Air Force and Navy join in Joint Tactical Radio merger.DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE Nov. 21, 2003 The Air Force and Navy service acquisition executives (SAEs) have jointly decided to merge their respective Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS JTRS Joint Tactical Radio System JtRS Just The Right Shoe JTRS Just the Right Size JTRS Johnson Technical Reports Server JTRS Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship JTRS Jefferson Township Rescue Squad Cluster 3 and Cluster 4) acquisition programs. Both Department of the Air Force The executive part of the Department of the Air Force at the seat of government and all field headquarters, forces, Reserve Components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Air Force. Also called DAF. See also Military Department. and Department of Navy anticipate this merged acquisition will yield development and production efficiencies as well as interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. advantages for the Department of Defense. "The merger of the JTRS Cluster 3 and Cluster 4 programs will yield large dividends for the Navy, the Air Force and DoD in general. Joint interoperability is a cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to to the way we fight now and in the future. Combining our program efforts will ensure that a truly joint radio system is efficiently developed for our aerospace and maritime forces," said Marvin Sambur, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition. The Air Force and Navy SAEs have established a joint management and oversight
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"The Air Force and the Navy are taking a major step towards the goals of the JTRS program by merging Clusters 3 and 4. We can assure interoperability, reduce development costs, and lower acquisition costs by joining our efforts. More importantly, we can be certain that our warfighters will be able to easily communicate in the joint warfigting environment that Secretary Rumsfeld Rums·feld , Donald born 1932. American public official who was the youngest U.S. secretary of defense (1975-1977) when appointed by President Gerald Ford, and was reappointed in 2001 by President George W. Bush. is creating," said John J. Young Jr., assistant secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. "ASN") is the title given to certain senior officials in the U.S. Department of the Navy. They serve as chief assistants to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). for research, development and acquisition. Program leadership will rotate between Air Force and Navy at appropriate times during the acquisition cycle, with the Air Force initially taking the lead for the combined program. This balanced management approach has been structured to ensure a truly joint management team and resulting product. A combined request for proposal for the pre-system development and demonstration phase is being developed For more information please call the Air Force press desk at (703) 695-0640. |
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