MIDS/JTRS
Abstract
The Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) program consists of two (2) products, MIDS Low Volume Terminal (LVT) and MIDS Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). MIDS-LVT provides Link 16 capability to platforms that were unable to employ Joint Tactical Information Distribution System due to space and weight constraints. The MIDS-LVT effort is multinational (U.S., France, Germany, Italy, and Spain) with joint Service participation (Navy, Army, and Air Force). The Department of Defense (DoD) established the program to design, develop, and deliver low volume, lightweight tactical information system terminals for U.S. and Allied fighter aircraft, bombers, helicopters, ships, and ground sites. MIDS-LVT provides interoperability with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) users, significantly increasing force effectiveness and minimizing hostile actions and friend-on-friend engagements. The terminal design is smaller, lighter, highly reliable, interoperable with JTIDS Class 2 terminal, compatible with all the participants' designated platforms, affordable, and re-configurable to individual user needs and budgets. MIDS JTRS, designed as a Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I) and executed as an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to the production MIDS-LVT configuration, completed qualification in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. It facilitated the JTRS incremental approach for fielding advanced JTRS transformational networking capability and transformed the MIDS-LVT into a 4-channel, Software Communications Architecture (SCA) compliant, Joint Tactical Radio. A form-fit-function replacement to MIDS-LVT, MIDS JTRS also adds three programmable 2 Megahertz (MHz) to 2 Gigahertz (GHz) channels capable of hosting the JTRS legacy and networking waveforms. In addition to the Link 16, Tactical Air Navigation, and voice functionality found in MIDS-LVT, MIDS JTRS has four channels and adds capabilities such as Link 16 Enhanced Throughput, Link 16 Frequency Re-mapping, software programmability, Cryptographic Modernization, and Four Net Concurrent Multi-Netting with Concurrent Contention Receive (CMN-4). With CMN-4, MIDS JTRS also utilizes Tactical Targeting Network Technology for MIDS JTRS Naval Integrated Fire Control Counter Air and From the Air Advanced Tactical Data Links. These capabilities provide Joint Airborne Network-Tactical Edge functionality to run advanced mission applications in a cross-platform/cross-domain tactical network enterprise and the ability to simultaneously participate in four Link 16 Nets.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 3020_0205604N_7_1319_PB_2016
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