Tactical Communications Commercialization
 

Tactical Communications Commercialization Contract (TC3)


The Client’s Challenge

In support of Operations JOINT FORGE and JOINT ENDEAVOR during the Balkan Conflict, U.S. Army aviation and ground forces needed secure and reliable telecommunications and data network services. The war-damaged commercial infrastructure of the region could not meet this need and Army telecommunications resources were required for other tactical requirements. An international telecommunications provider was tasked by the U.S. Department of Defense to reconstruct and integrate commercial telecommunications assets in the region that could be used to supplement and replace military assets.

Meeting the Challenge

Under a subcontract to the telecommunications provider, HAI provided local exchange site design, construction, operation, and relocation services. These sites combined local land line service with portable microwave and satellite transmission equipment, including Lucent Definity voice switches, N.E.T. Integrated Digital Network Exchange (IDNX) multiplexers, DEC Alpha file servers, Cisco routers, PairGain modems, and other voice and data network devices. HAI provided all network encryption technology and support for the segregation and security of U.S. and NATO SECRET information. To meet joint command requirements for tactical relocation, HAI designed and implemented strike-down and relocation procedures for assigned telecommunications facilities. In many cases, these strike-down and relocation events occurred during periods of hostile activity.

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