Unified Network Transport

Abstract

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Network Modernization Priority. Unified Network Transport is directly aligned to the Army Network Modernization Strategy Line of Effort 1 (LOE 1) Unified Network; LOE 2, Common Operating Environment (COE), LOE 3, Interoperability; and LOE 4, Command Post Mobility and Survivability. These efforts support advanced component development activities that are aligned to the Army's Tactical Network Capability Set development and fielding plans. The Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) is responsible for prioritizing, programming, managing and executing these projects and ensuring these funds are prioritized to support the Army's Network Modernization priorities and prototyping. The Network Cross-Functional Team (N-CFT) and PEO C3T prioritize technology demonstrations, focused evaluations, and expert analyses to inform future requirements, mature technologies, and deliver new capabilities. Efforts funded from these projects will inform technology transitions, research and development, and user assessments, and then rapidly transition to appropriate Programs of Record or be established as a new program. Unified Network Transport provides the ground domain network connectivity of Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and enables Unified Action Partner interoperability through integration with the Mission Partner Environment (MPE). Interoperability is the ability to routinely act together coherently, effectively and efficiently to achieve tactical, operational, and strategic objectives. Interoperability between disparate forces allows coalitions to produce greater combat power than the sum of their parts by leveraging relative strengths while mitigating relative weaknesses. FY 2024 funds will support identification, maturation, demonstration, and evaluation of Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6+ systems and subsystem components including, but not limited to, resilient Line of Site (LOS) and beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) communications, information management systems, cyber electromagnetic activities (CEMA) situational understanding and operations, intelligence fusion, cloud technologies, virtual augmentation, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), and data convergence and analytics in the Common Operating Environment to inform the Integrated Tactical Network/Enterprise Network and Enabling Functions, Computing Environments, Interoperability and Command Posts. Successful solutions identified through evaluation in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment will be transitioned to Programs of Record for integration and fielding. Funds will also support integration with solutions identified in the other Modernization CFT efforts to ensure network dependencies are addressed.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0604541A_4_2040_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
Current President's Budget increased due to additional FY 2024 requirements aligned to Army Network Modernization Strategy Line of Effort 1 (LOE 1) Unified Network.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Cost Analysis
  • Data Fabrics
  • Data Processing
  • Emerging Technology
  • Frequency
  • Line Of Sight
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Machine Learning
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • Network Architecture
  • Product Development
  • Program Management
  • Satellite Communications
  • Unmanned Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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