Waveforms Software Development
Abstract
Software Development efforts within PdM Waveforms are focused on the following: 1.Cyber Electro-Magnetic Activities (CEMA) CEMA activities focus on impacting the adversary's ability to communicate while protecting and hardening Army capabilities and systems to prevent the adversary from doing the same. PdM manages and executes CEMA activities (i.e. Cybersecurity, Intrusion Detection, Intrusion Prevention, Electronic Warfare (EW), and Spectrum Management) in support of Capability Sets and Army Network Modernization to include: Cap Set 21 - Increasing EW resilience and network "fail-over" options (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency (PACE)) Cap Set 23 - Refinement of Mesh Network (e.g. MANET) for all ITN formations and Broadcast WF (e.g. SINCGARS) and anti-jam improvements Cap Set 25 - Identify and assess technologies for Automated PACE implementation 2. SINCGARS - Development of a Frequency Hopping (FH)3 mode that will address the adversary's near and mid-term Electronic Attack (EA)/Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities which will be integrated into Capability Set (CS) 21 - Develop and provide a fully open development environment to government and vendors to help ensure standardization, interoperability, and provide the means to identify and mitigate porting issues and realize cost efficiencies - Develop requirements and advanced Waveform/Transportation Security (TRANSEC) capabilities to combat predicted threats in anticipation of next generation Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) (FH4) capability - Development of a new MIL-STD to accurately and completely define SINCGARS for NATO and coalition interoperability - Development of a NATO Standardized Agreement (STANAG) defining the SINCGARS interoperability mode FH2/Cipher Text (CT)2 for use by NATO and ABCANZ partners - Development of NATO Narrowband (NB) and standards documentation 3. Radio Services and applications that enable NSA certified key and radio configuration management over the air (OTA) while reducing network overhead and providing user-simplified/standardized radio network configuration tools that support the Unified Network Line of Effort (LOE) for CSs through 2028 4. Enterprise Over the Air Management (eOTAM) 2.0 will reduce OTA profile for bandwidth limited waveforms, upgrade security to meet current NSA policy for new products, and add radio health status and control capabilities needed for COTS products. eOTAM will be converged with the Black Sails suite of radio/network configuration and control tools. 5. Development and integration of Warrior Robust Enhanced Network Narrowband (WREN NB) (formerly known as Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW)) Narrowband will allow for increased scalability, range, and communications in congested and contested environments, in both Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands. WREN NB will provide robust communications capabilities with smaller bandwidth requirements in support of the Network Resiliency and Hardened Radio Capabilities identified in the CSs' Unified Network LOE in FY 2021-2025. 6. Integration of Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) into waveforms will support the Warfighter by providing more efficient use of the limited spectrum resources, increasing spectrum availability in a congested Electromagnetic Environment (EME). The Army is in need of a DSA capability that can react to the theater changes in near real-time communication networks. The DSA technology will allow Army networks to automatically adjust frequency based on geographical location to fit within spectrum allocations as the Army moves and fights in tactical theaters.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 7691b919251fe1789cfe990682373677