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Overview

Secure, Multi-Channel Tactical Communications for Real-Time Situational Awareness

Leonardo DRS Joint Tactical Terminals provide secure, near-real-time access to integrated broadcast services that support faster, more informed decisions across air, ground and maritime operations. Built on a modular, multi-channel software-defined radio architecture, the terminal family receives, processes and transmits critical threat, survivor and blue force tracking data while helping reduce platform SWaP-C demands.

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Key Capabilities

Beyond-Line-of-Sight Communications (BLOS): Multi-Channel communications for receiving high-volume intelligence data.
Integrated Situational Awareness: Connect tactical users with near-real-time threat, survivor, blue force and red force tracking information worldwide.
Multi-Channel, Multi-Waveform Capability: Use of a software-defined radio architecture with capacity to support additional waveforms as mission needs evolve.
Receive and Transmit Services: Support both Integrated Broadcast Service receive functions and Common Interactive Broadcast data transmission.
Proven, Interoperable Terminals: Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)certified systems, with a 30-year legacy of Leonardo DRS terminals designed, tested, certified, produced and integrated.

Joint Tactical Terminal – X

Hybrid SATCOM Terminal

Selected to modernize Naval Aviation’s layered communications, Global Lightning architecture, the Joint Tactical Terminal – X (JTT-X) is scheduled to be the DoW’s first NSA-certified, high-assurance Internet Protocol encryption (HAIPE), full operational Hybrid SATCOM Terminal (HST).

JTT-X moves tactical data – red force/blue force disposition, target tracks, and threat data – directly into the aircraft main computer, giving aircrews resilient, near real-time situational awareness in contested and complex mission environments.

Hybrid, mixed-network SATCOM

Combines military and commercial satellite communications links in a single terminal, including proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) architectures

PACE-X smart waveform switching

Processing resources to autonomously select the optimal communications mode based on mission, environment, area of responsibility, and priority

Open, modular architecture

Designed for future growth into UHF, S-band, L-band, and multi-vendor pLEO waveforms

Two-unit red/black design

Isolates classified processing from unclassified RF and power functions for TEMPEST compliance and easier integration

SOSA-aligned, MOSA open-systems approach

3U VPX SOSA expansion slots enable technology insertion and capability growth to pace the need

Field-upgradeable software and firmware

Rapidly fields new capability and refreshes technology without being locked into closed, platform-specific designs

Next Generation Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT-NG)

Chosen by the U.S. Army to replace aging Joint Tactical Terminals ensuring military services keep pace with evolving technical advancements. The JTT-NG uses the DRS KOV-142 encryption device that is NSA certified to crypto modernization requirements. It significantly reduces Size, Weight and Power for the terminals it replaces. JTT-NG is available in receive only and transmit/receive configurations. It is in full-rate production and being employed in systems world-wide.

The JTT-NG is the smallest, most capable integrated broadcast service transceiver and/or receiver solution available, and it is certified by the Joint Interoperability Testing Center. JTT-NG provides the most comprehensive near real-time battlespace awareness capability to the warfighter by communicating millions of threat, survivor, and blue force tracking reports daily.

These advanced tactical receiver and transceiver systems are stand-alone, interoperable, beyond line-of-sight, and miniaturized common interactive broadcast systems with a 66% reduction in size, weight and power to meet warfighter requirements. With embedded capabilities to support future waveforms, the JTT-NG is the best long-term technical solution to meet critical mission needs.The JTT Program office is currently accepting orders.

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