Joint Tactical Network Center (JTNC)

Abstract

This funding line supports the Army Network Modernization Strategy LOE 1, Unified Network. Efforts are aligned to support the Network-Cross Functional Team capability set approach to achieve the network modernization strategy. The JTNC is responsible for ensuring secure, interoperable, and resilient tactical communications capabilities aligned to modular open architectures in support of Service, Multi-Service, and Coalition forces. The JTNC: (1) maintains a cyber-hardened DoD Information Repository (IR), (2) provides Technical Analyses/Capability Characterizations on tactical communications products, (3) provides Open Systems Architecture Standards, (4) exportability analysis and licensing reviews, and (5) serves as Technical Advisor to the Communications, Command, and Control Leadership Board (C3LB). This mission is executed in conjunction with other government agencies to include the National Security Agency (NSA), the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA), the Services, as well as Matrix and Industry partners. Particular attention is paid to ensuring that interagency work is collaborative and eliminates duplicative capability. The JTNC enables a common software baseline that is hardware agnostic leading to increased competition for Software Defined Radios (SDR). Through collaboration with DoD matrixed and industry partners, the JTNC supports continued development/maturation of the DoD IR, analysis of directed software and artifacts, support of the National Security Agency (NSA) Commercial Communications Security (COMSEC) Evaluation Program (CCEP), JTNC Standards Interface Control Working Group (ICWG), the Capabilities Characterization and Tactical Communications Marketplace (CC & TCM), and Modular Radio Architecture (MRA).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0605030A_5_2040_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
10,431 in FY21 is attributed to the RMD to realign Navy (PE 0605030N) and Air Force (PE 0605030F) to Army (0605030A) as per the Joint Budget Strategy.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Commercial Communications
  • Communication Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Joint Military Activities
  • National Security
  • Product Development
  • Program Management
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tactical Communications
  • Tactical Networks
  • Teamwork
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

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

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