The US Army has awarded a contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) to continue the engineering and development work for the warfighter information network-tactical (WIN-T) Increment 3 systems.
Valued at $96m, the first task order includes technology upgrades for WIN-T Increment 2, which is claimed to deliver a significant leap forward in network capacity, system reliability, robustness and ease of use.
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The contract will have a maximum potential value of $475m, if all options are exercised.
General Dynamics C4 Systems president, Chris Marzilli, said the WIN-T Increment 3 ensures that the WIN-T systems keep benefiting troops operating in harm’s way, while increasing the cost-effectiveness of the army’s Increment 2 investments.
”Increment 3 will also deliver long-term cost savings by reducing the use of overburdened and expensive satellites, while improving the system’s ease-of-use,” Marzilli said.
Under the contract, the company will integrate an additional line-of-sight communications layer into Increment 2, which will thicken the WIN-T network using an unmanned aerial vehicle or other airborne platform to boost communications flexibility and capacity, critical to highly dispersed forces operating in isolated areas.
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By GlobalDataDesigned to provide commanders with mission command on the move, the WIN-T Increment 2 represents a top priority of the army’s modernisation plan, and is currently deployed with the 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division soldiers in Afghanistan.
Both WIN-T Increment 2 and Increment 3 comprise the cornerstone of army’s network modernisation strategy, which includes the AN/PRC-154A Rifleman and AN/PRC-155 two-channel manpack tactical radios, Nett Warrior, as well as mission command on-the-move capabilities, such as the command post of the future (CPOF).
Manufactured at GDC4S’ facility in Taunton, Massachusetts, US, the WIN-T is the army’s mobile battlefield network system, providing soldiers with mission critical voice, video and data to enhance battlefield awareness.
Image: the WIN-T Increment 2 system installed on a US Army vehicle during testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, US. Photo: courtesy of Amy Walker.
