Tactical Support Center
Abstract
TacMobile brings Enterprise Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) to the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) community. TacMobile is a long-running, multi-year acquisition program which provides Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) for Navy's Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF). From within Tactical Operations Centers (TOC) at well-supported airfields, TacMobile provides theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) commanders a common tactical picture while providing pre-flight and post-flight support to manned and unmanned MPRF aircraft. From within Mobile Tactical Operations Centers (MTOC), TacMobile supports manned MPRF aircraft at the tactical edge of operations. TacMobile fly-away kits can support manned MPRF aircraft in short-duration expeditionary settings. Services provided include analysis and correlation of diverse sensor information; data management support; command decision aids; rapid data communication; mission planning, evaluation and reach-back dissemination of surveillance data and threat alerts to operational users ashore and afloat, and to the Maritime Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Environment. TOCs 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, mobile versions for operations from remote forward operating airfields. This program assures that existing TOCs and MTOCs are interoperable to fulfill their operational requirements. TOC/MTOC will continue to provide the ground Command and Control capabilities, reach-back and C4I interfaces for the MPRF Family of Systems (FOS) aircraft and systems evolution including P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) baseline and Increment 2, and the development of future C4I support capabilities for the P-8A Poseidon Increment 3, Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS), and the MQ-4C TRITON Unmanned Aerial System. The TacMobile program follows an Evolutionary Acquisition approach for adding capabilities that maintain and support MPRF weapons systems. Current requirements for TacMobile are to adapt to a smaller footprint and scalable Network-centric Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) configuration. Additional TacMobile requirements are to simplify and streamline the Pre-Flight Insertion Data (PID) process for mission aircraft, and to satisfy the need for sensor data sharing between aircraft and the Maritime Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise. FY18: Funding supports core TacMobile systems development and testing of Increment 3, and Technical Refresh to Increment 2.1, to maintain interoperability with P-8A Poseidon and the MQ-4C Triton. Specifically this development is intended to align and support P-8A Inc 3 Block 2 Integrated Testing beginning in FY19, increase modularity, establish additional security enclaves and reduce footprint to offset the size/weight/cube of additional required aircraft interfaces developed to support P-8A Increment 3, Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) and emerging Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft operations. Network-centric Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and airborne C4I integration efforts continue to ensure interoperability with emerging MPRF Aircraft and Sensors, streamline Pre-Flight Insertion Data (PID), facilitate the MPRF ISR and ASW data Processing - Exploitation - Dissemination (PED) process, and reduce TacMobile footprint, enhancing mobility capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 0486_0604231N_5_1319_PB_2018
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