NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL PANEL: Application of an APP Store Model within the DoD Monterey, California BG Michael Williamson JPEO JTRS 17 May 2012 JPEO JTRS Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited is unlimited (17 May (17 2012) May 2012) 0
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Why do warfighters need Continuing Innovation? Ever-Changing Threats & Environments Sophisticated Adversaries with Jamming Capability Congested RF Spectrum Complexity of Interoperability Leaner Defense Budgets Ahead Industry & Government Must Balance Agility-Security-Interoperability-Affordability-Competition 1
We re not going to out-apple Apple, but we need to make sure our workforce is exposed to the same technologies and that we offer them the same technologies.we ve adopted an applike approach to developing capabilities because we want our workforce to be able to sit down and say, This app works for me, that app works for me, and then plug and play right in front of them -Lonny Anderson NSA CIO Spring 2011 2
Why APPs are important to the military Information presented in a manner that users want to see Speed of building and deploying tools Community comfort with development & use of APPs 3
US Army APP Store for War Casualty Assistance Program To streamline its operations in a rapidly advancing world, the Army is creating an online app marketplace in the hopes of empowering its soldiers and boosting efficiency. 4
An Application Suite Enterprise software Enterprise infrastructure Information worker Content Access Educational Simulation and modeling Media development Product engineering Command & control Intelligence Logistics Administration DoD APPs Requirements 5
Analogy to Commercial IT: Common Multiple Hardware Vendors Development JTRS Standards Dev, Maintain, Test SCA + 52 APIs (Radios+WFs) JTRS Information Repository SRW WNW MUOS TTNT* COALITION* Link 16 JENM Test Facilitate Porting + Integration to Radio Products Certify Compliancy + Interoperability Enhancements Sustainment Common standards across multiple hardware environments - works across all PCs Developer owned IP rights of software Competition across hardware instantiations Engineered for upgradeability and software enhancements Common software standards across multiple hardware networking radios interoperable! Government owned IP rights for software Promotes competition across hardware instantiations Engineered for upgradability and software enhancements 6
Demonstrated Value Today: Interoperable SRW Network HMS SFF-A RT-1935/G HMS SFF-D RT-1948/D HMS SFF-B RT-1953(C)/T HMS Manpack AN/PRC-155(V)1 HMS Rifleman Radio AN/PRC-154(V)1 General Dynamics Rockwell Collins ARC-210 Gen 5 RT-1939 (C) Freedom 350 Radio Northrop Grumman ITT SideHat SINCGARS RT-1523 with two SideHats attached in a VAA Mount Boeing Development Test Soldier Radio: Rifleman (SR-R) GMR AN/VRC-107(3) JTRS Information Repository Soldier Radio: Multifunctional (SR-M) Lockheed Martin Raytheon AMF-SA AN/ZRC-2( ) JTRS Standards Dev, Maintain, Test SCA + 52 APIs (Radios+WFs) SRW WNW MUOS TTNT* COALITION* Link 16 JENM Facilitate Porting + Integration to Radio Products Certify Compliancy + Interoperability Harris Falcon III AN/PRC- 117G(V)1(C) Falcon III AN/PRC-152A AN/ARC-231 (V)(C) Enhancements Sustainment MicroLight-3G We are performing these essential tasks today: sustaining joint tactical network applications, conducting quick look interoperability tests, qualifying vendors for major integration test events! 7
APP Development Hurdles Defined and published standards A mature agile-software tools deployment process A centralized systems engineering compliance and certification authority 8
Challenges to APP Developers Security - No current solution for authenticating applications on secure websites Interoperability in a cognitive (SDR) environment Definition of DoD standards DoD bureaucracy in adopting and deploying in new software - Current process long and arduous - Not standardized among Services - May include an NSA compliance and certification process Licensing and government use issues Cost Given these challenges 9