TDL System Integration
Abstract
TDL System Integration provides for the study, analysis, enhancement, development, integration, demonstration, coalition interoperability exercises, costing, test, trials, and evaluation of Tactical Data Links (TDL) as a subset of the broader aerial layer network. TDLs are used in both peacetime and combat environments to exchange information such as character-oriented and fixed-formatted messages, data, radar tracks, target information, platform status, imagery, free-text messaging and command assignments. TDLs provide interoperability, local and global connectivity, and situational awareness to the user when training or fighting under rapidly changing operational conditions. TDLs increase mission effectiveness by providing enhanced air domain situational awareness, positive combat identification of aircraft in the network, fusion/correlation of on- and off-board sensor data, digital sharing of machine to machine target and threat information and, thereby, enabling time critical targeting and other mission assignment tasking. TDLs are used by all service, NATO, and coalition theater C2 elements, weapons platforms, and sensors. The number of Air Force platforms hosting TDLs has expanded from C2 aircraft (E-3, E-8, E-11A, EQ-4B, or other (JALN analyzed platforms, etc.) to the fighter, bomber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), tanker, airlift and other tactical fleets (F-15, F-16, F-22A, Rivet Joint, B-1, B-2, B-52, KC-46, etc.), as well as to precision guided munitions. Utilization of TDLs in a joint and international environment requires the integration of terminals into host platforms and interoperability of TDL networks across all deployed joint, NATO, and coalition platforms. Mandates have dictated a required upgrade in Low Volume Terminal (LVT) and Multifunction Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) terminals in order to meet new frequency and cryptographic re-programming requirements. Integration and test costs will be associated with these mandates. TDLs have become the primary means of tactical battlefield communications. Efforts in this project include waveform and integration activities. Waveform: Waveform activities include but are not limited to, enabling and supporting Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems (JINTACCS), Coalition Interoperability, Link 16 Enhancements, and development of a next generation waveform. Funding will provide training, logistics development, certification of individual TDL implementations to joint/allied standards, establishment of service-wide network management procedures/operations, and system wide enhancements/testing. Integration: Integration activities include but are not limited to, Data Link Test Facility (DTF), Block Upgrade 2 (BU2) retrofit, Block Cycle 1 retrofit (BC1), Air Force Participating Test Unit (AFPTU), interoperable System Management and Requirements Transformation (iSMART), Joint Airborne Network Tactical Edge (JAN-TE), Network Centric Capability Assessment (NCCA), NATO interoperability, Coalition interoperability, TDL Planning, Analysis, and Monitoring (TDL PAM), integration analysis of C2 of JALN, Cursor on Target (CoT), Tactical Communications Suite (TCS), and analysis of integration on platforms of existing TDN systems, system-of-systems analysis. Funding will ensure continued enhanced interoperability of Air Force, Joint, NATO, and Coalition assets through efforts such as early systems engineering and use of the POET process for program requirements analysis and architectural design development/coordination of all TDN standards and management capabilities, configuration management, platform/system interoperability assessments, development of government reference architectures, integration of cyber technologies, interoperability certification testing, and flight testing. Activities also include studies and analysis (engineering and cost) to support both current program planning and execution and future program planning efforts for Tactical Data Networks, including development of joint concepts for C2 of JALN, JALN Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) follow-on analysis, and JALN gateway planning. Activities will also include NATO/Coalition Interoperability that provides program office system engineering to support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case development, FMS planning for tech refresh modifications, Crypto-Modernization and TDL PAM.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 655050_0604281F_5_3600_PB_2017
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