Command, Control, Communications Technology

Abstract

This PE researches and investigates communications, mission command (MC), and electronics components, sub-components, software and protocols that provide the Army with enhanced capabilities for secure, mobile, networked communications, assured information delivery, and presentation of information that enables decision-making. Commercial technologies are continuously investigated and leveraged where possible. Project 779 researches and develops MC software, algorithms, protocols, architectures, and devices that enable management of information across the tactical and strategic battle space; provides automated cognitive reasoning and decision making aids; allows timely distribution, presentation/display and use of MC data on Army platforms; and researches alternatives to Global Positioning System (GPS) for positioning, navigation and timing. Project CY2 investigates cyber electromagnetic activities (CEMA), cyber security devices, software and techniques to harden wireless communications networks against cyber-attacks and new mobile networking protocols that afford resilience within our networks to autonomically 'fight through' and/or evade hostile cyber effects. Project H92 supports research in communications components, software, algorithms and protocols, which allow field commanders to communicate on-the-move to/from virtually any location, through a seamless, secure, self-organizing, self-healing network. Work in this PE complements PE 0601104A (University and Industry Research Centers), PE 0602270A (Electronic Warfare Technology) , PE 0602705A (Electronics and Electronic Devices), PE 0603270A (EW Technology), PE 0603772A (Adv Tactical Computer Science & Sensor Technology), and PE 0603794A (C3 Advanced Technology). All FY20 adjustments align program financial structure to Army Modernization Priorities in support of the National Defense Strategy. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the United States Army Futures Command (AFC).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0602782A_2_2040_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: FY20 decrease related to science and technology financial restructuring.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Adaptive Systems
• Artificial Intelligence
• Automatic Frequency Control
• Autonomous Navigation
• Bandwidth
• Computer Science
• Computing System Architectures
• Cyberattacks
• Global Positioning Systems
• Machine Learning
• National Security
• Navigation
• Network Science
• Open System Architecture
• Radio Equipment
• Radio Frequency
• Wireless Communications

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Computer Networking
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

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