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Rockwell Collins TTNT successfully demonstrated at JEFX 2004
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (October 06, 2004) - The U.S. Air Force recently performed a successful demonstration of the Rockwell Collins Tactical Targeting Network Technology
at the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) at Nellis Air Force Base.
“Rockwell Collins continues to be a leader in technologies that will enable the U.S. military achieve its vision of network
centric operations,” said Bruce King, Rockwell Collins vice president and general manager of Communications Systems, Government
Systems. “This successful demonstration shows that TTNT is rapidly maturing and is another example of how Rockwell Collins
is bringing connectivity to the battlespace.”
TTNT is the high throughput, low-latency solution for addressing the sensor to shooter link. TTNT is an Internet Protocol
(IP) based, high-speed, dynamic ad hoc network designed to enable the U.S. military to quickly target moving and time-critical
targets. With links capable of transmitting 2 Mbps of data over 100 nautical miles in 2 milliseconds, TTNT enables net-centric
sensor technologies to correlate information among multiple platforms, precisely locating time-critical targets. The JEFX
demonstration validated that TTNT can use nearly any type of IP application – including voice, text chat, streaming video
and still imagery. The system also demonstrated that it can allow warfighters to quickly join and depart from the network
on an ad hoc basis.
This network is intended to support more than 200 users for secure, jam-resistant transmissions at High Speed Internet throughputs,
and to allow reception of four or more receive streams simultaneously.
TTNT is under development for DARPA and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Rockwell Collins has been awarded $22.1 million
for Phase 3 of the program, which includes a multi-platform prototype demonstration of TTNT.
In 2001, Rockwell Collins was awarded Phase 1 of the program, valued at $1.5 million. This phase included the development
of TTNT requirements and a preliminary design of the technology. Phase 2, valued at $6.5 million, includes a complete hardware
design, full-scale network simulation, and an air-to-ground demonstration that verifies the ability to transmit data over
100 nautical miles. During Phase 3, 20 prototype terminals will demonstrate and validate the TTNT requirements in a scalability
flight demonstration using tactical combat aircraft.
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a leader in the design, production and support of communications and aviation electronics
solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide. Additional company information is available at www.rockwellcollins.com.
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