Network C3I Advanced Technology

Abstract

This PE matures and demonstrates technologies to provide an Army tactical network and enabling infrastructure that support operations in any environment, to include where the electromagnetic spectrum is denied or degraded. This is accomplished through the exploitation and optimization of components and systems for robust, low signature communications and data networks; assured positioning, navigation, and timing in contested environments; converged and coordinated cyber and electronic warfare activities; resilient mission command on the move; and the collection, processing, and dissemination of information for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. AM7 optimizes autonomous networking protocols to automate the Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency (PACE) communication plan to initialize, adapt, and continue operations under changing environments and threats. AN4 demonstrates non-traditional waveforms and technologies for resilient communications in contested environments providing anti-jam, low probability of intercept, and low probability of detection for the dismounted and vehicular user. AN6 matures technologies providing increased resiliency for Wideband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) through the use of technologies including adaptive interference mitigation and diversity through multiple paths. AN8 and AN01 demonstrates high fidelity Cyber-Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) situational understanding by exploiting tactical receivers with sufficient capabilities as sensors. AO3 matures and demonstrates technologies and capabilities to provide a robust and reliable communications capabilities by leveraging commercial technologies and enhancing their operation to maintain network connectivity in contested and congested environments. AO6 matures and demonstrates networked and integrated surveillance, communications, and command and control capabilities for high altitude and tactically responsive space payloads to enable information superiority, enhanced situational awareness, and support global assured access enabling distributed tactical operations. AO7 matures and demonstrates technologies that understand contested spectrum points, sense, locate, and cue fires missions to create windows of opportunity in A2/AD environments, restore network capabilities, and enable maneuver and fires. AO9 demonstrates enhanced awareness of the information's "provenance" from originator to consumer (e.g. sensor to shooter) in the presence of cyber attacks, such as an attempt to manipulate data traversing the network. AP2 demonstrates disruption of enemy cyber attack through the use of cyber decoy applications with realistic user behavior algorithms, such as software that creates fake users, applications, systems, documents, networks, and communication traffic. AP6 provides System of Systems (SoS) engineering rigor on Science & Technology (S&T) projects by providing field-based risk reduction processes, quantifiable technology performance in a SoS context, data-driven programmatic decision support, and field-based performance data to supplement Technology Readiness Level (TRL) assessments. AP8 provides unified communications for the Army's modernization priorities through operationally-relevant, end-to-end network demonstrations which leverage Science & Technology (S&T) and commercial technology adapted to mitigate performance gaps in the presence of electronic warfare (EW) systems and reduce network complexity. AP9 improves performance of technologies to provide assured and resilient reach-back communications in satellite denied or degraded environments. AQ1 validates and demonstrates technologies that provide obfuscation of radio frequency (RF) spectrum signature in order to counter enemy electronic surveillance capabilities. AQ4 matures and demonstrates advanced mission management tools and workflows, to promote efficient selection and sequencing of effects to support the agile deployment and execution of Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO)/RF Enabled capabilities. AQ5 matures and demonstrates an interoperability architecture consisting of standards, interfaces, and service; the application managers will have added artificial intelligence and functionality that allows for improved collaboration, survivability and recoverability, security, and adaptability to a dynamic network. AR2 matures and demonstrates software, algorithms, communication and control methodologies that allow more expedient, efficient, and informed use of energy resources across the battlefield. AR4 demonstrates and optimizes technologies to allow Soldiers to maneuver faster around or through existing environmental (urban/industrial) conditions and physical landscape constraints. AR6 matures and demonstrates tools that provide capability to inform the Solider of different routes through a complex urban landscape. AS9 matures and demonstrates kitted hardware and software solutions to enable near-real-time battlespace awareness to persistently monitor and update COE regarding critical infrastructure conditions. AT3 matures and demonstrates an integrated suite of subterranean threat detection and vulnerability assessment/decision technologies that enhance survivability and threat awareness for the soldier operating in urban, complex, and varied environments with subterranean domains. AT8 integrates and demonstrates geo-registration, feature extraction, change detection, data visualization and transmission capabilities. AU1 matures and demonstrates next generation geospatial analytical tools for 3D complex environments applicable to low echelon and tactical edge exploitation. AU4 designs, demonstrates, integrates and transitions to the Army Command Post Computing Environment, a geospatially enabled collaborative planning environment, accessible across echelons. AU6 designs and demonstrates advanced technologies to understand and visualize threat patterns and operational environment changes and support mission planning. AV2 matures and demonstrates Low Earth Orbit Constellation Management architectures and protocols. AV8 matures and demonstrates capabilities allowing the Army to monitor, understand, and control the Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) environment. AW2 improves localization and decision making of Robotic/Autonomous Systems by optimizing use of sensors on the platform and taking advantage of all available navigation signals; leverages Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) efforts. AW4 matures, demonstrates and performs modeling and simulation of PNT technologies to provide access to trusted PNT information in global positioning system (GPS) denied or degraded environments. Work in this PE complements PE 0602146A (Network C3I Technology), PE 0602782A (Command, Control, Communications Technology), PE 0602143A (Soldier Lethality Technology), PE 0602145A (Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology), PE 0602146A (Network C3I Technology), PE 0602147A (Long Range Precision Fires Technology), PE 0602148A (Future Vertical Lift Technology), PE 0602150A (Air and Missile Defense Technology), PE 0603118A (Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology), PE 0603462A (Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology), PE 0603464A (Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology), PE 0603465A (Future Vertical Lift Advanced Technology), and PE 0603466A (Air and Missile Defense Advanced Technology). All FY 2020 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 is performed by the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC), the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0603463A_3_2040_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: FY20 adjustments realign program funding from other Program Elements in the Science and Technology (S&T) portfolio in support of the Army Modernization Priorities and National Defense Strategy.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Artificial Satellites
• Autonomous Navigation
• Climate Change
• Collision Avoidance
• Combat Vehicles
• Command And Control
• Computer Science
• Data Analysis
• Detection
• Low Earth Orbits
• Navigation
• Network Science
• Positioning Navigation And Timing
• Radio Frequency
• Situational Awareness
• Small Satellites
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Cyber
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Microelectronics
• Space
• Space - Satellites