L3Harris Technologies to develop U.S. Air Force Common Tactical Edge Network

L3Harris Technologies received a U.S. Air Force contract award to develop a Common Tactical Edge Network providing an aerial military Internet of Things to support the Advanced Battle Management System and Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiatives. The system will include a meshed network of defense and commercial resources, enhancing aerial interoperability for U.S. and allied forces by incorporating commercial-like, high-speed data processing and sharing at the tactical edge. CTEN will initially connect Air Force aerial platforms that currently operate with incongruent network architectures with the potential to improve connectivity across the entire joint force. CTEN’s data fusion will enable warfighters controlling multiple platforms to think and operate as one, greatly shortening the decision cycle.