FIELDING THE FUTURE
The Army is working across its acquisition, modernization, and research and development communities, joint partners and industry to experiment with these evolving technologies.
while evaluating various ground antenna solutions. In January, PEO C3T, the Network CFT and the CCDC team concluded the initial phases of MEO testing at the C5ISR Center’s Joint Satel- lite Communications Engineering Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Mary- land. Te experimentation characterized emerging MEO capability to see how the Army’s tactical network performed over the commercial MEO constella- tion, and it provided MEO constellation and terminal solution performance data and lessons learned to help inform capa- bility set design decisions. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, MEO testing efforts were temporarily put on hold and will resume when Army leadership deliv- ers that guidance.
Te CCDC C5ISR Center is leading and pulling together the LEO test and experi- mentation efforts, with PEO C3T and the Network CFT monitoring these efforts as they evolve. Te focus is on understanding technical operation and system require- ments of specific LEO mega-constellation systems and analyzing ground terminal technology. CCDC C5ISR is working numerous LEO cooperative research and development agreements with multi- ple companies to test their services and antennas. Experimentation time frames will be driven by terminal availability and constellation coverage. CCDC C5ISR has also partnered with the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimen- tation Office to award experimentation contracts for emerging ground terminals operating over LEO, MEO and GEO constellations.
ORBITAL OPTIONS
For optimal capability to support its network, the Army is reevaluating its satellite communications architecture. The intent is to incorporate both military and commercial solutions in a variety of constellations and orbits, and to leverage spacecraft developed by other government agencies and commercial providers. (U.S. Army graphic)
CONCLUSION Winning tomorrow’s wars against peer and near-peer adversaries requires U.S. forces to stay ahead in the technology race. Innovations in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and networking on the move will require significant enhancements in satellite communications transport, which could be realized through LEO, MEO and high-throughput GEO satellite systems. Smart planning and forward thinking will be essential to ensuring mission success on tomorrow’s multidomain battlefield.
For more information, go to http://
peoc3t.army.mil/c3t/; or contact the PEO C3T Public Affairs Office at 443-395-6489 or
usarmy.APG.peo-c3t.mbx.pao-
peoc3t@mail.mil.
JOHN ANGLIN is the Technical Management Division chief for Project Manager Tactical Network within 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 from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in information
technology concentration
from Colorado Technical University. He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) and is Level III certified in engineering.
SETH SPOENLEIN is the senior scien- tific
technical manager for Integrated
Networks within the U.S. Army Futures Command’s CCDC C5ISR Center. He is the senior technical adviser supporting the Network Cross-Functional Team. He holds a Master of Engineering in systems engineer- ing from Stevens Institute of Technology and a B.S. in computer engineering from Lehigh University. He is a member of the AAC and is Level III certified in engineering.
AMY WALKER has been the public affairs lead at Project Manager (PM) Tactical Network for the last 10 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. She is a frequent contributor to the Army AL&T; her byline appeared on “Rapid Network- ing” in the Winter 2020 issue.
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