(U)Satellite Communications (SPACE)

Abstract

The Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) Program is the required Navy component to the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program for enhancing protected and survivable satellite communications to Naval forces. The NMT system provides an increase in single service capability from 1.5 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 8 Mbps, increases the number of coverage areas and retains Anti-Jam/Low Probability of Intercept (AJ/LPI) protection characteristics. It is compatible with legacy Navy Low Data Rate/Medium Data Rate (LDR/MDR) terminals and will sustain the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) architecture by providing connectivity across the spectrum of mission areas, to include land, air and naval warfare, special operations, strategic nuclear operations, strategic defense, theater missile defense, and space operations and intelligence in support of A2AD initiatives. The NMT system replenishes and improves on Navy terminal capabilities of the Military Strategic, Tactical & Relay System (MILSTAR), Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) and Global Broadcast Service (GBS). The new system equips the warfighters with the assured, jam resistant, secure communications as described in the joint AEHF satellite communications system and WGS Operational Requirements Documents (ORD). The NMT provides multiband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) capability for ship, submarine, and protected MILSATCOM for shore sites. The Navy Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Program is the Navy component of the Joint Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) ACAT IC program that delivers the continuous flow of high-speed, high-volume communication and information flow for deploying, deployed, on the move, and garrisoned forces. The Joint GBS system supports the Navy Strategic Plan and equips warfighters with counter Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2AD) communications in a denied Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) environment. The Enterprise SATCOM Gateway Modem (ESGM) is the DoD Chief Information Officer directed solution to satisfy the Transmission Security (TRANSEC) requirement in place of the Joint Internet. Testing and fielding of the ESGM is a joint venture, operationally directed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Air Force as the lead service. GBS augments and interfaces with other communications systems, provides relief to overburdened communications systems already in place, and provides information to previously unsupported users. GBS provides bandwidth five times any other system, up to 45 Mbps of forward link data (shore to ship) per WGS satellite transponder. The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program provides for the development of the next generation Department of Defense (DoD) advanced narrowband communications satellite constellation. MUOS is the only UHF satellite system replacing the aging UHF Follow-on (UFO) system, which is currently beyond its design life. MUOS provides legacy UHF satellite communications as well as a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) capability which significantly increases performance and capacity critical to support Combatant Command priorities. Beginning in FY18, the Satellite Communications (Space) funding profiles have moved to PE 1203109N from PE 0303109N.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
1203109N_7_1319_PB_2018
Change Summary Explanation
Projects 0728, 2472 and 3398 were realigned from PE 0303109N FY2018-FY2022
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Links
  • Department Of Defense
  • Developmental Tests
  • Military Satellites
  • Multiple Access
  • Naval Warfare
  • Performance Tests
  • Satellite Communications
  • Secure Communications
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Time Division Multiple Access
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites

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