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Tactical radios are driving force behind the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) suite of communications and networking hardware and software that provides voice and data communication capabilities to tactical units, and were employed by the 25th Infantry Division throughout the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01 exercise, held at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in November 2023. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army/Sam Brooks)

Army developing next generation of command and control for all units, echelons

The Army is marching down a dual-track path to modernize how its units command and control: C2 fix to address the near term and C2 next for…
U.S. soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Signal Corps conduct war simulation training Oct. 5, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California. During PC22 many systems were slated to be tested to determine how future command-and-control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Software will be ‘most critical capability’ in future fights against advanced foes: senior Army official

The Army is looking to bake in software from the beginning of programs, including a new network design where divisions — not brigades — are the main…
A U.S. soldier of 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), communicates over the radio during Saber Junction 18 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 23 , 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dhy’Nysha Shaw)

Army working to reduce network complexity for brigades and lower level formations

As the Army is shifting to the division as the main unit of action and continuing to iteratively modernize its tactical network, it is seeking to alleviate…
A forward observer with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division uses Integrated Tactical Network components during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, in January, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Justin Eimers, PEO C3T Public Affairs)

The Army is consolidating all network activity into a single program executive office

The Army is combining efforts from PEO C3T and EIS to optimize a unified network from the tactical to enterprise level.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Hamilton, a Tactical Air Control Party specialist, ensures safety on the range while guiding air support with simulated data received from an Army ground commander during Exercise Scarlet Dragon on Fort Bragg, N.C., February 1, 2023. Scarlet Dragon is a joint exercise synchronizing efforts from all branches using Artificial Intelligence to precisely target an enemy’s location. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Osvaldo Fuentes)

Army looking at what a division commander needs for next iterative tactical network build

The Army is working on answering questions for what division commanders need the tactical network to do as they zero in on designing it for division formations.
Soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) conduct dismounted operations during Dragoon Ready 2023 using the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capabilities, which include 2-channel Leader and Manpack radios, single channel radios, and Nett Warrior end-user devices for communications with personnel in the Strykers and command post. The event served as the second ITN operational testing event (Ops Demo Phase II) for Capability Set (CS) 23 (Photo Credit: Sgt. Rebecca Call)

Army concludes capstone event for next iteration of network equipment

Following the phase II operations demonstration, the Army will be taking lessons to inform the final fielding decision for Capability Set 23.
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A forward observer with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division uses Integrated Tactical Network components during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, in January, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Justin Eimers, PEO C3T Public Affairs)

Army network design for 2025 to focus on division level for first time

The Army's Capability Set 25 will focus holistically on the division as opposed to brigades.
A U.S. soldier of 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), communicates over the radio during Saber Junction 18 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 23 , 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dhy’Nysha Shaw)

Iterative development paradigm shift to fielding network equipment is paying dividends for Army

Army officials say a paradigm shift tin how it develops and fields network equipment has made a difference.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a platoon live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 2, 2022. The exercise demonstrated the squadron’s use of the newly fielded Integrated Tactical Network (ITN). (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Parr)

Army live-fire exercise helps refine forthcoming tactical network equipment

A recent exercise in Germany aided Army program officials working to modernize the service's tactical network.
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