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Military to test new communications By Frank Tiboni, Defense News Media Group
The new ability, Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT), will provide a dial tone within five seconds for U.S. airborne assets to simultaneously transmit and receive data, Peter Highnam, program manager in the Special Projects Office of DARPA’s Information Exploitation Office, said Nov. 20 at the ISR Integration Conference: “Shrinking the Sensor-to-Shooter Cycle.” “I want TTNT to be as boring to use as a cell phone,” Highnam said. Existing U.S. military communications networking technologies were not particularly designed for mobile performance, Highnam said. TTNT will give the U.S. military a better chance at killing enemy forces that suddenly appear, referred to in military circles as time-sensitive targets, he said. TTNT is designed to put the “K” in command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Highnam said. “K” stands for kill. DARPA moved out on TTNT in fall 2000, awarding four contracts to industry in spring 2001. The Pentagon’s research and development shop awarded a prime contract to Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in April to further develop TTNT. Highnam declined to discuss how much the contracts were worth, or which U.S. airborne systems will use TTNT. Back |
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