ALTERNATIVE ACQUISITION
IN ORBIT
The Army’s continuing market research to inform the potential use of a new satellite-communications-as-a-managed-service business model includes leveraging emerging multi-orbit satellite constellations in the geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO) and low Earth orbit (LEO). (Graphic courtesy of PEO C3T)
SEEKING FEEDBACK
PEO C3T, in coordination with the Network Cross-Functional Team and Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center, conduct a Soldier assessment to obtain early feedback on industry- provided prototypes, in March at the Joint SATCOM Engineering Center, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (Photo by Amy Walker, PEO C3T)
In addition, with today’s PACE plans, when one satellite signal option isn’t working optimally, Soldiers have to manually switch network equipment to leverage different satellite signal path options, such as using different constellations or frequency bands. Te Army is also leaning on industry to provide automated soft- ware-based solutions that can seamlessly switch between signal paths in different constellations and self-heal broken links, with- out Soldiers having to switch equipment or even notice any disruption in network service. New solutions would enable the switch to happen automatically, enhancing network resiliency and enabling Soldiers to concentrate on the fight instead of the network.
Te Army is determined to choose easy-to-use, Soldier-centric designs that will simplify operations for non-signal Soldiers and reduce physical footprint—size, weight and power requirements. Open architectures and standards will be key to ensuring contin- ual market competition, modernized capabilities and a unified network. Te Army also needs to understand how quickly and effectively industry partners’ SAAMS solutions could scale up or down as missions shift. Additionally, with the possible use of a commercial network, the service wants to ensure that SAAMS
service providers can meet current and evolving cyber and trans- mission security requirements as new threats are identified.
So what else is the Army looking for? It needs industry’s help in identifying other considerations to keep in mind while exploring a possible network in a SAAMS construct, in effect, to identify what it doesn’t already know.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE? Te Army is leveraging multifaceted acquisition processes to inform future SAAMS fielding and acquisition decisions. It is working across its acquisition, modernization, and research and development communities, with joint partners and industry, to experiment with evolving multiple Earth-orbit satellite commu- nications technologies and better understand how they could drive the network of the future. Te Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T); the Network Cross-Functional Team; and the Combat Capabil- ities Development Command C5ISR Center are working closely with industry to build a focused road map and test plan to allow emerging satellite communications capabilities to be tested in training and capability exercises over the next couple of years.
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