Tactical Support Center

Abstract

The Tactical/Mobile program provides evolutionary systems and equipment upgrades to support Maritime Component Commanders (Expeditionary Ashore) and Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Commanders with the capability to plan, direct, and control the tactical operations of Joint and Naval Expeditionary Forces and other assigned units within their respective area of responsibility. These operations include littoral, open ocean, and over land all-sensor surveillance, anti-surface warfare, over-the-horizon targeting, counter-drug operations, power projection, antisubmarine warfare, mining, search and rescue, and special operations. The missions are supported by the Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs), the Mobile Tactical Operations Centers (MTOCs), and the Joint Mobile Ashore Support Terminals (JMASTs). Services provided include analysis and correlation of diverse sensor information; data management support; command decision aids; rapid data communication; mission planning, evaluation and dissemination of surveillance data and threat alerts to operational users ashore and afloat. Tactical/Mobile Command and Control systems are based on the Global Command and Control System - Maritime (GCCS-M) architecture, which is Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment compliant. TOCs and MTOCs provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) capability, air-ground, satellite and point-to-point communications systems; sensor analysis capabilities; avionics and weapons system interfaces and facilities equipment. MTOCs are scalable and mobile versions of the TOC for operations from airfields that do not have TOC support. This program assures that existing TOCs and MTOCs are modernized to fulfill their operational requirements. TOC/MTOC will continue to provide the ground Command and Control capabilities and C4I interfaces for the MPRF Family of Systems aircraft and systems evolution including P-3C aircraft updates to sensors and weapons systems, such as the Anti-Surface Warfare Maritime Improvement Program (AMIP), and the Command Control Communications Computers for Anti-Submarine Warfare (C4 for ASW) P-3C aircraft upgrades, P-8A Multi mission Aircraft (MMA) Increment 1, as well as development of emergent, ground C4I support capabilities for the P-8A MMA Increment 2 and the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aerial System (BAMS UAS). JMAST supports the Fleet Commanders, Naval Component Commanders, and other military commanders from forward deployed bases or operational sites ashore that are not equipped with C4I facilities. It provides the Navy Component, and other military commanders with flexible, mobile, organic response, to command, control and communicate with assigned forces via voice, video, and data media forms, during all aspects of military operations, including joint, combined, and coalition operations. The TacMobile program was designated as an Acquisition Category (ACAT) III weapons system program July 2004 and is no longer directly associated with the GCCS-M program. The TacMobile program follows an Evolutionary Acquisition approach, which provides a mechanism for adding a series of future capabilities that maintain and enhance the operational relevance of the systems provided, as well as augments improvements in airborne networking. Transformation of the TOC/MTOC Force to a more mobile, scalable, and Network-centric Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) configuration, convergence of TOC, MTOC to a single configuration, and as an integral component of the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) Family of Systems, operational Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) integration support for new and upgraded Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) such as MMA, Aircraft Improvement Program, BAM UAS as well as other Command and Control and fighter aircraft are primary objectives. FY12: Funding supports TacMobile systems development to achieve interoperability with P-8A Multi mission Aircraft (MMA) Increment 2 and the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aerial System (BAMS UAS), increased modularity, support for additional security enclaves, and enhancing flexibility and mobility, to offset the size/weight/cube of additional required aircraft interfaces developed to support P-8A MMA operations. Network-centric Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and airborne C4I integration efforts continue as improvements to airborne and Intelligence/Surveillance/Reconnaissance networking technologies are matured. Will achieve interoperability with emerging Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) Aircraft and Sensors while reducing TacMobile footprint enhancing Mobility capability. The DARK FUSION JCTD will provide intelligence analysts, joint warfighters, Combatant Commanders (COCOM) and other interagency senior decision makers significant maritime domain awareness (MDA) improvement, aimed at increased awareness of certain vessels and "dark" targets (e.g., smaller vessels, "fast movers/go fasts", semi-submersibles, non-emitting vessels, etc.) not being detected by current means, using newly developed and under-utilized data sources. These vessels may not be emitting their normal complement of maritime signals (e.g., not participating in the electro-magnetic spectrum).

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0486._0604231N_5_1319_PB_2012

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Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

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