Protected Anti-JAM Tactical SATCOM
Abstract
This funding line supports the Army Network Modernization Strategy LOE 1, Unified Network. Efforts are aligned to support the Network Cross-Functional Team capability set approach to achieve the network modernization strategy. FI8: Protected Anti-jam Tactical SATCOM (Protected SATCOM) will fill a critical protected communications gap for anti-jam SATCOM capability for mobile ground forces conducting expeditionary operations in electronically contested environments. It provides the ability for the tactical Army to be resilient in a contested environment and protect against potentially catastrophic loss of situational awareness and command and control during critical battle movement. It will offer the Tactical Army protection against interference that is either intentional or unintentional. The effort includes development of a critical Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) modem which will be integrated into Army tactical SATCOM terminals to provide higher throughputs, protection (anti-jam) against Electronic Warfare (EW), and resiliency in a contested environment; development of a dual small form factor modem that can run the PTW and the current Network Centric Waveform (NCW) to Army tactical wideband SATCOM terminals at Expeditionary Signal Battalions - Enhanced (ESB-Es), Corps, Division, and Brigade Combat Teams. The PTW efforts are synchronized with the Air Force and DoD's plans for PTW on Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS), the Protected Tactical Satellite (PTS), and commercial SATCOM systems. FY 2020 funds will continue collaborative development, testing and certification with the US Air Force and Navy of a PTW modem and a Protected Tactical Satellite (PTS). The prototype of a protected modem and protected satellite were previously funded under the FE2 MILSATCOM Systems Engineering during the Protected Tactical Service Field Demo (PTSFD). The PTW modem and the accompanying satellite constellation continue the spiral development of critical protected communications capabilities. The funding on FI8 Protected SATCOM incorporates the Army specific requirements to be included in these efforts. FY 2020 funds will support NCW-Resilient (NCW-R) software development, which serves as a bridging solution to PTW. The NCW-R software will increase resiliency of currently fielded NCW across Army SATCOM terminals which address critical protected communications gap for anti-jam SATCOM capability in electronically contested environments until PTW reaches FOC in FY33. FY 2021 funding was realigned to 0303142A - SATCOM Ground Environment (SPACE) / 456 - MILSATCOM System Engineering to support Protected Anti-jam Tactical SATCOM development, engineering, test and evaluation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- FI8_1203142A_7_2040_PB_2022
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