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Northrop Grumman has successfully integrated and demonstrated a new High Capacity Backbone (HCB) capability developed by L3Harris Technologies with its platform agnostic gateway systems.
The demonstration combined existing gateway translations across data links and AI enhanced networking, enabling a live over-the-air test.
The HCB gateway capability is expected to enable data flow 300 times faster than the speeds previously available to help develop an advanced network architecture to support the US Department of Defense’s (DOD) Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) program.
“With this successful demonstration, we have taken HCB-enabled gateways from concept to reality in less than one year,” Ian Reynolds, director of network solutions at Northrop Grumman, said.
“Our platform agnostic, HCB-enabled gateway systems are designed to deliver the enhanced connectivity and secure processing speeds needed to introduce a wide range of new capabilities that will be critical for maintaining a technological advantage in network-centric, all-domain environments.”
The L3Harris-built HCB system leverages AESA apertures, capable of supporting 600 Mbps.
The demonstration marks a new milestone in a broader program to deliver an Open Mission System and Open Communications System (OMS-OCS) capabilities needed for the JADC2 network using industry standard hardware (3U VPX).
The next-generation technology will be used to gather data from the HCB network to rapidly share actionable information across air, land, sea and space domains.
The gateways include a multi-level security system, cloud computing, machine learning, secure and ethical artificial intelligence, datalinks and third-party software and sensor solutions.
Northrop Grumman’s HCB-enabled gateway systems is tipped to enhance the situational awareness picture for warfighters operating in JADC2 environments.
“As the premier provider of high capacity directional CDL networks, L3Harris looks forward to supporting the DoD’s JADC2 efforts with future HCB team demonstrations,” Ron Fehlen, vice president and general manager, US Air Force programs at L3Harris, said.
“Our resilient communications, airborne fielded datalinks, and high bandwidth allows a High-Capacity Backbone to move massive data rapidly across networks and create path diversity over the tactical edge to keep warfighters connected.”
Northrop Grumman’s advanced networking technologies, including its HCB gateway systems, help warfighters and branches of the military easily communicate and securely share a Common Operational Picture to create actionable information across air, land, sea and space.
[Related: Northrop Grumman wins NATO ground surveillance contract]
