MIDS/JTRS
Abstract
The Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) program office is the Performing Activity in the Navy (Lead Service for Department of Defense (DOD)) Link 16 capability and consists of two (2) product lines, MIDS Low Volume Terminal (LVT) (legacy hardware defined radio) and MIDS Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) (software (SW) defined radio). MIDS JTRS, designed as a Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I) and executed as an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to the production MIDS-LVT configuration, and is fully compatible with MIDS-LVT. The MIDS JTRS has four channels and adds capabilities such as Link 16 Enhanced Throughput (ET), Link 16 FR, SW programmability, CM, and Four Net Concurrent Multi-Netting with Concurrent Contention Receive (CMN-4). MIDS JTRS Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT), is a block upgrade to the MIDS JTRS CMN-4 Terminal providing an Internet Protocol-based networking capability on tactical aircraft. TTNT is a low latency, high throughput waveform that has the capability to support data exchange between fast-moving tactical aircraft, weapons, and unmanned aircraft, in addition to air, land, and sea-based command and control nodes, in a variety of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions including time sensitive targeting, air warfare, close air support, non-traditional ISR, and anti-surface warfare. TTNT and MIDS JTRS CMN-4 directly supports Naval Integrated Fire Control (NIFC) capability requirements. These capabilities provide Joint Airborne Network-Tactical Edge functionality to run advanced mission applications in a cross-platform/cross-domain tactical network enterprise. FY23 funding is developing and experimenting different communications throughput availability with Link16 and Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) waveforms for a classified platform. MIDS will be developing the software for the integration and determining the best delivery of communications. Modeling and Simulation (M&S) scenarios will determine which comm will be utilized and provide the best payload to the platform. Networks will be designed and tested based on the initial M&S results. MIDS JTRS terminals (long lead items) for early integration and development testing will also be ordered.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 3020_0606355N_6_1319_PB_2023
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