Joint Tactical Network (JTN)

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. EF5 project: The Joint Enterprise Network Manager (JENM) software provides a single, converged network management tool allowing the Warfighter to plan, configure, load, and manage the Joint Services' Tactical Radios and their networks in the field - a capability not available in legacy planning systems. JENM funding supports several types of tactical radios, such as the Manpack and Rifleman, enabling them to utilize Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) and other waveforms to include: TrellisWare Scalable Manet (TSM), Warrior Robust Enhanced Network (WREN), Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform, Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Integrated Waveform (IW), and Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) waveform. Using its Over-the-Air-Management (OTAM) functionality, JENM provides the Commander the ability to quickly reconfigure critical networks. JENM enhances the S6's ability to conduct Course of Action (COA) Analysis and the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), providing commanders critical information regarding their ability to communicate. FY 2022 funding will continue radio planner development efforts to design, engineer, integrate and test of planning and management capabilities for the Tactical Radio network in support of the TSM, and the WREN waveforms. Continued development aligns with the vision to provide further integration of the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) and Network Management of its emerging systems to enable Soldiers the ability to effectively manage the ITN. Radio planner development efforts will also support MUOS Waveform Planning Continuing System Improvements and rapid provisioning of MUOS end-user terminals, as well as high frequency (HF) Waveform planning in support of HF modernization. Planning applications are deployed on, and critically tied to the Ruggedized Application Platform - Tactical Radios (RAP-TR) hardware from Division to the Company level. EX6 project: Product Manager (PdM) Waveforms provides the transport technologies necessary to support the overall connectivity of the Unified Network. PdM Waveforms' technology assessments, integration, and configuration management enable seamless updates and fluid communication between echelons of the Unified Network. PdM Waveforms delivers, maintains, and upgrades portable, interoperable, MANET waveforms, Advanced Networking Waveforms (ANWf), and network enterprise services in support of the N-CFT capability set approach to achieve the network modernization strategy. PdM Waveforms will remain agile to accommodate emerging warfighter needs by addressing the following: 1) Waveform (WF) analysis and system engineering activities for DoD as Lead Service Activity for Ground/Line of Sight (LoS) Waveforms (currently TSM, WREN, and SINCGARS) in accordance with Deputy Secretary of Defense memo for Enhancing DoD's Joint Tactical Networks and Datalink Modernization, 29 March 2019 2) Development and/or integration efforts of Broadcast Waveforms (i.e. SINCGARS, WREN, ANWf) and Radio Services (i.e. Spectrum Aware Tactical Radio-Dynamic Spectrum Access (SATR-DSA), enterprise Over The Air Management (eOTAM)) in support of Army Network modernization, and agile mission support initiatives 3) Viability assessments of ANWf in support of the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) and future capability sets to ensure waveform performance in advance of formal ITN experimentation and fielding activities FY 2022 Base RDT&E dollars, in the amount of $17.809 million, will fund next generation Government developed waveforms and Radio Service applications, system and architectural engineering for ANWf radio communications technologies, program management support and logistics in support of N-CFT Capability Set (CS) for the Unified Network LOE, and examine modular and open system architectures to decrease future integration and waveform porting costs. In FY 2022, funding in the amount of $0.211 million for manpower was realigned to Operations and Maintenance. Program support costs have been accurately updated to reflect the realignments.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 0605031A_5_2040_PB_2022
• Change Summary Explanation: Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) increase of $3.635 million relates to increases in Project EX6 Waveforms commercial waveforms vetting analysis and characterization efforts and support efforts.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Artificial Satellites
• Configuration Management
• Electronic Warfare
• Engineering
• Engineers
• Frequency
• Line Of Sight
• Logistics
• Multiple Access
• Program Management
• Radio Communications
• Radio Equipment
• Satellite Communications
• Systems Engineering
• Tactical Radios
• Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

• Space