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Army Steadily Integrating Open Architecture On Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Fleets

Army Steadily Integrating Open Architecture On Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Fleets
A Humvee and a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle stand on display for size comparison at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 2, 2017. Senior leaders from U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command test drove the vehicle through one of Fort Eustis’ training areas to experience the new suspension and overall feel of the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)

Component by electronic component, the Army is slowly installing modular open communications architectures on its legacy tactical trucks by requiring new technologies to adhere to set technical standards.As new equipment like advanced precision navigation and timing (PNT) systems are installed on Humvees and other wheeled Army vehicles, the Combat Support and Combat Service Support Program Office is requiring manufacturers to build them to a set of standards called Vehicular Integration for Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C4ISR) /…

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