Army Goes to Full-Rate Production of Mobile Comms WIN-T

By Tactical Weapons

The following is a press release from PEO C3T:

The Army has received approval to proceed to full-rate production, or FRP, and fielding of its mobile tactical communications network backbone, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, or WIN-T, Increment 2.

The approval was the result of a Defense Acquisition Board, or DAB, review of the program conducted in May.

Obtaining the FRP decision means that the program has been deemed mature, has met all its basic requirements and reduced its risk to the point where the program can proceed with fielding for the duration of the program lifecycle. The FRP decision enables the program office to procure and field the capability to all remaining Army units, which are projected to receive WIN-T Increment 2 through FY2028.

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“In support of Operation Enduring Freedom [OEF], divisions and brigade combat teams, deploying to Afghanistan, have utilized WIN-T Increment 2 capabilities to provide connectivity while on the move in remote areas, support regional advise and assist missions and to provide vital network reach back connectivity in a variety of missions,” said Col. Ed Swanson, project manager WIN-T. “With this Defense Department decision, we can proceed into full-rate production, …read more

Source:: Tactical Life