AMF Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
Abstract
The Airborne Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) radios are software programmable, multi-band, multi-mode, mobile ad hoc networking radios, providing simultaneous voice, data, and video communications for Army Aviation platforms. The radios will operate in networks supporting the Common Operating Picture (COP), Situational Awareness (SA), and interoperability of Mission Command (MC) systems throughout the battlefield. AMF radios will 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 restructured AMF Program will procure radios as Non-Developmental Items (NDI). The Milestone Decision Authority (MDA), Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD AT&L), signed the Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) along with the Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) in May of 2014, which identifies the Small Airborne Link 16 Terminal (SALT) and Small Airborne Networking Radio (SANR) as subprograms. AMF 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 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 ). Total FY2016 funding is $12.987 million of which $6.832 million is allocated to SALT (Project EA9), and $6.155 million will be allocated to SANR (Project EG6). The FY 2016 funding allocation for SALT will provide funding that is necessary to complete Market Research efforts required for approval of the Acquisition Strategy, revision and release of the Request for Proposal (RFP), to begin source selection and associated testing activities in support of Contract Award, and to provide office level support for the product and project offices. The FY 2016 funding allocation to SANR will provide funding that is necessary to complete Market Research, develop and release the Request for Proposal (RFP), and conduct source selection activities including aircraft integration, lab and airborne testing in support of contract award.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 0605380A_5_2040_PB_2016
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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