Soldiers' learning experience will be more intuitive, resembling the waysthey interact with their computers and digital accessories at home.
TAUNTON, Mass. -
General Dynamics C4 Systemsreceived a $59 million contract from the U.S. Army for new WarfighterInformation Network - Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 vehicles and related networkproducts to support Army soldier training. The new equipment, which includesSoldier Network Extension (SNE) and Point-of-Presence (PoP) vehicles, will haveupdated software that simplifies network operations. When delivered to the Army's LandWarNet Schoolin Fort Gordon, Ga., the vehicles and products will be folded into the Army'snew system-of-systems training curriculum. WIN-T Increment 2 is the Army's mobile, secure communications backbone.'WarrantOfficers are trained as the technical experts who ensure the mobile, WIN-TIncrement 2 network is operating as it should,' said Chris Marzilli, presidentof General Dynamics C4 Systems. 'They and other soldiers training on Increment2 will experience firsthand how operating the system is easier and more closelyresembles the way they interact with their computers and digital accessories athome.
'Feedbackfrom soldiers returning from Afghanistan and comments following NetworkIntegration Evaluations helped the General Dynamics and Army team improve theWIN-T Increment 2 network operations software. For example, a previous 10-step,12-minute power-up protocol is now only two-steps and takes less than half thetime. In making Increment 2 easier for soldiers to train, plan and operate, theycan remain focused on their mission.
Apart of Capability Set (CS) 13, the Army distributed WIN-T Increment 2 to fourBrigade Combat Teams and two Division Headquarters last year. This year, CS 14continues the distribution of WIN-T Increment 2 to additional Armyorganizations including the 101st Air Assault Division stationed inFort Campbell, Ky., and the 2nd and 3rd Brigade CombatTeams with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. CS 14 also includes enhanced mission command capabilitiesalong with the AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack and AN/PRC-154A Rifleman radios toseamlessly connect soldiers at the lowest echelons to their commanders and backto headquarters via WIN-T Increment 2.
The LandWarNet School, part of the Fort GordonCyber Center of Excellence, trains soldiers to operate WIN-T Increment 2 asthey prepare for future deployments.
Production of the WIN-T system andthe Soldier's Network takes place primarily at General Dynamics C4 Systems'facility in Taunton, Mass., and supports hundreds of jobs at General Dynamicsand supplier locations nationwide. More information about WIN-T and theSoldier's Network is available at www.thesoldiersnetwork.com.
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