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PacStar Packs In Solutions for the U.S. DoD

September 24, 2020

A core part of many PacStar 400-Series packaging and transport solutions is PacStar Smart Chassis. PacStar Smart Chassis provides a mechanical and electrical standalone capability to house up to four or five PacStar 400-Series modules, and may be utilized as stand-alone entities or as components in a larger system.

PacStar has been awarded a tactical network communications contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). PacStar is a developer and supplier of advanced communications solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Under the contract, PacStar will deliver its PacStar 400-Series platform for SCOUT (Scalable Class of Unified Terminals) in support of the U.S. Army Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) program. The ITN is a concept that incorporates the Army’s current tactical network environment with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and transport capabilities to enable communications in disconnected, intermittent and limited (DIL) bandwidth environments.

“As the U.S. Army and other DoD organizations continue to pursue expeditionary style warfare and engage more agile, smaller units, they must support on-the-move warfighters who often enter remote and mobile environments with limited communications equipment and uncertain infrastructure,” said Peggy J. Miller, CEO of PacStar. “PacStar offers a proven, and reliable tactical communications platform that demonstrated superior Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) capabilities during ITN tests, accelerating DoD modernization efforts.”

SCOUT provides small teams with expeditionary satellite capabilities for low bandwidth communications and exchange of secure and non-secure data, voice, and video. PacStar 400-Series solutions will be delivered to four Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) as part of the ITN Capability Set 21 rollout, delivering key capabilities optimized for small, agile units. This will enable:

  • Improved agility for smaller units. The U.S. Army now operates with smaller teams such as Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), which require lightweight communications equipment that allow them to quickly maneuver. With PacStar 400-Series family of small form factor modular communication products, unmatched agility is now available, as it includes routing, switching, and advanced network services in lightweight packaging.
  • Simplified training and deployment. With this modular and extensible platform, users can train once and operate multiple systems over time. By adopting PacStar 400-Series, the ITN program can ensure commonality of the platform across Infantry Brigade Combat Teams. Because expeditionary warfighters frequently rotate, taking their operating knowledge base with them, a common platform reduces overhead and training costs.
  • PacStar 400-Series is extensively tested by third party laboratories to meet demanding MIL-STD environmental requirements, and is field proven in multiple, large, DoD programs – ensuring maximum communications uptime even in austere environments.

PacStar also provides the baseband solution for the Army’s Transportable Tactical Command Communications (T2C2) program based on PacStar 400-Series. The T2C2 Program of Record is providing SCOUT in support of the Army’s Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB). As a result of this contract, a SCOUT variant will be included in the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN), providing commonality across platforms and reducing the unique hardware components in the Army network.

Filed Under: Business Moves, Contracts, Military

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