Airborne Tactical Relay
Abstract
Current program plan calls for the development and maturation of an airborne communications relay suitable for flight on a UAV. The relay will be demonstrated in an operational environment by the end of 2009 and transitioned in 2010. The first year’s effort will be executed by the Marine Corps (Office of Naval Research) and the second year’s effort will be executed by the Marine Corps (Office of Naval Research) and Army (Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center). Plans call for a common, joint airborne relay supporting tactical small units developed jointly by the Marine Corps and Army, to include development of the payloads and concepts of operation and transition directly to the Services. Research efforts include BTCR and Advanced Tactical Data Link. Overall goal: Increase the understanding of airborne tactical relays. Demonstrate the network communication technology required to support small unit distributed operations. Establish the concept of operations for how these technologies will be operationally used and supported.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- d60fc6d8f84d752e64ff3a74d36aa9d3