{"id":23493,"date":"2020-07-27T19:18:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T19:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/27\/the-army-is-procuring-its-new-tactical-network-tools\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:01:53","slug":"the-army-is-procuring-its-new-tactical-network-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2020\/07\/27\/the-army-is-procuring-its-new-tactical-network-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"The Army is procuring its new tactical network tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Army program office tasked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2019\/05\/24\/army-to-deliver-network-updates-every-2-years\/\" target=_blank>with network modernization<\/a> has started procuring its first iteration of new network tools, known as Capability Set \u201821.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical received mid-tier acquisition authority for Capability Set \u201921 in July this year, according to Paul Mehney, director of public communications at the office. Four infantry brigade combat teams will receive Capability Set \u201921 equipment in fiscal 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PEO C3T will procure Capability Set \u201921 to support fielding to the new tools to infantry and Stryker brigade combat teams from FY21 to FY23. Tools from Capability Set \u201921 will serve as the foundation for Capability Set \u201923, which will focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms\/2020\/05\/07\/where-the-next-iteration-of-the-armys-network-capabilities-is-heading\/\" target=_blank>improving resilient communications capabilities in contested environments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, the Army network team completed its critical design review for Capability Set \u201921. During the review, it finalized decisions regarding the types and amounts of technology needed across brigades, such as the number of single-channel radios versus leader radios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCritical design was as much about making sure that we ended up with a design that we could afford to buy in the quantities we promised as it was exploring specific technical issues,\u201d said then-Maj. Gen. David Bassett, who led PEO C3T and is now a three-star general serving as director of the Defense Contract Management Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Bassett said, going into the critical design review, the team thought it would be able to have a smaller quantity of leader radios, which are two-channel radios, and a larger quantity of single-channel radios. The Army ultimately landed back at the original quantities it envisioned and reduced the amount of single-channel radios while increasing the leader radio amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On satellite communications terminals, the Army had to grapple with the affordability of the number of the terminals. Bassett said they ultimately landed at a \u201cmiddle ground\u201d of satellite communications terminals, and Gallagher said it will be \u201ca lot\u201d more than what units have today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were some emerging technologies with which the Army experimented for Capability Set \u201921, but decided to defer them to Capability Set \u201923 because of affordability reasons or lack of technical maturity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe answer is not that we never want them, just that we\u2019re not confident enough in those capabilities and their affordability in this time frame to include them in our [Capability Set] \u201921 baseline,\u201d Bassett said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the Army\u2019s Network Cross-Functional Team began work on Capability Set \u201921 a few years ago, it was looking for existing technologies that could solve network capability gaps. 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