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partnership with the Cyber Center of Excellence. Te on-the- move NGTT solution will eventually transition from the science and technology community to PM TN, and both solutions are targeted to support the Army’s network modernization Capa- bility Set 27.
NEW BIZ MODELS As part of the Army’s endeavors to reduce its SATCOM portfo- lio and ancillary network equipment, in addition to the “family of” approach and the introduction of new multiorbit, multiband terminals such as NGTT, PM TN is also pursuing a potential new commercial “leasing” business model. A SATCOM as a managed service model could enable the Army to keep up with the accelerating speed of technology advancement more afford- ably, while reducing resource and budget burdens, equipment obsolescence and other sustainment challenges.
Te Army is currently preparing for a SATCOM as a managed service pilot, which is slated to begin this summer in several regional coverage areas worldwide. Te intent of the pilot is to inform decisions on the Army’s potential use of commercially leased equipment and services that would be flexible and tailor- able to changing mission needs, versus procuring, fielding, sustaining and modernizing the equipment in-house. By lever- aging commercial research and development, SATCOM as a managed service also could enable the Army to integrate new commercial capabilities into the fleet at a much quicker pace and at less cost compared with traditional procurement methods.
CONCLUSION One of the key objectives of the Army’s two-year iterative network modernization capability set process is to be able to keep up with the pace of commercial technologies and retain techno- logical overmatch against near-peer adversaries. As part of the process, technology advancements such as distributed mission command, edge cloud capabilities, advanced sensors, artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics will continue to require fast, secure and resilient transmission of large amounts of data—and that requires continued advancements in an HT/LL network transport.
To better support network modernization efforts, the service is changing its mindset, learning how to employ some of these new capabilities by letting the technology shape and drive the requirements, instead of letting requirements drive technology, like it has in the past. As future technology trends come into view, the Army must continue to be forward-thinking in shap- ing its SATCOM portfolio and other network equipment sets,
keeping them streamlined and ahead of the technology curve, without adding more kit.
For more information, contact the PEO C3T Public Affairs Office at 443-395-6489 or
usarmy.APG.peo-c3t.mbx.pao-
peoc3t@mail.mil. Go to
https://go.usa.gov/xMSNz for the 2021 Army Unified Network Plan, or follow PEO C3T at http://
peoc3t.army.mil/c3t/ and
https://www.facebook.com/peoc3t.
COL. SHANE TAYLOR is the project manager for Tactical Network at PEO C3T. He provides the direction, management and leadership for the Army’s current and future tactical communications network consisting of high-throughput line-of- sight, beyond-line-of-sight and satellite communications, which enable mission command and secure reliable voice, video and data communications to Soldiers worldwide. He holds an M.S. in industrial engineering and operations management from Clemson University, an MBA from Penn State University, an M.S. in national security and resource strategy from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy and a B.S. in business administration from Oklahoma State University. He holds the DAWIA Advanced certification in program management, the Foundational certification in engineering and technical management, and is a DOD contracting professional.
JOHN ANGLIN is the technical management division chief for Project Manager Tactical Network, assigned to PEO C3T. He has over 20 years of experience, as both a civilian and a Soldier, in Army tactical network communications. He has an M.S.
in systems engineering and a B.S. in information
technology with a concentration in security, both from Johns Hopkins University. He
holds the DAWIA Practitioner certification in engineering and technical management.
AMY WALKER has been the public affairs lead at Project Manager Tactical Network for almost 15 years and was the public affairs lead at PEO C3T for the previous two. She has covered a majority of the Army’s major tactical network transport modernization efforts, including Army, joint and coalition fielding and training events worldwide. She holds a B.A. in psychology with emphasis in marketing and English, from the College of New Jersey.
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