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.