Multi-TDL Management System
Elliot Brinkworth
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Contents
Introduction Progress to date Pre Main Gate Activities
Requirements capture Risk Reduction
Post Main Gate Activities Lines of Development JCIET 04
JICO Support System Project Plan Summary
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Introduction
Requirement for Multi TDL Management Out of Area Currently Link 11 & Link 16 Growth potential for new links
Category D project - £7M budget Initial Operating Capability in service by
December 2004
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Progress
Name has changed! Experience from OP TELIC/OIF reinforces case for
MTMS. Joint requirements capture with the JAPNMS
Replacement programme Stakeholder community established during URD
review process User Requirement Document Version 1 released Planning for Risk Reduction Phase underway.
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Multi-TDL Management
System
JTIDS Air Platform Network
Management System
(Replacement)
Out of Area UK Static
Multi-TDL Link 16 Only
TDL 17 TDL 13
Multi-TDL Management Capability
MTMS & JAPNMS(R)
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Pre Main Gate Activities
Develop System Requirement Document (SRD) Refine TJF SRD for JAPNMS(R) - L16 only Develop multi-link requirement for MTMS
Undertake Risk Reduction activities Inform and validate URD & SRD Explore risk areas
Data forwarding Voice comms
Develop documentation for Main Gate Submission TULIP Procurement Strategy, Business Case, Safety, Security, Logistics,
etc. Through Life Management Plan
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Joint Requirements Capture
URD
MTIENMS
OOA JAPNMS
UK Static
SRD
DOORS Database
DOORS Database
SRD
SRD
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Risk Reduction Activities
Air C2 Operational Evaluation Unit providing lead Equipment
In-service equipment & test tools IJSS - benchmark current US capability
Use equipment post MG (e.g. JCIET) Lessons learned will be applicable to the MTMS
solution. Basis for interim capability if required.
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Post Main Gate Activities
Acquire equipment Advance the remaining Lines of Development
Concepts & doctrine Manpower Training Force Structures Sustainment
Essential to provision of military capability Use of JCIET04 to assess this development.
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JICO Support System
Case for UK collaboration in JSS Requirement for US interoperability Economies of scale
Requirements Releasability of JSS ORD UK has the JSS TRD Map requirements from the JSS TRD to the MTMS URD
Information Exchange Information Exchange Agreement being staffed JSS MOA is the next step.
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Project Plan
SRD developmentRisk Reduction PlanningRisk Reduction PhaseMain GateMTMS acquistitionDevelopment of LoDsJCIET 04Initial Operating Cpability
Oct-03 Jan-04 Apr-04 Jul-04 Oct-04 Jan-05
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Summary
User Requirement defined Developing System Requirement Risk Reduction phase due to commence
January 2003 Non-equipment Lines of Development are key
to delivering capability JSS collaboration being studied.