AMF Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)

Abstract

The Airborne Maritime/Fixed Station - Small Airborne (AMF-SA) radios are software programmable, multi-band, multi-mode, mobile ad hoc networking radios, providing simultaneous voice, data, and video communications. The radios will support the Common Operating Picture (COP), Situational Awareness (SA), and interoperability of Mission Command (MC) systems throughout the battlefield. AMF-SA must ensure the Soldier's ability to communicate both horizontally and vertically via voice and data within all mission areas and Common Operating Environment (COE). AMF radios will help close capability gaps by extending data networking to company and below echelons, enabling network services to the platform and connecting Army Aviation platforms to Army ground and Joint air network domains. Per Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) direction, the redefined AMF Program will procure radios as Non-Developmental Items (NDI). AMF-SA will operate networking waveforms that are deployed by Joint Forces today, enable interoperability between different types of platforms, and transport operational and MC information through the tactical network. AMF-SA is relevant to the Joint Functional Concept (Net-Centric Environment), Joint Integrating Concept (Net-Centric Operational Environment), Joint Operating Concept (Major Combat Operations, Stability Operations), and JTRS Concept of Operations (Tactical Wireless Joint Networks ). The FY 2015 budget will provide funding that is necessary to complete integration and testing of the Small Airborne Link-16 Terminal (SALT) intended for fielding to AH-64E Apache Block III, exclusively Lot 6 and beyond aircraft . Specifically, the funding is needed to conduct Operational Assessments of the candidate products to demonstrate compliance with program requirements; assess effectiveness, suitability, and survivability; and to obtain material release. The funding will also support safety, spectrum supportability, and other certifications necessary to prepare the products for fielding .

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 0605380A_5_2040_PB_2015
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Airborne
• Aircrafts
• Army Aviation
• Combat Operations
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Elements
• Environment
• Platforms
• Radio Equipment
• Situational Awareness
• Software-Defined Radio Waveforms
• Tactical Radios
• Test And Evaluation
• Waveforms

Readers

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