NCC
Abstract
Title: Integrated Network System of Systems (INSS) Critical Technology Research and Development Portfolio Analysis ($1.904) Description: Provides technical leadership and oversight, establishes strategic priorities, and issues guidance relating to the supervision of all INSS related programs and activities across DoD. Title: Integrated Broadcast System (IBS) Operating over MUOS ULX Demonstration ($0.0) Description: Results of Deputy Secretary of Defense directed FY 2024 IBS Common Waveform demonstration and report to Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE). Demonstration and Project completion in FY 2024. Title: Accelerated Networked C3 Technologies Research and Development. ($3.319) Description: Identify and accelerate rapidly reconfigurable software-defined and hardware-supported solutions across each of the layers of a given DoD communications stack (e.g. physical, network, information, and application layers) and technology that fuses the layers of the stack to provide a truly agile, adaptable, and resilient C3 infrastructure. FY 2023 Accomplishments: Software and hardware developments were successful in demonstrating instrumented performance within existing software elements, particularly information services. These developments showcased effective interaction between elements in the cloud environment and exhibited flexibility across various communications protocols. However, the gains made in hardware were found to be prohibitively expensive and impractical for the Army's transition of X-band capability. In response to this, a more practical and cost-effective UHF capability, aligning with the Army's preferences, is currently in the planning stages and is slated for demonstration in FY 3024. The subsequent transition of the UHF capability is anticipated. Notable accomplishments in FY 2023 also encompassed the successful transition of Universal Command and Control (UC2) to the Test Resource and Management Center (TRMC), preparations for FY 2024 demonstration of the IBS MUOS ULX capability, and planning for a Tactical Adaptive Modem (TAM) supporting Resilient Free Space Optical (FSO). Furthermore, collaborations with Service's tactical networking capability efforts generated opportunity for acceleration of a joint networking optimization demonstration, leveraging the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve initiative set for FY 2025.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- e2df330a1c606e956e2b0c56971e6e99