DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded a Tranche 0 contract of the Space Transport Layer to Lockheed Martin to demonstrate a mesh network of 10 small satellites that links terrestrial warfighting domains to space sensors – all launching in just two years. The $187.5-million contract for Transport Layer’s Tranche 0 is an initial test and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-to-build-mesh-network-of-10-smallsats-76249/

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND: To retain military superiority, the Army continues to make strides in its network modernization strategy. Many of these efforts will rely on a network design known as Global Agile Integrated Transport, or GAIT. This design creates a worldwide network mesh that enables secure high-capacity data exchange, mission command and network operations between […]

DefenceTalkIn support of on-going efforts to make command posts more resilient, mobile and survivable, the Army is pushing to get Secure Wi-Fi to the field to help gain an operational edge against potential peer and near-peer adversaries. Following the relocation of a command post on the battlefield, referred to as a “jump,” Secure Wi-Fi enables […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-pushing-to-get-secure-wi-fi-on-battlefield-to-gain-strategic-edge-over-enemies-71061/

DefenceTalkDARPA’s Tactical Undersea Network Architecture (TUNA) program recently completed its initial phase, successfully developing concepts and technologies aimed at restoring connectivity for U.S. forces when traditional tactical networks are knocked offline or otherwise unavailable. The program now enters the next phase, which calls for the demonstration of a prototype of the system at sea. TUNA […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpas-networks-of-the-sea-enter-next-stage-68772/

DefenceTalkDuring battlefield operations, a brigade’s fleet of Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) network equipped vehicles are often spread out across great distances and austere terrain, supporting both stationary command posts and on-the-move missions. Newly enhanced and simplified Network Operations (NetOps) tools will make it easier for communications officers (S6s/G6s) to see the “big picture” as they […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-enhances-netops-the-eyes-and-ears-of-the-network-67480/

DefenceTalkThe Brigade Modernization Command (BMC) kicked off Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 16.2, May 2, 2016, and ends, May 14, 2016. NIE 16.2 is the eleventh in a series of Soldier-led evaluations in realistic operational environments held at Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. More than 2,700 Soldiers from the 1st Armored […]https://www.defencetalk.com/from-concept-to-capability-network-integration-evaluation-16-2-underway-67438/

DefenceTalkThe goal of achieving an expeditionary, uninterrupted mission command network is taking shape but is still “a work in progress,” said Brig. Gen. Willard M. Burleson III. Burleson, director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, spoke Feb. 11 at the Association of the United States Army-sponsored Hot Topics forum on Air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-expeditionary-networked-force-becoming-reality-say-generals-66717/

DefenceTalkThe Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE 16.1, which takes place Sept. 25 through Oct. 8, will be the largest NIE ever, since the exercises started in 2011, said Brig. Gen. Terry McKenrick. Normally, there are between 3,500 and 3,800 participants in NIE, said McKenrick, who is the commanding general, Brigade Modernization Command. NIE 16.1 has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-hosts-largest-ever-joint-combined-network-exercise-65489/

DefenceTalkSeveral unit command posts and a full fleet of tactical vehicles are built and ready to be equipped with the most advanced technology the Army has to offer. The rush of activity is in preparation for Network Integration Evaluation 16.1/Army Warfighter Assessment, also known as NIE/AWA 16.1, which is set to begin in late September. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-prepares-systems-partner-nations-for-network-exercise-65226/

DefenceTalkWith vehicles that are equipped with a new high-bandwidth networking radio, Soldiers can move across the battlefield, rapidly exchanging mission-critical voice messages, images and video with their commanders. Using line-of-sight communications waveforms that are not dependent on satellites, mid-tier networking vehicular radios, or MNVRs, provide ground-level connectivity, which link Soldiers at the company level with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-mid-tier-radio-advances-battlefield-network-64345/