General Dynamics [GD], part of the winning Lockheed Martin [LMT] team selected for the $766 million work on the Joint Tactical Radio System for Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Stations, yesterday announced its portion of the work.
JTRS is a family of advanced communication systems expected to replace current radios in all the services and provide secure Internet-like capabilities and networking to include voice, text, audio, and video. AMF JTRS will be integrated into more than 150 airborne, shipboard and fixed-stations.
The Lockheed Martin team including General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], will provide the tactical communications and networking solutions for the Air Force, Army, Navy and other users. The Lockheed Martin AMF JTRS team selection over a Boeing [BA]-led team was announced March 29 (Defense Daily, March 31). The AMF JTRS team will design, develop, integrate, test and deliver advanced, reliable, tactical networked communications solutions providing joint interoperability with secure information flow.
General Dynamics C4 Systems will lead the development and integration of the maritime and fixed site joint tactical radios including qualification and certification. General Dynamics will also provide information assurance services including all Type 1 information security modules, certification and accreditation for the radios and, at the system level, that includes the processing of High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor services for classified data.
Additionally, General Dynamics is responsible for the global installation of radio sets at fixed sites. The work on the program will be done in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Joint Program Executive Office is responsible for JTRS. The primary support organization for JPEO JTRS is the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.