[SatNews] In competitive bidding, ARINC Engineering Services, LLC has retained its key role as Technical Support provider to USSTRATCOM for the joint planning and management of Satellite Communications (SATCOM) resources of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Under a follow-on Air Force contract recently awarded, ARINC will continue support and development work on the Joint Satellite Communications Management and Planning System (JSMPS) and the related Joint Integrated SATCOM Tool (JIST). ARINC’s Omaha-based management team and Colorado Springs-based software development team have supported the development and implementation of JSMPS since winning the original contract in 2005. The follow-on award is for a one-year base, four one-year options, and one additional option period. JSMPS is the hub of a net-centric suite of DoD databases and applications, providing global mission management of SATCOM resources. The JIST tool is intended to manage satellite access for DoD stakeholders through a request and authorization process. ARINC’s services under the contract are to include technical support; hardware and software installation and integration; database and software development; continued development and deployment of existing JSMPS/JIST tools and capabilities; continued updating and employment of key SATCOM management and planning data; data manipulation and presentation; testing, demonstration, and fielding of developed software systems; and hardware and software sustainment and support activities.
JSMPS/JIST is being matured into a web-enabled database and application suite for use by all DoD SATCOM stakeholders. It will also provide a robust and secure environment for collaborative Electro-magnetic and Radio Frequency Interference (EMI/RFI) detection, tracking, analysis and mitigation. The mature product is expected to expand on existing capabilities by adding assignment and execution data for all remaining DoD SATCOM systems and data from existing and programmed SATCOM system management and planning applications and databases. This data will be made readily available as an integrated and user-defined operational picture.
ARINC Incorporated has also accomplished the deployment of four new remote ground stations to enhance its GLOBALinkSM/VHF data link network for aviation in South Korea.
Two new ground stations were recently deployed to provide GLOBALink/VHF coverage at Cheongju International and Yeosu International Airports. ARINC also deployed two auxiliary ground stations at Gimpo International and Incheon International Airports. The station deployments were accomplished with the support of two ARINC Asia Pacific GLOBALink partners, South Korea’s AirMedia, and Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (AEROTHAI). The expansion brings ARINC’s South Korean network to a total of 11 ground stations. These new stations will provide domestic and international carriers, such as Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, with faster and more reliable operational messaging. This will enhance in-flight data transfer and communications between airline operations centers and flight decks, and among carriers. Airlines arriving and departing from South Korea will benefit from more accurate reporting of aircraft movements and status, while congestion on voice radio channels can be reduced. Data link enables air crews to exchange information with ground crews and airline host systems anywhere in the world without the limitations of voice radio. Data link improves flight deck processes and increases efficiency with clear, accurate, and unambiguous messages delivered directly to the crew via either a cockpit display or a printer. As data link also stores messages, flight crews can review and verify all operational instructions for enhanced safety.
