Military Communications: Joint Tactical Information Distribution System Issues

Abstract

During two earlier reviews of Navy command and control systems, we learned that critical tactical communications links were not coordinated, secure, or resistant to electronic jamming. As a result, we initiated a review of selected Navy tactical communications systems to determine the progress being made to overcome these deficiencies. This report discusses requirement fluctuations, the production decision, and test results associated with the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS). A related report discusses reliability and production issues associated with the Navy's Milstar terminal program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 12, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257486

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Communications
  • System Software
  • Tactical Communications
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics