JTRS Cluster 5 is managed in conjunction with the United States Army`s Program Manager for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T), part of the Program Executive Office, Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO-C3T) at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. The Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth is the contracting agency.

Cluster 5 will oversee acquisition development and production of JTRS handheld and manpack units and forms suitable for embedment into platforms requiring a Small Form Fit (SFF) radio for the 2Mhz - 2.5Ghz frequency range.

Cluster 5 will include several variants of the Small Form Fit radio and two versions of the handheld radio - a single channel model and a two-channel model (with the objective of producing a three-channel version). The manpack radio will have two configurable channels (with an objective of four configurable channels).

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Acquisition Strategy

To meet Service needs for expeditious delivery of handheld and manpack capabilities, Cluster 5 will use a spiral development process. The initial product spiral will conform to JTRS Operational Requirements Document (ORD)version 2.3 threshold requirements. The program will evolve to ORD version 3.2 requirements in the next spiral. In addition, JTRS waivers are not required by Services to procure the initial spiral of the Cluster 5 handheld and manpack products.

By meeting a subset of the full ORD requirements, Cluster 5 will deliver militarily useful capabilities that satisfy Joint Service needs.

Spiral 1 will comprise early delivery of handheld and manpack radios that are compliant with the JTRS SCA and capable of running the following waveforms:

SINCGARS ESIP

HAVEQUICK II

UHF AM/FM PSK

HF SSB w/ALE (manpack)

LMR (APCO 25)

COBRA

VHF AM/FM

UHF SATCOM DAMA (manpack)

Upgrade to MUOS (TBD)

Spiral 2 will comprise handheld, manpack and small form fit radios (single and dual channel) that can run spiral 1 waveforms as well as the following additional waveforms:

Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW)

WNW

EPLRS

ATC HF Data Link

VHF for ATC

MUOS

VHF ATC Data Link (NEXCOM)

SATURN

Cellular & PCS

IBS (TBD)

VHF AM ATC

Small form fit sets will be able to store at least two waveforms. Handheld sets will be able to store at least six waveforms. The manpack JTR sets will be able to store at least 10 waveforms. All Cluster 5 sets will have GPS capability, and will be capable of automatic retransmission and routing.

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Schedule

Spiral 1:

Engineering Development Model: 3rd Quarter FY05

Low Rate Initial Production: 4th Quarter FY06

Production: 3rd Quarter FY07

Spiral 2:

Engineering Development Model: 3rd Quarter FY06

Low Rate Initial Production: 4th Quarter FY07

Full Rate Production: 4th Quarter FY09

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Capabilities

Cluster 5 will provide for the following JTRS ORD-mandated waveform requirements:

Waveform Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit

SINCGARS ESIP X X X

HAVEQUICK II X X X

UHF SATCOM DAMA X

EPLRS X X X

WNW X X X

UHF SATCOM (-184) X

HF SSB w/ALE X

HF ATC Data Link X

VHF FM X X

VHF AM ATC X X

VHF/UHF FM LMR X X X

VHF ATC Data Link X

UHF AM/FM PSK X

SATURN X

Soldier Radio X X X

COBRA X X

MUOS CAI X X X

Cellular Radio & PCS X X X

IBS-M X

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Contracting

Cluster 5 anticipates one design/development contract for both spirals, with separate competition for full rate production of JTR sets.

Links

WIN-T www.dsainc.com/WIN-T/WIN-T.html

Contacts

JPO Cluster 5 Liaison

703-588-1064

jtrs.cluster5@hqda.army.mil

Cluster 5 Program Management Office