The U.S. Army will move forward with full-rate production on communication modules from PacStar and antennas from Cubic for its $700 million Transportable Tactical Command Communications (T2C2) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new equipment, coupled with T2C2 satellite terminals, helps troops on the battlefield to access the Army\u2019s tactical communications network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Army is set to spend more than $100 million on the T2C2 program each year through 2025 and plans to field 15 of the systems this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Army leaders have said the system provides soldiers an expeditionary, small, portable system that they can bring on with them on a military aircraft or a commercial aircraft. It also allows for command post operations for early-entry operations. Today, comparable systems are often too large to airlift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PacStar modules include two variants: a soldier-portable T2C2 Lite for early entry forces, essentially first responders, and a T2C2 Heavy for company-level command post\/forward operating base communications. The GATR antennas from Cubic allow for a larger dish size with transit volume and weight compared dishes. They also provide increased capability and bandwidth efficiency, the company said in a release<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The systems recently completed operational testing with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPacStar has a long and successful track record of delivering innovative, state-of-the-art tactical networking gear to military and civilian organizations,\u201d Peggy Miller, the company\u2019s chief executive, said in a Jan. 17 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike Twyman, president of Cubic Mission Solutions, said \u201cOur team has worked very hard to ensure that our GATR satellite systems offer transportability, high-bandwidth capabilities and ease of set up for Army units as they go into battle.\u201d
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