OUR SUPPORT TO NIE REPRESENTS THE LARGEST DEPLOYMENT OF THREAT EQUIPMENT TO A SINGLE EVENT
IN OVER A DECADE AND IS A DIRECT RESULT OF SEVERAL YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITIONS AND PLANNING TO STAY SYNCHRONIZED WITH ARMY NEEDS.
transmissions in certain protected radio frequencies, thereby minimizing any spurious or out-of-band emissions.
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS Other test support provided by PM ITTS during the NIE included augmentation of the 1st Battalion, 1st IOC “Red Team,” as part of an ongoing cooperative relation- ship between the 1st IOC and the TSMO TCNOT. The 1st IOC Red Team emu- lates adversarial capabilities that target a unit’s information system, mission con- trol system, and decision-making process. Red Team missions have a dual purpose— to strengthen unit readiness and to verify the effectiveness of countermeasures.
To support future efforts such as the NIE and to find reuse for capabilities produced under the Operational Test-Tactical Engagement System Communications Upgrade (OT-TES CU) program, PM ITTS has been working with mem- bers of ATEC at Aberdeen Test Center, MD, and White Sands Missile Range to use the KOV-37s developed under the OT-TES CU program. The KOV-37 is a ruggedized, electromagnetic-compliant, Type I encryption-certified device. It is a highly efficient processing and memory system capable of storing and applying digital terrain databases. The KOV-37’s
possible uses include a variety of test and training applications for which an in-line encryptor is required to protect classified data transmissions or to meet network security requirements.
Along with the KOV-37s, the Hybrid Network (HyNet), another product devel- oped under the OT-TES CU program, has reuse capability. HyNet is an Internet Protocol-based, spectrum-efficient net- work solution. HyNet is easily adapted to support a variety of test, training, and possibly tactical network communication requirements where network coverage and reliability are priorities.
Integration tests with the KOV-37s, HyNet, the Advanced Distributed Modu- lar Acquisition System, and the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System Rapid Prototype Initiative radios in May were successful. The certification event at Aberdeen is scheduled for October and involves additional assets from the OT-TES CU program.
COL Mike Zarbo, PM ITTS, said of the support his organization provided to the first NIE, “Not only do we provide the threat equipment to ensure our systems under test get put through their paces in a realistic, threat-representative operational
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environment, we also provide the right mix of instrumentation required to deter- mine if these systems are performing up to expectations.”
William H. Spinks Jr. is Chief of the Test Investment and Support Division for PM ITTS’ Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO). Spinks holds a B.A. in theatrical design and technology and a B.S. in elec- trical engineering from Auburn University. He is Level III certified in program manage- ment, Level I certified in systems planning, research, development, and engineering
– systems engineering, and Level I certified in systems planning, research, development, and engineering – program systems engi- neering. Spinks is a member of the U.S. Army Acquisition Corps.
Jim Wood, an Electronic Consulting Ser- vices Inc. employee, supports the TSMO as a Systems Engineer. Wood holds an A.A.S. in electronics from El Paso Community College.
Chip Brown is a Senior Advisor for PM ITTS supporting the OT-TES, Objective Heli- copter Icing Spray System, and the Aviation System Test Integration Lab. Brown holds a B.S. in aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University and is pursuing an M.S. in aerospace engineering at Embry-Riddle.
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