| | Commander's Tactical Terminal (CTT) |
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| | Primary Purpose | The CTT is a joint system that provides the war |
| | fighter access to information from selected |
| | national and theater level, near-real-time |
| | intelligence data broadcasts. This information |
| | is used to enhance the commander's ability to |
| | perform intelligence preparation of the battle |
| | space (IPB); maintain situational awareness (SA); |
| | receive indications and warnings (I&W); and |
| | provide additional targeting information. |
| | Sub-Functions | CTT feeds information into a variety of connected |
| | intelligence, operations, air defense, and fire |
| | support nodes and systems. |
| | Equipment Requirements | CTT consists of the USC-55 Tactical Command |
| | System with its components as the CD-81 Signal |
| | Data Processor, RT-1714 Radio |
| | Receiver/Transmitter, and cable assembly. CTT |
| | has three terminal configurations: CTT1, CTT2 |
| | (CTT/HR), and CTT3 (CTT/H3). CTT1 has one |
| | full-duplex channel for transmit and receive in |
| | TRIXS. CTT2 has two channels for receive in |
| | TRIXS, TIBS, TDDS and TADIXS-B. CTT3 has three |
| | channels for receive in TRIXS, TIBS, TDDS and |
| | TADIXS-B, and one channel for transmit in TRIXS |
| | and TIBS. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | All operator selectable functions are manipulated |
| | through the host system interface. The CTT has |
| | an UHF frequency range of 225 MHz to 400 MHz. |
| | Channels are 5 KHz and 25 KHz bandwidth. The CTT |
| | provides HAVE Quick II (HQII) frequency hopping |
| | control and is frequency and bandwidth compatible |
| | with other HQII compatible systems. The CTT |
| | operates simultaneously with any number of HQII |
| | Nets without mutual interference. |
| | Crypto Requirements | The CTT Communications Security |
| | (COMSEC)/Transmission Security (TRANSEC) Function |
| | contains two embedded COMSEC algorithms -- |
| | KGV-11 and KGR-96. CTT can be operated at the |
| | Special Compartmented Information (SCI) or SECRET |
| | collateral security levels. Each broadcast |
| | received by CTT has unique cryptographic key |
| | requirements. |
| | Normal Locations | CTTs are found on fixed, mobile, airborne, and |
| | surface platforms. CTT is the most common |
| | Intelligence Broadcast Receiver (IBR) currently |
| | integrated into Marine Corps systems. CTTs are |
| | present in the Tactical Air Operation Center |
| | (TAOC) in the Sector Anti-Air Warfare Facility |
| | (SAAWF), and Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) |
| | which are parts of the Marine Air Command and |
| | Control System (MACCS). Also CTT is found in the |
| | Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance Processing |
| | and Exploitation System (TERPES), and the |
| | Intelligence Analysis System (IAS). Army Systems |
| | include Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) (RC-12), |
| | GRCS Integrated Processing System (IPF), Joint |
| | Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) |
| | Common Ground Station (CGS), and the Patriot |
| | Operations Center. Air Force systems include |
| | Rivet Joint (RC-135), U-2 and Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System (CARS) Deployable Ground Station (DGS). Navy systems include selected aircraft carriers, Aegis Cruisers, and destroyers. |
| Information Managed | The terminals allow users to receive Integrated |
| Broadcast Service (IBS) networks: Tactical |
| Reconnaissance Intelligence eXchange Service |
| (TRIXS), Tactical Information Broadcast Service |
| (TIBS), TRAP (Tactical Related APplications) Data |
| Dissemination System (TDDS), and Tactical Data |
| Information eXchange System-B (TADIXS-B). In |
| addition to receiving, CTT transmits TRIXS or |
| TIBS data on those respective networks (CTT3 |
| only). |
| Products Created | CTT receives and transmits compatible broadcast |
| intelligence derived data messages and exchanges |
| those messages with a variety of connected user |
| systems. |
| Lead Service/Contractor | US Army/Raytheon. |
| Current Fielding Status | System quantities fielded DOD wide: CTT1 |
| unknown, CTT/HR ~ 280, and CTT/H3 ~ 175. The |
| USMC has ~ 36 CTT2 and CTT3s. Fielding is |
| complete. |
| Known Problems | CTTs frequently lose receive sync without |
| operator notification and fails to regain sync |
| without operator intervention. System is capable |
| of processing incoming messages faster than it |
| is able to output processed messages on its |
| serial interface connection. |
| DIICOE Compliance Rating | None. |
| Point of Contact | Mr. David Whitney, HQMC, Intelligence Dept, Plans |
| and Policy Division, Tactical Exploitation of |
| National CAPabilities (TENCAP). |
| Capt Thomas Gainor, USMC, MCCDC, WDID, |
| Requirements, C4I, Intelligence Requirements. |
| GySgt Michael Meyer, MarCorSysCom, C4ISR, PM |
| Intelligence, IBR Project Officer. |
| Updated by | Capt Michael Brooks, USMC, CCSC-01. |
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