Mobile/Handheld Computing Environment (M/HHCE)
Abstract
Project EQ8 - The Common Operating Environment (COE) is an approved set of computing technologies and standards that enables secure and interoperable applications to be developed and executed rapidly across a variety of computing environments. The Mobile/Handheld Computing Environment (M/HHCE) is one of the six computing environments under the COE, which provides the standards for all Army hand held applications enabling the use of common End User Devices by Soldiers, thereby eliminating redundant devices and reducing the Soldiers' load. The M/HHCE is directly aligned to the Army Network Modernization Strategy Line of Effort (LOE) 1 (Unified Network). M/HHCE also supports the Army Network Modernization Strategy LOE 2 (Common Operating Environment). These efforts are aligned to the Army's Tactical Network Capability Set development and fielding plans by utilizing (1) interoperable data, message, and waveforms, (2) sensors and applications that enable operations across domains and (3) integration with Joint C4ISR and strike capabilities. Nett Warrior (NW) and Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) are the instantiation of the M/HHCE and comply with the technical standards documented by the M/HHCE and provide the dismounted common computational platform for other products relevant to dismounted Soldiers. Through compliance with the M/HHCE, software applications from other programs are integrated with the NW and IVAS systems, reducing the need for duplicate hardware resulting in reduced Soldier Load. NW leverages commercial smart phone devices and secure Army tactical radios to provide the dismounted leader an integrated mission command and situational awareness capability for use during combat operations. NW applied feedback from conventional and Special Operations units to procure and implement Secret and Secure But Unclassified (SBU) networking equipment for BCTs and the Security Force Assistance Brigades to enable faster, more flexible Mission Command data exchanges with Joint and Coalition forces while maintaining the existing integrated mission command capability with Mounted CE (e.g., JBCP) system. NW uses Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Non Developmental (NDI) communications equipment to create a robust and flexible Integrated Tactical Network that enables faster and more accurate decision making in fights at the tactical level. Requirements for the M/HH CE are established in the AROC approved COE Information Systems Initial Capability Document (IS ICD), the M/HHCE Requirements Definition Package (RDP), and the NW Capability Development Document in lieu of Capability Production Document. This project is in the Army's Top 100 Modernization efforts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- EQ8_0604818A_5_2040_PB_2021
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