Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
Abstract
The JTNC is responsible for ensuring secure, interoperable, and resilient tactical communications capabilities aligned to modular open architectures in support of Service, Multi-Service, and Coalition forces. The JTNC: (1) maintains a cyber-hardened DoD Information Repository (IR), (2) provides Technical Analyses/Capability Characterizations on tactical communications products, (3) provides Open Systems Architecture Standards, (4) exportability analysis and licensing reviews, and (5) serves as Technical Advisor to the Communications, Command, and Control Leadership Board (C3LB). This mission is executed in conjunction with other government agencies to include the National Security Agency (NSA), the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA), the Services, as well as Matrix and Industry partners. Particular attention is paid to ensuring that interagency work is collaborative and eliminates duplicative capability. The JTNC enables a common software baseline that is hardware agnostic leading to increased competition for Software Defined Radios (SDR). Through collaboration with DoD Matrix and Industry partners the JTNC supports continued development/maturation of the DoD Waveform IR, analysis of directed software and artifacts, support of the National Security Agency (NSA) Commercial Communications Security (COMSEC) Evaluation Program (CCEP), JTNC Standards Interface Control Working Group (ICWG), the Capabilities Characterization and Tactical Communications Marketplace (CC & TCM), and Modular Radio Architecture (MRA). JTNC is funded using a Joint budget strategy. Each Military Department (MILDEP) budgets for approximately one-third of the total program RDT&E requirements for joint efforts. Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 to FY 2020 funding balances represent the post-RMD consolidated funding from the other Services, while FY 2021 and beyond reflects the Air Force one-third portion of total program RDT&E funds. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver ensuring secure, interoperable, and resilient tactical communications capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 655068_0605030F_5_3600_PB_2021
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