“I think the most important thing that I’m communicating to industry is that we need a flexible network in the future,” Mark Kitz, leader of PEO C3T, told Breaking Defense. “And we need to be able to iterate our programs so we can have that flexible network in the future.”
By Jaspreet Gill“I don’t want one teammate. I want a team of industry that’s going after this really robust set of applications that modernizes this sort of monolithic, single application,” Mark Kitz told Breaking Defense.
By Jaspreet Gill“It will provide commercial SATCOM subscription services, which include SATCOM coverage in different locations, terminals, bandwidth, training if required by the unit and help desk services,” Paul Mehney, public communications director for Army PEO C3T, told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens“I think across our entire portfolio, there are opportunities for us to simplify and deliver capabilities that allow for our units to have a more flexible network infrastructure,” Mark Kitz said.
By Jaspreet GillNo current contracts, awards, jobs or physical moves are being affected by the PEOs restructuring, an Army spokesman said, but the reorg aims to streamline technical capabilities.
By Jaspreet GillThe service credited Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts with “postur[ing] the Army to deliver a data-centric optimized network design for a division fighting formation that will support the Army of 2030.”
By Jaspreet GillMark Kitz succeeds Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts, who led the office since June last year.
By Jaspreet GillThe way the historic PEO organizations were initially set up was “for a reason,” but now the Army is modernizing, and the shift is needed to support its unified network, Young Bang said.
By Jaspreet GillThe Army has nixed future “Capability Set” upgrade packages for brigade networks in favor of smaller, more frequent updates, with the most complex technology reserved for division and corps HQs.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Army believes that by moving to a “managed service” model for satellite communications, it will be able to “keep up with new solutions as they come out,” Col. Shane Taylor tells Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens“I’ve challenged the team here today: What can we do in terms of looking at next generation requirements? You know, big bets, whether it’s in the transport layer, all of our tactical radios, what do we need to do to get the next generation of evolution,” Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters.
By Jaspreet Gill and Andrew Eversden“…[W]hen you have a living and breathing threat, you need to think about the things such as a contested and congested environment,” Maj. Gen. Rob Collins, the service’s program executive officer for command, control, communications-tactical (PEO C3T) said.
By Jaspreet GillLatest version of the AStRA competition will focus on networking tools and power sources.
By Andrew Eversden and Theresa HitchensIn the Georgia woods, Army tests combinations of line-of-sight and satellite links to keep in constant contact, but it’s not perfect, or cheap.
By Andrew Eversden