TACTICAL NETWORK OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
Abstract
Unified Network Operations (UNO) is a signature modernization effort designed to support the Army of 2030 and 2040 network capabilities objectives. UNO software development will provide continuous development of unified network components to meet the Army's prioritization of desired capabilities. UNO is foundational to Army network modernization efforts that enhance network security, resiliency, and data exchange, and to the service's Unified Network (UN) vision - which integrates and converges enterprise and tactical networks. UNO is a series of integrated software-based solutions, designed to replace and consolidate existing Network Operations tools. UNO will leverage an iterative software development approach, following Agile and Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) approaches, for fully integrated cybersecurity capabilities and information dissemination management / content sharing (IDM / CS), including Army Zero Trust (ZT) initiatives (e.g., Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM), to enable network mission command functions across the Enterprise and Tactical network environments. UNO capabilities provide the key components of the UN across the Army. These components include streamlined and enhanced Network Planning and Device Configurations, Network Management and Monitoring tools, enhanced security and data exchange capabilities, including ICAM. FY 2025 funding supports the competitive prototyping development, demonstration, assessments, and evaluation (including soldier feedback) of UNO solutions. Prototype solutions of integrated core Network Operations (NetOps) tools and functions will provide the foundational components of UNO including a Simplified User Interface (SUI), open network architectures, Application Program Interfaces (APIs) that enable access to the core NetOps tools (e.g., planning, management, monitoring, security), core NetOps tools, operations, and maintenance functions which enable plan/design, model and simulation, install, operate, maintain, sustain, and security of the network for tactical users. Prototype solutions of the core NetOps tools and functions will also demonstrate the ability integrate with prototype solutions for tactical ICAM (T-ICAM). UNO T-ICAM prototype solutions will provide instances of an Identity Service, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), automated account provisioning/deprovisioning and access control based on identity attributes leveraging Army Master Identity Directory (AMID) (e.g., Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)). The UNO Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototyping effort is $83.712 million RDT&E from FY 2019 - FY 2024. The remainder of the UNO MTA is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- EK9_0604818A_5_2040_PB_2025
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