Evaluation of SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System) Capability with Respect to the Navy and Marine Corps.

Abstract

To win a war global in nature, we will have to fight together. One service alone never could, nor will, win by itself. Effective command, control and communications are essential on yesterday's and today's battlefield. However, history has shown us that we have failed to master this element from the Korean Conflict to the invasion of Grenada. Electronic Warfare may hinder or even deny the use of tactical communications. We therefore must have communication systems that are capable against the threat and are interoperable among the Services. The Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) is one effort to accomplish these goals. The main feature of the SINCGARS radio is that it frequency hops over 2320 discrete channels in a pseudorandom fashion. This paper examines the following: SINCGARS capabilities; initial development plan; changes to that plan caused by other Services requirements; and how these changes affect interoperability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 28, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194095

Entities

People

  • Kenneth G. App

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Personnel
  • Command And Control
  • Direction Finding
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Frequency Bands
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Standards
  • Tactical Communications
  • Tactical Radios
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics