Raytheon To Pursue USAF $2B Transformational Military Communications Program

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"TMOS will provide the Department of Defense the network architecture development and the implementation of the operations and network management elements for the U.S. military's transformational communications initiative."

Aurora CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2004
Raytheon will lead an industry team in pursuit of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Mission Operations System (TMOS), a program to provide the warfighter a secure, interoperable, high-capacity global communications network. The contract will be awarded in fiscal year 2005.

The TMOS program is valued at about $2 billion and is administered by the MILSATCOM (Military Satellite Communications) Joint Program Office at the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. The TMOS contract award is scheduled for late fiscal year 2005.

TMOS will provide the Department of Defense the network architecture development and the implementation of the operations and network management elements for the U.S. military's transformational communications initiative.

TMOS addresses lessons learned during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom by enabling Internet-like connectivity, extending the Global Information Grid to the highly disadvantaged mobile user, and improving the efficiency of communications by transforming the way in which bandwidth is managed.

Through adaptive dynamic resource management, warfighters will be able to access and provide information while maintaining quality of service.

The Raytheon team, which includes Boeing, General Dynamics, and AT&T, was assembled nearly one year ago, boasting an unrivaled suite of capabilities in the areas of mission systems integration, government and commercial networks, network security, and mobile communications.

"The breadth and depth of our network development and operations experience coupled with our ability to deliver large software development programs on time and within budget are the key discriminators in this pursuit," said Ray Kolibaba, vice president of Space Systems for Raytheon.

"By leveraging each teammate's strengths, we can greatly benefit the customer and ultimately the warfighter."

The Raytheon-led team will establish a secure, dynamic networking architecture that is drawn from current government programs and based upon proven commercial and government products.

The architecture will ensure that the warfighters and combatant commanders will reap the benefits of TMOS to gain interoperability communications with simplified and tailorable systems and interfaces.

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

France And NATO Sign Satellite Communications Agreement

Paris, France (SPX) Dec 03, 2004
The United Kingdom, France and Italy have signed an agreement with NATO to provide UHF and SHF satellite communications capacity for 15 years, starting in January 2005.

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