MILSATCOM System Engineering
Abstract
This funding line supports the Army Network Modernization Strategy LOE 1, Unified Network. Efforts are aligned to support the Network Cross-Functional Team capability set approach to achieve the network modernization strategy. MILSATCOM System Engineering assures the tactical Army satellite communications (SATCOM) and SATCOM On-the-Move (SOTM) systems are engineered to legally and efficiently operate worldwide. MILSATCOM System Engineering shapes Joint SATCOM systems' design efforts, standards development and planning processes. MILSATCOM System Engineering represents the Army's tactical interests within DoD, Commercial and International forums to ensure affordable and scalable future SATCOM capabilities for maneuver forces. These efforts ensure that the Army continues to evaluate evolving technologies for the planning and designing of SATCOM solutions that reduce technical and programmatic impacts. MILSATCOM System Engineering includes Protected Anti-jam Tactical SATCOM efforts, which fill a critical communications gap for anti-jam SATCOM capability for mobile ground forces conducting expeditionary operations in electronically contested environments. It provides the ability for the tactical Army to be resilient in a contested environment and protect against catastrophic loss of situational awareness and command and control during critical battle movement. It will offer the tactical Army protection against interference that is either intentional or unintentional. These efforts are synchronized with the Air Force and DoD's plans for Protected Tactical Waveforms (PTW) on Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS), the Protected Tactical Satellite (PTS), and commercial SATCOM systems. Protected Anti-jam Tactical SATCOM is a continuation of efforts previously funded under the MILSATCOM System Engineering (1203142A/FE2) and Protected Anti-jam Tactical SATCOM (1203142A/FI8) lines. MILSATCOM System Engineering supported development and testing of prototype PTW modems during the Protected Tactical Service Field Demo (PTSFD) in FY 2019. Protected Tactical Anti-jam SATCOM supported initial development, testing and certification of production representative PTW modems, incorporating Army specific requirements, to support continued spiral development of critical protected communications capabilities to address resiliency in jamming environments in FY 2020. FY 2021 funding supports the systems engineering required to support technology maturation, systems analysis, and planning associated with Joint SATCOM development efforts. This line continues to fund the systems architecture and analysis for current and future SATCOM efforts in both wideband and protected satellite communications. This effort includes collaborative work with the Air Force on the prototype Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) modem development and testing during the Protected Tactical Service Field Demo (PTSFD). It also funds the system engineering efforts associated with the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) program, which will develop, test, and enable PTW communications over Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) as well as Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS), which is the next generation satellite constellation. FY 2021 funding also supports continued collaborative development, testing and certification with the Air Force of critical protected tactical capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 456_0303142A_7_2040_PB_2021
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