Protected Tactical SATCOM
Abstract
Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) will provide worldwide, beyond line of sight, Anti-Jam (AJ), Low Probability of Intercept communications to tactical warfighters in both benign and contested environments. The centerpiece of the PTS system is a new, more resilient Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW), designed to mitigate the effects of advanced jamming in Anti-Access/Area Denial environments. The DoD will be implementing PTW to ensure delivery of protected tactical SATCOM to the joint and coalition warfighters in contested, degraded environments. The Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration (PTSFD) is paving the way for the operationalization of PTW by developing production-representative PTW modems that can be used by the Services to upgrade their currently fielded terminals. In conjunction, the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) program is developing a mission management, key management and hub system to enable PTW via transponded Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites, with future extension to commercial SATCOM. PTS will leverage the mission management and key management systems developed under the PTES program. PTS, with its on-board payload processing and antenna design, will bring advanced anti-jam capability and increased capacity. The system will also employ interfaces consistent with the Space Enterprise Visions evolving Space Warfighter Construct (SWC) and Enterprise Ground Services; thereby enhancing mission assurance, resiliency, and interoperability. PTS is intended to address the protected tactical MILSATCOM capability gaps identified in the Joint Space Communications Layer Initial Capabilities Document (JSCL ICD), the Protected Satellite Communications Services (PSCS) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), and in the PSCS AoA Follow-on for Resiliency (PAFR). To meet the warfighter requirements for protected tactical MILSATCOM and the capability gaps identified in these studies, RDT&E funding is required for architectural development, acquisition strategy development, system requirements and system trades analysis, technology maturation, risk reduction activities, system concept development, prototyping and engineering, manufacturing, developing, testing and evaluating of PTS systems and segments. This program is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P) because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in as high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 643728_1206761F_4_3600_PB_2018
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