on-the-move applications, and Soldier connectivity through handheld devices.


The network used by 2/1 AD at NIE 12.2 will be based on the CS 13 bridge network architecture, with the exception of the 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regi- ment, which will be configured with the CS 13 objective architecture. The main difference is the use of the AN/PRC-117G Wideband Tactical Radio and its Adaptive Networking Wideband-2 waveform as a mid-tier radio in the bridge architecture vs. the JTRS WNW waveform in the objec- tive configuration.


Another important step at NIE 12.2 will be the involvement of the platform ver- sion of Joint Battle Command-Platform, the next-generation upgrade to Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below/ Blue Force Tracking. The Army will be able to see, on a large scale, how Soldiers take advantage of the totally redesigned user interface, faster situational aware- ness updates, and availability of Tactical Ground Reporting data to accomplish their missions.


NIE 12.2 also will mark the opera- tional


debut of Mission Command


Collapse, a CS 13 baseline system that combines the Army’s fires, sustainment, air defense, and airspace product lines onto a common workstation.


Taking a step beyond “collapse,” or


what can be considered a version of a Common Operating Environment, to operations and intelligence (ops/intel)


“convergence,” the Army will leverage NIE 12.2 to measure its progress in this area. We will do this through server consolida- tion within the 2/1 AD brigade tactical operations center (TOC), as well as by pro- viding an initial set of common Web-based capabilities and widgets to enhance data sharing and communications across


the


ops/intel domains. The Web-based envi- ronment will help facilitate integration of command and control and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance functions at battalion level and below.


Smarter consumption of operational energy is another major focus area for DoD, and the Army is using the NIEs to test-drive power solutions for network sys- tems. These range from battery chargers and other energy sources used by dis- mounted Soldiers to a new combination of fuel-efficient standard generators to power a company command post.


CONCLUSION It is the Army’s vision that the capability sets that emerge from the NIEs will be integrated from the TOC to the Soldier. Beginning in FY13, we will field these comprehensive capability sets in two-year increments closely linked to how deploy- ing brigades train, equip, and deploy.


This model is a fundamental change from the past, when the Army fielded network systems independently on


individual


program-of-record acquisition timelines. We are currently preparing our produc- tion, integration, training, and other plans to support the synchronized fielding of CS 13.


A year into this process, we have not


answered every question about the net- work. What we do know is


that and significantly the


Army has found a way to buy, test, and deliver a network that is faster and more cost-effective


boosts industry involvement.


By expanding the network to lower ech- elons, we will empower commander and enable


the company sharing from the farthest edges of


information the


battlefield to the battalion command post. Soldiers on the ground will gather


intelligence and pass


it to their leaders


in real time, supporting decisive action. Whatever the mission or theater of opera- tions, this robust tactical communications network will be essential to the Army’s success. The NIE will get us there.


For more information on the NIEs and the Agile Process,


including opportunities for


industry to participate, visit http://www. bctmod.army.mil.


MG N. LEE S. PRICE is the Program Executive Officer Command, Control, and Communications – Tactical. She holds a B.S. in criminal law from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an M.S. in management information systems from the University of Arizona, and an M.S. in national resource strategy from the Indus- trial College of the Armed Forces. Price is Level III certified in program management and in communications and computers.


BG MICHAEL E. WILLIAMSON is the Joint Program Executive Officer Joint Tactical Radio System. He holds a B.S. in business administration from Husson Col- lege, an M.S. in systems management from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Ph.D. in business administration from Madison University. He is Level III certified in pro- gram management and in communications and computers.


COL(P) DANIEL P. HUGHES is Director of the Army’s System of Systems Integration Directorate, which falls under the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logis- tics, and Technology. He holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Texas at Arlington, an M.B.A. from Oklahoma City University, and an M.S. in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is Level III certified in program management and in communi- cations and computers.


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