integrated tactical network Archives

Soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. (Photo by Sam Brooks, U.S. Army.)

Army tests high-altitude network extension at Project Convergence

The Army is experimenting with a variety of drones, to include high-altitude systems, to extend the range of its network.

Mar 8, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

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 wants different, more flexible buying models

The Army is looking at different, more flexible ways to purchase or reprogram capabilities as threats and technologies change.

Mar 7, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

A division got to test the Army’s upgraded network gear

For the first time, a division got to experiment with the Army's Integrated Tactical Network.

Dec 20, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Army Specialist Melvin Robertson, a signal support systems specialist, attached to Task Force Wolfhound participates in electronic warfare training in Djibouti, Africa on Feb. 9, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph P. LeVeille)

Army eyeing more frequent iterative development for its tactical network

While the Army is moving away from its capability set nomenclature, it will still be providing capabilities to units on an iterative basis, albeit, more frequently and…

Oct 6, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Charlie (Cold Steel) Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, along with Australian Defense Force (ADF) Soldiers takes a knee while on their way to an objective for a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, at the 5th Marine Combat Training Center, Puslatpur, Indonesia., Sept. 11, 2023. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. 1st Class Austin Berner)

Continued network experimentation informing future Army priorities with an eye on 2030

The Army is taking network equipment to the Pacific for experimentation after years of tests with Europe-focused units.

Oct 6, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

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…

Apr 10, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

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.

Mar 6, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

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.

Mar 3, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers demonstrate the Command Post Computing Environment prototype at Aberdeen Proving Ground. (U.S. Army photo by Dan Lafontaine, PEO C3T)

Army’s command post tool provides commanders improved situational awareness, DOD weapons tester says

The Command Post Computing Environment is operationally effective in supporting commanders and staff with improved situational awareness and mission command, according to DOT&E.

Jan 30, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

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.

Jan 12, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau