Communication & Tactical Data Links
Before procuring a CIS/ TDL capability,
there are many issues to research in terms of Policy, Doctrine, Concepts and current/future technologies. Furthermore, there are many aspects
to define and develop in terms of user and system requirements, infrastructure needs, interoperability with other systems of interest,
selection of appropriate standards and augmentation of those standards in order to define the specific solution. JCSys
Ltd has extensive experience of working within all of these areas and is a first class organisation with which to engage to ensure that CIS/ TDL
capabilities fulfil the needs of the operational community.
Our close working relationship with the JCSys EAS Business Unit allows us to assist our customers in deriving system solutions that are
based on well conceived decisions that have been recorded in an EA, thereby enabling
a link to be made back to Capability Requirements, as necessary to meet the customer’s needs.
CIS/TDL capabilities are inherently
complex in nature and, particularly in the case of TDLs, require significant integration within a mission/combat system. JCSys Ltd
has a wealth of experience in all aspects of such integration from the fusion of sensors and data to the presentation and control of such
data in terms of the Human Machine Interface.
The JCSys team is fully conversant with all of key NATO standards that are applicable to the
procurement of TDL solutions including STANAGs 5511, 5516, 5522, 5616, 5602 and 4175, as
well as the key US equivalents such as MIL-STD 6016C and USN OPSPEC 516.2.
JCSys Ltd is also well versed with the appropriate aspects of the iSMART (interoperable Systems Management And Requirements Transformation),
and the former TULIP (Through Life Interoperability Planning) processes that assist in this, and indeed all other parts of the life cycle,
and are experienced practitioners in the application of the supporting eSMART toolset.
The team also has intimate knowledge of the key US standards that are specific to VMF including MIL-STD 6017 (VMF message standard), MIL-STD
2045-47001 (Message Header standard) and MIL-STD 188-220 (Combat Net Radio standard). |
