PM Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T)
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The Project Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical is a component of Program Executive Office Command Control Communications Tactical
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(satellite and terrestrial) and services that allows the Warfighter to send and receive information in order to execute the Mission. Information is the element of Combat power that allows Commanders to magnify the effects of maneuver, firepower, and protection. WIN-T is the transformational Command and Control system that manages tactical information transport at theatre through Company Echelons in support of full spectrum Army operations.
The PM WIN-T Network is currently being fielded incrementally to the Army. WIN-T Increment 1 provides networking capabilities "At-The-Halt" down to the Battalion level and has been fielded to about 51 percent of the Total Force. WIN-T Increment 2 builds on Increment 1 capabilities and provides initial networking "On-The-Move" down to the Company level only for select Maneuver Brigades beginning fiscal year 2009. Increment 3 will provide full networking “On-The-Move” down to the Company level for Maneuver, Fires and Aviation Brigades, and will fully support the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. Increment 4 will provide protected Satellite Communications “On-The-Move” capability against jamming, detection and intercept and will be aligned with the Telecommunications Satellite (TSAT) program.
PM WIN-T also includes the Product Manager (PdM) Multi-Satellite Terminals (MST) that provides the Army Multi-channel Satellite Terminal and the Extremely High Frequency Satellite Systems and includes the Product Directors for Tactical Networks Architectures and Configurations - Current (TNAC2) and Network Operations (NetOps).
PdM MST is responsible for the Army's tactical multi-channel satellite ground and commercial terminal programs. These terminals provide Commanders with assured and reliable communications throughout the world using both commercial and Military satellite constellations. PdM MST is also responsible for the Army’s tactical protected satellite communications terminals which provide Anti-Jam/Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection.
Product Director (PD) TNAC2 establishes consensus regarding universal System of Systems (SoS) solutions and provides the technical glue for individual Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) products and systems to enable them to communicate with one another seamlessly. They work closely with the application side to perform extensive application/network testing and ensures capability and commonality across systems, to reduce training burden/costs, sustainment costs, sparing, etc.
PD NetOps provides the Warfighter with an integrated solution for Network and Application Situational Awareness (NASA) and allows the initialization of networks and applications for current operations with data product and Communications Security (COMSEC) key information. They supply the current awareness of network routing devices, network applications and services, network security devices, network Users and network availability that enables the Warfighter to get the required information at the right time and place to achieve the right results for mission success.
Consequently, the Joint Network Node (JNN)
, as an outgrowth of the 3rd ID Operational Needs Statement (ONS) was generated to bridge the gap between MSE and the mobile WIN-T capability. JNN is a capability that provides Battalion-level and above Warfighters with the ability to connect to the Army's digitized systems, voice, data and video via satellite Internet connection at-the-quick-halt. It obtained instantaneous battlefield success.
As a result, the Army, along with Congressional assistance in the form of supplemental funding, shifted the priority from WIN-T to JNN. The fielding of JNN started in 2004 to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Simultaneously, the WIN-T program experienced an influx of new requirements driven by force structure changes, new requirements from Future Combat Systems (FCS) and a stretch of the System Development Demonstration (SDD) phase. Therefore, the WIN-T program experienced significant cost growth which in 2006 led to a Nunn-McCurdy breach of the program. The Nunn-McCurdy re-certification process kicked off in March 2007. A reinforced need for WIN-T spurred Nunn-McCurdy’s completion on June 5, 2007 with the WIN-T program restructured into four Increments. The JNN program was absorbed into WIN-T Increment 1. Additionally, in 2008, PdM Enhanced Satellite Systems (ESS) was combined with PdM MST and both Tactical Networks Architectures and Configurations - Current (TNAC2) and PM NetOps became PDs under the bigger umbrella, the PM WIN-T program.
The Joint Network Node (JNN) is now WIN-T Increment 1. WIN-T Increment 1 is defined as providing “networking at-the-quick-halt” and is further divided into two sub increments defined as WIN-T Increment 1a, “extended networking at-the-halt”, and WIN-T Increment 1b, “enhanced networking at-the-halt”. ("Networking at-the-halt" means the communication device must not be moving to acquire a communication link (as opposed to "networking on-the-move"). WIN-T Increment 1 is a Joint compatible communications package that allows the Warfighter to use advanced networking capabilities, retain interoperability with current force systems, and keep in step with future increments of WIN-T. Increment 1 is a rapidly deployable, early-entry system housed in an S-250 shelter and mounted on an ECV HMMWV for roll-on/roll-off mobility.
WIN-T Increment 1a upgrades the former Joint Network Node (JNN) satellite capability to access the Ka-band defense Wideband Global Satellite (WGS), reducing reliance on commercial Ku-band satellite.
WIN-T Increment 1b introduces the Net Centric Waveform (NCW), a dynamic waveform that optimizes bandwidth and satellite utilization. It also introduces a colorless Core security architecture, which meets Global Information Grid Information Assurance (IA) security compliance requirements.
Benefits:
Provides Internet-based connectivity to the Warfighter
Seamless interoperability with current and future tactical networks
Supports satellite and Line-Of-Sight connectivity
Provides Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) services down to the Battalion level
WIN-T Increment 2 adds Warfighter mobility and provides a communication network down to the Company level. Tactical Communication nodes in Increment 2 are the first step to providing a mobile infrastructure on the battlefield. Combined with mobile Points of Presence, Vehicle Wireless Packages, and Soldier Network Extensions, Increment 2 enables mobile Battle Command from Division to Company in a completely ad-hoc, self-forming network. The WIN-T Increment 2 addition of embedding communications gear in the Commander’s vehicles enables Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) into the Warfighting platform. Commanders and select staff have the ability to maneuver anywhere on the battlefield and maintain connectivity to the network.
Increment 2 NetOps delivers Automated Planning for WIN-T Net Centric Waveforms - Highband Network Waveform (NCW and HNW), propagation analysis for Line-Of-Sight (LOS) waveforms, On-The-Move (OTM) node planning, automated link planning for currently fielded systems, initial automated Spectrum Management, initial Quality of Service (QoS) planning and monitoring, map based monitoring, and over the air network management and configuration of WIN-T Radios. Additionally Increment 2 Network Operations (NetOps) automates the initial IP planning and router configuration.
WIN-T Increment 2 will deliver an initial On-The-Move broadband networking capability using satellite and radio links, with fielding scheduled to begin in 2009. Increment 2 will focus on mobile formations, specifically Brigade Combat teams, to allow nodes to operate On-The-Move from Division and Brigade down to Company levels. There will be a developmental and limited user test of Increment 2 capabilities early in FY09.
Benefits:
Retains all of the capabilities of Increment 1
Reuses static elements of WIN-T Inc 1 (JNN)
Adds Warfighter mobility
Extends network connectivity to Company level
Leverages Network Operations software to keep mobile network infrastructure connected and simplify the ability to configure the network
Increases network capacity
Increment 3 provides full network mobility and introduces the air tier providing a three-tiered architecture; traditional Line-Of-Sight, airborne through the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), other airborne platforms, and satellites. Additionally Increment 3 is aligned with Future Combat Systems (FCS) and introduces embedded JC4ISR radios into the FCS platforms. Increment 3 addresses the size, weight, power, and cooling requirements for systems to be hosted in FCS vehicles.
Increment 3 NetOps delivers full Network Management, Information Dissemination Management, and Information Assurance Planning, Monitoring, Administration, and Response (PAMR); Spectrum Planning and Management for all battlefield emitters.
WIN-T Increment 3 will continue development of WIN-T components to meet the full range of network capacity, security, and full On-The-Move capabilities for the modular force with limited user testing scheduled to begin in 2011. Fielding is projected around 2014.
Benefits:
Retains all of the capabilities of Increments 1 and 2
Increases Warfighter mobility
Leverages the air tier to extend connectivity and enable reach on the battlefield
Leverages Network Operations software to keep mobile network infrastructure connected and simplify the ability to configure the network
Increases network capacity
WIN-T Increment 4 represents the last of the developmental program elements and will provide technology insertions to enable enhanced satellite communications protection and greater throughput afforded by transformational communications satellites. Increment 4 is a long-term upgrade program, to bring more new technology and take advantage of extra bandwidth from the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) planned Telecommunications Satellite (TSAT) program. The TSAT program is still early in its own development. Integration between WIN-T and TSAT is expected to occur around 2016.
The WIN-T Increments 1 through 4 are normally what individuals are referring to when they say, “WIN-T”. However, the Project Management Office (PMO) WIN-T has a lot more programs and capabilities that bring capability to the Warfighter in addition to Increments 1 through 4. PMO WIN-T includes the Product Management Offices that bring the Army Multi-Channel Satellite Terminals (MCST), the Product Management Office for Extremely High Frequency Satellite Systems (EHFSS), the Product Directors for Tactical Networks Architectures and Configurations-Current (PD TNAC2) and Network Operations-Current Force (NetOps-CF).
PdM MCST is responsible for the Army's tactical multi-channel satellite ground and commercial terminal programs. MCST specializes in the multi-frequency band (C, Ku, Ka and X Bands) satellite terminals. These terminals provide Commanders with assured and reliable communications throughout the world using both commercial and Military satellite constellations. The equipment provided by PdM MCST includes: Phoenix Satellite Terminal, Secure Enroute Communications Package-Improved (SECOMP-I), Global Broadcast System (GBS), Lightweight High-Gain X-Band Antenna (LHGXA), Lightweight Multi-Band Satellite Terminal (LMST), Large Aperture Multiband Deployable Antennas (LAMDAs) , and manages the Commercial SATCOM Terminal Program (CSTP) which provides commercial SATCOM to the Army as well as our sister Services and other government agencies.
The Product Manager for Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Satellite Systems (PdM EFHSS) is the Army's designated PdM for the High Capacity Communication Capability (HC3), a pre- Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) Acquisition Category (ACAT) I program that will bring protected, high-bandwidth SATCOM capability to the tactical Warfighter via the Transformational Satellite (TSAT) constellation. Additionally, PdM EHFSS provides life cycle management of the Secure, Mobile, Anti-jam, Reliable, Tactical Terminal (SMART-T), the Single Channel Anti-jam Man-Portable (SCAMP) terminal, and any advanced modifications or international partner variants of those systems. PdM EHFSS is currently providing Life Cycle Management to four programs to include fielding and upgrading 325 SMART-Ts and its associated Communications planning tools (CPS) for both the SCAMP and SMART-T programs, as well as sustaining 628 SCAMP terminals, and coordinating the pre-Milestone A efforts associated with HC3.
Product Director for Tactical Networks Architectures and Configurations-Current (PD TNAC2) is responsible for ensuring compatible architectures among tactical network systems, to ensure interoperability within the greater tactical network and is charged to prevent individual stovepipe or proprietary solutions. PD TNAC2 utilizes the Current Force Network Working Group (CFN WG) and associated sub-working groups, as venues for PdMs, developers, and others developing tactical network solutions to share their plans and help formulate an open systems architecture that enables communications interoperability. This is done across all PEO C3T programs and to a great extent, all tactical networking programs. PD TNAC2 provides the technical glue for individual products enabling seamless communications.
WIN-T is a critical enabler of LandWarNet. WIN-T introduces a mobile, ad-hoc, self-configuring, self-healing network using satellite On-The-Move capabilities, robust network management, and high-bandwidth radio systems to keep mobile forces connected, communicating and synchronized.
These technologies are leveraged in today’s commercial and Military networks and enhanced by incorporating clear, well-planned roadmaps into its architecture. With these roadmaps, the WIN-T network is future-proofed and well positioned to readily incorporate new technology capabilities as they become available.
Program Executive Office Command Control Communications Tactical
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Mission
Project Manager (PM) Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) designs, acquires, fields and supports fully integrated and cost effective Tactical Networks and Services that meet Warfighter capability needs while sustaining a world class work force.About PM WIN-T
PM WIN-T provides the communications networkTelecommunications network
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(satellite and terrestrial) and services that allows the Warfighter to send and receive information in order to execute the Mission. Information is the element of Combat power that allows Commanders to magnify the effects of maneuver, firepower, and protection. WIN-T is the transformational Command and Control system that manages tactical information transport at theatre through Company Echelons in support of full spectrum Army operations.
The PM WIN-T Network is currently being fielded incrementally to the Army. WIN-T Increment 1 provides networking capabilities "At-The-Halt" down to the Battalion level and has been fielded to about 51 percent of the Total Force. WIN-T Increment 2 builds on Increment 1 capabilities and provides initial networking "On-The-Move" down to the Company level only for select Maneuver Brigades beginning fiscal year 2009. Increment 3 will provide full networking “On-The-Move” down to the Company level for Maneuver, Fires and Aviation Brigades, and will fully support the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. Increment 4 will provide protected Satellite Communications “On-The-Move” capability against jamming, detection and intercept and will be aligned with the Telecommunications Satellite (TSAT) program.
PM WIN-T also includes the Product Manager (PdM) Multi-Satellite Terminals (MST) that provides the Army Multi-channel Satellite Terminal and the Extremely High Frequency Satellite Systems and includes the Product Directors for Tactical Networks Architectures and Configurations - Current (TNAC2) and Network Operations (NetOps).
PdM MST is responsible for the Army's tactical multi-channel satellite ground and commercial terminal programs. These terminals provide Commanders with assured and reliable communications throughout the world using both commercial and Military satellite constellations. PdM MST is also responsible for the Army’s tactical protected satellite communications terminals which provide Anti-Jam/Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection.
Product Director (PD) TNAC2 establishes consensus regarding universal System of Systems (SoS) solutions and provides the technical glue for individual Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) products and systems to enable them to communicate with one another seamlessly. They work closely with the application side to perform extensive application/network testing and ensures capability and commonality across systems, to reduce training burden/costs, sustainment costs, sparing, etc.
PD NetOps provides the Warfighter with an integrated solution for Network and Application Situational Awareness (NASA) and allows the initialization of networks and applications for current operations with data product and Communications Security (COMSEC) key information. They supply the current awareness of network routing devices, network applications and services, network security devices, network Users and network availability that enables the Warfighter to get the required information at the right time and place to achieve the right results for mission success.
History of PM WIN-T
Military operations in both Desert Storm in 1992 and Baghdad, Iraq in 2002 revealed the inadequacies of the Army’s current tactical network, the Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) to support highly mobile and dispersed forces in a digital environment. WIN-T was conceived to solve this problem and to enable mobile Battle Command and mobile Command and Control. The systems development and integration for PM WIN-T began in 2002, with initial fielding then planned for 2008.Consequently, the Joint Network Node (JNN)
Joint Network Node
The Joint Network Node system, or JNN as it's commonly called, is a communications system the United States Military uses for remote, satellite-based communication...
, as an outgrowth of the 3rd ID Operational Needs Statement (ONS) was generated to bridge the gap between MSE and the mobile WIN-T capability. JNN is a capability that provides Battalion-level and above Warfighters with the ability to connect to the Army's digitized systems, voice, data and video via satellite Internet connection at-the-quick-halt. It obtained instantaneous battlefield success.
As a result, the Army, along with Congressional assistance in the form of supplemental funding, shifted the priority from WIN-T to JNN. The fielding of JNN started in 2004 to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Simultaneously, the WIN-T program experienced an influx of new requirements driven by force structure changes, new requirements from Future Combat Systems (FCS) and a stretch of the System Development Demonstration (SDD) phase. Therefore, the WIN-T program experienced significant cost growth which in 2006 led to a Nunn-McCurdy breach of the program. The Nunn-McCurdy re-certification process kicked off in March 2007. A reinforced need for WIN-T spurred Nunn-McCurdy’s completion on June 5, 2007 with the WIN-T program restructured into four Increments. The JNN program was absorbed into WIN-T Increment 1. Additionally, in 2008, PdM Enhanced Satellite Systems (ESS) was combined with PdM MST and both Tactical Networks Architectures and Configurations - Current (TNAC2) and PM NetOps became PDs under the bigger umbrella, the PM WIN-T program.
Description Of What PM WIN-T Provides To The Army
At its core, the WIN-T solution delivers a three-tiered communications architecture (space, airborne, and terrestrial), adds on-the-move operating capabilities, increases available bandwidth, and delivers the level of force modernization required by the Army’s emerging Future Combat System (FCS). PM WIN-T is the backbone to a larger Command Control Communications and Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capability and will provide the Army’s on-the-move, high-speed, high-capacity backbone communications network, linking Warfighters on the battlefield with the Global Information Grid (GIG).WIN-T Increment 1
Networking At-The-HaltThe Joint Network Node (JNN) is now WIN-T Increment 1. WIN-T Increment 1 is defined as providing “networking at-the-quick-halt” and is further divided into two sub increments defined as WIN-T Increment 1a, “extended networking at-the-halt”, and WIN-T Increment 1b, “enhanced networking at-the-halt”. ("Networking at-the-halt" means the communication device must not be moving to acquire a communication link (as opposed to "networking on-the-move"). WIN-T Increment 1 is a Joint compatible communications package that allows the Warfighter to use advanced networking capabilities, retain interoperability with current force systems, and keep in step with future increments of WIN-T. Increment 1 is a rapidly deployable, early-entry system housed in an S-250 shelter and mounted on an ECV HMMWV for roll-on/roll-off mobility.
WIN-T Increment 1a upgrades the former Joint Network Node (JNN) satellite capability to access the Ka-band defense Wideband Global Satellite (WGS), reducing reliance on commercial Ku-band satellite.
WIN-T Increment 1b introduces the Net Centric Waveform (NCW), a dynamic waveform that optimizes bandwidth and satellite utilization. It also introduces a colorless Core security architecture, which meets Global Information Grid Information Assurance (IA) security compliance requirements.
Benefits:
Provides Internet-based connectivity to the Warfighter
Seamless interoperability with current and future tactical networks
Supports satellite and Line-Of-Sight connectivity
Provides Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) services down to the Battalion level
WIN-T Increment 2
Initial Networking On-The-MoveWIN-T Increment 2 adds Warfighter mobility and provides a communication network down to the Company level. Tactical Communication nodes in Increment 2 are the first step to providing a mobile infrastructure on the battlefield. Combined with mobile Points of Presence, Vehicle Wireless Packages, and Soldier Network Extensions, Increment 2 enables mobile Battle Command from Division to Company in a completely ad-hoc, self-forming network. The WIN-T Increment 2 addition of embedding communications gear in the Commander’s vehicles enables Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) into the Warfighting platform. Commanders and select staff have the ability to maneuver anywhere on the battlefield and maintain connectivity to the network.
Increment 2 NetOps delivers Automated Planning for WIN-T Net Centric Waveforms - Highband Network Waveform (NCW and HNW), propagation analysis for Line-Of-Sight (LOS) waveforms, On-The-Move (OTM) node planning, automated link planning for currently fielded systems, initial automated Spectrum Management, initial Quality of Service (QoS) planning and monitoring, map based monitoring, and over the air network management and configuration of WIN-T Radios. Additionally Increment 2 Network Operations (NetOps) automates the initial IP planning and router configuration.
WIN-T Increment 2 will deliver an initial On-The-Move broadband networking capability using satellite and radio links, with fielding scheduled to begin in 2009. Increment 2 will focus on mobile formations, specifically Brigade Combat teams, to allow nodes to operate On-The-Move from Division and Brigade down to Company levels. There will be a developmental and limited user test of Increment 2 capabilities early in FY09.
Benefits:
Retains all of the capabilities of Increment 1
Reuses static elements of WIN-T Inc 1 (JNN)
Adds Warfighter mobility
Extends network connectivity to Company level
Leverages Network Operations software to keep mobile network infrastructure connected and simplify the ability to configure the network
Increases network capacity
WIN-T Increment 3
Full Networking On-The-MoveIncrement 3 provides full network mobility and introduces the air tier providing a three-tiered architecture; traditional Line-Of-Sight, airborne through the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), other airborne platforms, and satellites. Additionally Increment 3 is aligned with Future Combat Systems (FCS) and introduces embedded JC4ISR radios into the FCS platforms. Increment 3 addresses the size, weight, power, and cooling requirements for systems to be hosted in FCS vehicles.
Increment 3 NetOps delivers full Network Management, Information Dissemination Management, and Information Assurance Planning, Monitoring, Administration, and Response (PAMR); Spectrum Planning and Management for all battlefield emitters.
WIN-T Increment 3 will continue development of WIN-T components to meet the full range of network capacity, security, and full On-The-Move capabilities for the modular force with limited user testing scheduled to begin in 2011. Fielding is projected around 2014.
Benefits:
Retains all of the capabilities of Increments 1 and 2
Increases Warfighter mobility
Leverages the air tier to extend connectivity and enable reach on the battlefield
Leverages Network Operations software to keep mobile network infrastructure connected and simplify the ability to configure the network
Increases network capacity
WIN-T Increment 4
Protected Satellite CommunicationsWIN-T Increment 4 represents the last of the developmental program elements and will provide technology insertions to enable enhanced satellite communications protection and greater throughput afforded by transformational communications satellites. Increment 4 is a long-term upgrade program, to bring more new technology and take advantage of extra bandwidth from the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) planned Telecommunications Satellite (TSAT) program. The TSAT program is still early in its own development. Integration between WIN-T and TSAT is expected to occur around 2016.
The WIN-T Increments 1 through 4 are normally what individuals are referring to when they say, “WIN-T”. However, the Project Management Office (PMO) WIN-T has a lot more programs and capabilities that bring capability to the Warfighter in addition to Increments 1 through 4. PMO WIN-T includes the Product Management Offices that bring the Army Multi-Channel Satellite Terminals (MCST), the Product Management Office for Extremely High Frequency Satellite Systems (EHFSS), the Product Directors for Tactical Networks Architectures and Configurations-Current (PD TNAC2) and Network Operations-Current Force (NetOps-CF).
PdM MCST is responsible for the Army's tactical multi-channel satellite ground and commercial terminal programs. MCST specializes in the multi-frequency band (C, Ku, Ka and X Bands) satellite terminals. These terminals provide Commanders with assured and reliable communications throughout the world using both commercial and Military satellite constellations. The equipment provided by PdM MCST includes: Phoenix Satellite Terminal, Secure Enroute Communications Package-Improved (SECOMP-I), Global Broadcast System (GBS), Lightweight High-Gain X-Band Antenna (LHGXA), Lightweight Multi-Band Satellite Terminal (LMST), Large Aperture Multiband Deployable Antennas (LAMDAs) , and manages the Commercial SATCOM Terminal Program (CSTP) which provides commercial SATCOM to the Army as well as our sister Services and other government agencies.
The Product Manager for Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Satellite Systems (PdM EFHSS) is the Army's designated PdM for the High Capacity Communication Capability (HC3), a pre- Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) Acquisition Category (ACAT) I program that will bring protected, high-bandwidth SATCOM capability to the tactical Warfighter via the Transformational Satellite (TSAT) constellation. Additionally, PdM EHFSS provides life cycle management of the Secure, Mobile, Anti-jam, Reliable, Tactical Terminal (SMART-T), the Single Channel Anti-jam Man-Portable (SCAMP) terminal, and any advanced modifications or international partner variants of those systems. PdM EHFSS is currently providing Life Cycle Management to four programs to include fielding and upgrading 325 SMART-Ts and its associated Communications planning tools (CPS) for both the SCAMP and SMART-T programs, as well as sustaining 628 SCAMP terminals, and coordinating the pre-Milestone A efforts associated with HC3.
Product Director for Tactical Networks Architectures and Configurations-Current (PD TNAC2) is responsible for ensuring compatible architectures among tactical network systems, to ensure interoperability within the greater tactical network and is charged to prevent individual stovepipe or proprietary solutions. PD TNAC2 utilizes the Current Force Network Working Group (CFN WG) and associated sub-working groups, as venues for PdMs, developers, and others developing tactical network solutions to share their plans and help formulate an open systems architecture that enables communications interoperability. This is done across all PEO C3T programs and to a great extent, all tactical networking programs. PD TNAC2 provides the technical glue for individual products enabling seamless communications.
WIN-T is a critical enabler of LandWarNet. WIN-T introduces a mobile, ad-hoc, self-configuring, self-healing network using satellite On-The-Move capabilities, robust network management, and high-bandwidth radio systems to keep mobile forces connected, communicating and synchronized.
These technologies are leveraged in today’s commercial and Military networks and enhanced by incorporating clear, well-planned roadmaps into its architecture. With these roadmaps, the WIN-T network is future-proofed and well positioned to readily incorporate new technology capabilities as they become available.