatants, submarines and Maritime Operations Centers. CANES services include application hosting, data transport and storage, system management, cyber security, email, web, chat, collaboration, and voice and video services. CANES is based on the overarching concept of reducing the number of afloat networks and providing enhanced efficiency through a single engineering focus on integrated technical solutions. It allows for streamlined acquisition, contracting, test events, sustainment, and significant lifecycle efficiencies through consolidation of multiple configuration management baselines, logistics, and training efforts into a single unified support structure. More than eighty (80) hosted applications and systems inclusive of Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Information Operations, Logistics and Business domains require the CANES infrastructure to operate in the tactical environment. Specific programs, such as Distributed Common Ground System - Navy (DCGS-N), Global Command and Control System - Maritime (GCCS-M), Naval Tactical Command Support System (NTCSS), and Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW-DSS), no longer provide their own independent network hardware and now depend on CANES to field, host, and sustain their capabilities. The CANES Application Integration program provides common software governance, testing, processes, and tools to application developers, and evaluates and confirms compatibility between CANES and the hosted applications prior to fielding. CANES also provides a set of capabilities called Agile Core Services (ACS) which brings common network services to allow hosted application developers to focus on the unique capabilities they provide. CANES is funded and programmed to develop regular technical updates with an agile and robust hardware and software baseline development cycle necessary to pace rapidly evolving cyber security threats and meet emerging operational demands within the tactical domain. In order to deliver a mission effective, secure and affordable afloat network, CANES implements a Development Operations (DevOps) framework to improve its engineering processes and speed the deployment of new cyber security, application hosting and baseline updates. CANES requires that Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) field prior to or concurrently with CANES due to the architectural reliance between the two programs. In FY 2019, CANES RDT&E investment will continue the development of the Technical Insertion (TI) 3 functional baselines including Enterprise Engineering and Certification (E2C) laboratory engineering efforts; perform systems engineering efforts to complete and update technical data packages; perform Development Testing in support of submarine functional baselines; and perform Development Testing Assist (DTA) for TI 3 software development. Additionally, new and emerging technologies will be evaluated for integration into future CANES TI baselines.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0303138N_7_1319_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2019 funding request was reduced by ($0.314) million to reflect the Department of Navy's effort to support the Office of Management and Budget directed reforms for Efficiency and Effectiveness that include a lean, accountable, more efficient government.Technical: N/A Funding: $1.5M added in FY2019 to develop CANES functional baseline for Aegis Ashore modernization efforts. Schedule: Development Testing (DT) for submarines will be in Q1FY19 due to submarine test platform operational commitments. FDD was achieved in 1QFY16.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Configuration Management
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Undersea Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

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

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