US Army CECOM, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Electronic Warfare (C4IEW) Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- DEVELOPMENT OF SINCGARS AIRBORNE PACKET SWITCHING CAPABILITY FOR THE IMPROVED DATA MODEM (IDM) SOL DAAB07-95-R-C514 POC POC MS.KAREN SUMMONTE, Contract Specialist, AMSEL-ACCA-C-AR,(908)532- 2766. Charles Jack Robertson, Contracting Officer. This is a synopsis by the Department of Army for system engineering and test integration support for the development of an Airborne Packet Switching capability. The Army has contracted with ITT, Aerospace/ Communications Division for the SINCGARS System Improvement Program. The objective of that program is to develop an improved RT-1478/ARC-201 radio capable of satisfying the following requirements packet data switching capability, provide position reporting capability, an automated interface into the Area Common User System, and implement improved forward error correction modes for data operation. The ground based system incorporates an Internet Controller in the Vehicular Adapter Assembly. The INC is a communications processor which interfaces to user data terminals, routes packet swithed data through the SINCGARS network, and provides automated entry into the Area Common User System. To accommodate these capabilities in airborne platforms, equivalent functionality will be incorporated into the existing communications processor onboard Army aircraft - the Improved Data Modem. ITT will provide system engineering support, software development documentation and source code to assist the IDM developer during the development of the IDM software. Upon completion of the development effort, ITT will intergrate the Improved Data Modem into the SINCGARS packet network testbed located at the ITT facility in Clifton. Interoperability Testing will be conducted between the ground and airborne packet systems. The government does not possess software configuration control for the Internet Controller. No technical data packages will be available until the system development is complete. Based on the above, this award will be awarded on a sole-source basis to ITT Corporation, Aerospace/Communications Division, Fort Wayne, IN. No other sources will be considered except for subcontrating opportunities. SEE Note 22. (0202)

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