Joint Tactical Network (JTN)

Abstract

Join Tactical Networks (JTN) efforts are executed by PdM Waveforms and JENM .They are responsible for the portable, interoperable, mobile ad hoc networking waveforms and network enterprise services to enhance tactical warfighting capabilities. PdM Waveforms and JENM applications are: (1) Interoperable - among all Services, capable of operating in a variety of hardware items, for both Program of Record and commercial Non-Developmental Item (NDI) radios; (2) Secure - meet all DoD and US Government information assurance requirements; (3) Operationally relevant - quickly and effectively meet evolving network mission requirements of Combatant Commanders and the Services; (4) Affordable - drive down procurement and support costs via a robust, competitive Non-Developmental Item (NDI) market which adheres to open government standards. In accordance with the Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) and Charter dated 20 January, 2014, the JTN active efforts include the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW), the Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) and JENM. Due to the PdM Waveforms extensive knowledge and expertise, PdM Waveforms will also enhance, update, and sustain the following Legacy Waveforms on a reimbursable basis: the High Frequency (HF) waveform, the merged HAVE QUICK II (HQII) and Very High Frequency (VHF)/Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Line of Sight (VULOS) waveforms, the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Bowman waveform (JBW), the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) waveform and the UHF Satellite Communications (SATCOM) waveform. FY2018 Base RDTE dollars in the amount of $44.150 million supports the continued development of the Waveforms and JENM, testing support and the program management office.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
0605031A_5_2040_PB_2018
Change Summary Explanation
$3.450 million of FY 2016 RDT&E funds were added to PdM Tactical Cyber and Network Operations (TCNO) - JENM Software Real-Time Frequency Management development requirement. $10.021 million of FY 2018 RDT&E funds were identified to support PdM TCNO - JENM development requirements identified. $9.867 million of FY 2018 RDT&E funds were identified to support PdM Waveforms Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) Cyber Electro-Magnetic Activities (CEMA) and enterprise Over The Air Management (eOTAM) development requirements identified. In accordance with the signed JTNC ADM and Charter dated 20 January 2014, Program Element (PE) 0605031A was established to execute JTN requirements in PB2015. FY 2015 was the first year funds were aligned to that PE. The Army has aligned their Service share of JENM and Waveform funding fully within the JTN PE for PB 2016. The Navy and Air Force funding for the JENM joint requirements remains in Navy PE 0605030N (shared) and Air Force PE 0605030F (shared). As part of the joint program budget strategy, each Military Department (MILDEP) budgets for approximately one-third of the total program RDT&E funds for joint efforts. Prior to the year of execution, the funding is consolidated in the Army PE for execution.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Information Exchange
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Protocols
  • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • Procurement
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Software Development
  • Software-Defined Radio Waveforms
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tactical Radios
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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