MJPO Lockheed Martin Transformational TRW Boeing Communications March 14, 2002, Rev 5 Christine Anderson, SES Program Director MILSATCOM Joint Program Office
... the ability of forces to communicate and operate seamlessly on the battlefield will be critical to success... We must transform our forces for new and unexpected challenges. We must be prepared for surprise for little or no warning. Donald Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense National Defense University 31 Jan 2002 2
AGENDA! Today! Tomorrow (Near Term)! The Transformation (Far Term) 3
MILSATCOM Today Space Segment MUOS (2007) User Network Narrowband UFO UFO/E Milstar I Milstar II Protected AEHF (2006) Adv Polar (2009) DSCS Wideband GBS Gapfiller (2004) AWS (2009) Terminals IT-21 WIN TDC Satellite Control Fixed, transportable and mobile services JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE OPERATIONS CENTER DII/DISN OPERATIONS REGIONAL CENTER THEATER NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER Communication Planning INTEGRATED PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL 4
THE COMM LINK Hardened RF Crosslinks Last Mile to Tactical Users The Space/Air/Ground Segments design must be addressed as ONE SYSTEM 5
Terminal Community UHF mobile voice (82000 Terminals) Small antennas (whip, handheld) UFO / MUOS SHF(X & Ka) Workhorse (1700 Terminals) DSCS III EHF Protected/ Survivable (2500 Terminals) 4-60 ft Antennas 5 in to 10 ft Antennas Milstar WGS AEHF 6
EARLY 90S VISION Payloads LDR (44/20) MDR (44/20) XDR (44/20) Strategic NMD NCA CINCs HQ Corps Milstar Brigade Users Command Ships Navy Ships 707 ISR Wideband ISR Strike A/C Recce S/C DISA Grid Intel Ka (30/20) Laser Uplink X-band DSCS GBS (30/20) UHF National Relay UFO Relay Source: MIT/LL I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 03/14/2002 7
1999 Vision: Adding Tactical Users, Developing New Payloads Payloads Strategic MDA NCA CINCs HQ Corps Brigade Users Command Ships Navy Ships 707 ISR Wideband ISR Strike A/C Recce S/C DISA Grid Intel LDR (44/20) MDR (44/20) XDR (44/20) AEHF Ka (30/20) Laser Uplink WGS X-band GBS (30/20) UHF National Relay UFO Relay Source: MIT/LL I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 03/14/2002 8
Communication Ground Segment # Currently, the AF has over 100 different terminal types, each requiring specialized personnel to operate & maintain # Terminal costs comprise over 50% of the MILSATCOM system life cycle cost! Common Design/Common Interfaces - across multiple platforms! Scaleable - to add or reduce functionality based on specific mission needs! Expandable - to add functionality in future spirals Baseband Interface Intermediate Frequency Interface Antenna Interface Control Control Control Router Adaptation Modem Upconvert/ Dnconvert Antenna Examples: FAB-T, GMT, JTRS, CCS-C 9
MJPO Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) Increment 1 AEHF/Milstar Constellations Future GBS/WGS/ Commercial # Survivable, assured satellite comm for NCA and CINCs # Supports joint tactical users with low probability of intercept, anti-jam data, voice, and video SATCOM # Conventional Bombers LDR, MDR, XDR EHF APS* GBS* Mil Ka* AWS* # Non-nuclear C2 # Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance # Special Air Mission DBS* # Air Mobility Common Modem Unit (CMU) * Planned First Air Force terminal product line providing both worldwide protected (EHF) AND wideband high data rate communications 10
MJPO Ground Multi-band Terminal (GMT) TO CONUS STEP/TELEPORT SITE DSCS and WGS X band AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (FORWARD) HUB - SPOKE C, Ku, Ka bands Commercial and WGS DEPLOYED FORCES SPOKES # Supports full spectrum of ops from humanitarian to Major Theater War # Provides warfighters, deployed worldwide, with global connectivity # NIPRNET, SIPRNET, GCSS, etc # Provides voice, imagery, data, video, and VTC comm with data rates up to 50 Mbps # Users include # CAF, AMC Backbone of future ground wideband communications 11
JJPO * * Joint Tactical Radio System 12
MJPO Satellite Command & Control System! Current Command Control System! Separate satellite operations centers! DSCS III, Milstar, NATO/Skynet! 1970s/1980s technology! Difficult to use, tabular displays! No simulation! Manpower intensive! Command & Control System -! Consolidated (CCS-C)! Integrated satellite operations center! DSCS III, Milstar, NATO, WGS, AEHF! 1990s/2000s technology! User-friendly, graphical displays! Multi-level simulation! Some automated operations 13
AGENDA! Today! Tomorrow (Near Term)! The Transformation (Far Term) 14
Government SATCOM Today STAR Compliant MILSATCOM NRO Comm NASA Comm Protected comm for thousands of small terminals High unprotected data rates to few large terminals Medium unprotected data rates to few large terminals 15
Transformational Communications Study Architecture --secure internet-like services Laser Comm Backbone/Relay (100 s Gbps) Backbone Connectivity Intelligence Sensors Hardened RF Crosslinks Last Mile to Tactical Users Optical RF 16
Fixing Problems Through Backbone Access --NSSA Comm Architecture Wideband ISR gets Robust Uplinks Strategic MDA NCA CINCs HQ Corps Brigade Navy Ships 707 ISR Wideband ISR Payloads LDR (44/20) MDR (44/20) XDR (44/20) Ka (30/20) Laser Uplink X-band GBS (30/20) UHF National Relay 17 Users Command Ships Strike A/C Recce S/C DISA Grid Intel Space Space Ground Ground Backbone Backbone Accessible Accessible to al Users to all Users UFO AEHF Relay B A C K B O N E WGS Need only one terminal type Per Ops Center/Platform Need only one terminal type Per Ops Center/Platform Source: MIT/LL
Transformation Rebundles Edge Services --PDM IV 28 Dec 01 Strategic MDA NCA CINCs HQ Corps Brigade Navy Ships Heavy Air ISR gets Robust Wideband Uplinks Payloads LDR (44/20) MDR (44/20) XDR (44/20) Ka (30/20) Laser Uplink Users Command Ships Strike A/C Recce S/C DISA Grid Intel Bundle Wideband Tactical Users onto AWS Thin Line Strategic System with new NMD users AEHF Simplify 44/20 30/20 Terminals Strategic only system Lease Transponder Trunks Adv Wideband System WGS X-band GBS (30/20) UHF National Relay 18?? UFO Leave Narrowband Separate Allow ISR to Interoperate with National Relay Backbone/ Relay System Satellite Crossbanding allows Single terminal per platform Source: MIT/LL
Transformational Acquisition Strategy Transformational Communications Enterprise requires * evolutionary acquisition strategy! Evolutionary requirements process! Evolutionary delivery of products (spiral development)! Modular open systems design! Standard interfaces and protocols to accommodate technology refreshment/requirements changes! Technology pipeline * evolutionary implies evolving with relative ease Spiral development is a necessary part of the Transformational Acquisition Strategy 19
Transformational Comm Management First End State > 2014 Acquisition/Sustainment Network Management Network Manager Backbone/Relay Tactical & Strategic Comm Edge Services Spirals continue Configuration Control Operations 20
Transformation Success Challenges # Early transformational success depends on convergence of several technology and engineering challenges # Transfer of laser comm technology to industry # Development of multi-access laser comm receivers # Development and integration of laser comm terminals into air-frames # Development of comm-on-the-move (COTM) RF vehicular antenna technology # Development of ops concept and networking protocols for MILSATCOM # Development of very-highly spectrally efficient downlink capabilities # Others 21
Optical (10 s-100 s Gbps) RF (kbps-10 Gbps) Network-centric Communications Services SATCOM End state vision Internet-like Services Machine-to-machine Interface Allocable, Secure, Private Networks for Warfighting Users Wideband Sender Protected Narrowband Ground Fiber Remove Comm as a Constraint Receiver Comm on the move 22
... Through all this welter of change, your mission remains fixed, determined, inviolable it is to win our wars. General Douglas MacArthur West Point, 1962 23