The Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) late yesterday said that Harris Corp. [HRS] has received Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Certification for the AN/PRC-152A(V)(C) operating Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) software version 1.01.1C.
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| AN/PRC-152A Photo: Harris Corp. |
This means that the AN/PRC-152A radio has undergone extensive testing and met the minimum criteria for SRW 1.01.1C interoperability with other tactical communication platforms and communication security.
Achieving JTRS Certification means a device is ready to operate in a Department of Defense or service network architecture and environment.
“The JTNC TACC process supports the non-developmental item (NDI) acquisition strategies of the DoD and the services in building tactical networks that are interoperable and secure using radios running JTRS waveforms,” said Mark Compton, JTNC’’s director and assistant program executive officer for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). “It is open to vendors porting JTRS Waveforms onto their products, directly supporting the Department’s Better Buying Power (BBP) focus on promoting effective competition and incentivizing innovation.”
JTRS Certification is part of the JTNC Technical Assessments for Certification and Compliance (TACC) process, an evolving initiative to ensure end-to-end joint service interoperability and security, the JTNC said in a statement.
The rigorous process verifies and validates that software-defined radios operating JTRS Waveforms have undergone technical assessments to mitigate development and government procurement risks.
As the Army pursues networked forces. the AN/PRC-152A radio has been part of the equipment evaluations called Network Integration Evaluations (NIE). Harris has sought JTRS Certification for the radio, which the company has been continuously improving in response to feedback from the NIE and advances in technology (Defense Daily, Oct. 25, 2011).