ASA(ALT) AT WORK: PEO C3T


they used to communicate had to be able to handle classified material— which meant more regulatory boxes to check and more security training. The Integrated Tactical Network drops those requirements.


“Tis isn’t a new network. We’re not replacing anything. What we’re doing is we’re basically taking a program of record and we’re looking at injecting commercial off-the-shelf items to see where we can enhance or improve our capabilities,” said Lt. Col. Brandon Baer, product manager for Helicop- ter and Multi Mission Radios


4 PEO C3T is all about how Soldiers commu- nicate—the satellite terminals that send internet and phone signals to the command post, radios, the network that Soldiers connect to in the field, mission command software and apps. PEO C3T’s goal is to deliver a network that lets Soldiers dominate across all domains. The work’s already in progress, with a target end date in 2028. (Photo by PEO C3T)


5 But the “win in 2028” network isn’t in a lab somewhere under development. Pieces of it are in the field already, being tested and used. The approach is incremental: Add something new, let Soldiers test it—the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Regiment (1/508 PIR) of the 82nd Airborne Division just tested a new combination of network components, some commercial, some government —fix, repeat. (Photo by PEO C3T)


5“In contrast to other Army programs, where somebody that we’re not even interacting with decides what we need and pushes it down, the ability to work closely with the developers of the software and hardware has been great,” said Capt. Matthew Risenmay, higher headquarters company commander for the 1/508 PIR. “If you don’t have contact with the people that are developing it, you run into problems and you have to deal with the problems for a long time.” (Photo by PEO C3T)


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Army AL&T Magazine


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