Multi-TDL Management System

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Multi-TDL Management System

• Elliot Brinkworth
• TDL17
• Tactical Data Links IPT

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Contents

• Introduction
• Progress to date
• Pre Main Gate Activities
• Requirements capture
• Risk Reduction
• Post Main Gate Activities
• Lines of Development
• JCIET 04
• JICO Support System
• Project Plan
• Summary

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Introduction

• Requirement for Multi TDL Management
• Out of Area
• Currently Link 11 Link 16
• Growth potential for new links
• Category D project - 7M budget
• Initial Operating Capability in service by
  December 2004

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Progress

• Name has changed!
• Experience from OP TELIC/OIF reinforces case for
  MTMS.
• Joint requirements capture with the JAPNMS
  Replacement programme
• Stakeholder community established during URD
  review process
• User Requirement Document Version 1 released
• Planning for Risk Reduction Phase underway.

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MTMS JAPNMS(R)
Multi-TDL Management Capability
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Pre Main Gate Activities

• Develop System Requirement Document (SRD)
• Refine TJF SRD for JAPNMS(R) - L16 only
• Develop multi-link requirement for MTMS
• Undertake Risk Reduction activities
• Inform and validate URD SRD
• Explore risk areas
• Data forwarding
• Voice comms
• Develop documentation for Main Gate Submission
• TULIP
• Procurement Strategy, Business Case, Safety,
  Security, Logistics, etc.
• Through Life Management Plan

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Joint Requirements Capture
DOORS Database
MTIENMS OOA
SRD
JAPNMS UK Static
SRD
DOORS Database
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Risk Reduction Activities

• Air C2 Operational Evaluation Unit providing lead
• Equipment
• In-service equipment test tools
• IJSS - benchmark current US capability
• Use equipment post MG (e.g. JCIET)
• Lessons learned will be applicable to the MTMS
  solution.
• Basis for interim capability if required.

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Post Main Gate Activities

• Acquire equipment
• Advance the remaining Lines of Development
• Concepts doctrine
• Manpower
• Training
• Force Structures
• Sustainment
• Essential to provision of military capability
• Use of JCIET04 to assess this development.

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JICO Support System

• Case for UK collaboration in JSS
• Requirement for US interoperability
• Economies of scale
• Requirements
• Releasability of JSS ORD
• UK has the JSS TRD
• Map requirements from the JSS TRD to the MTMS URD
• Information Exchange
• Information Exchange Agreement being staffed
• JSS MOA is the next step.

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Project Plan
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Summary

• User Requirement defined
• Developing System Requirement
• Risk Reduction phase due to commence January 2003
• Non-equipment Lines of Development are key to
  delivering capability
• JSS collaboration being studied.