Challenges Ahead

The project is presently focused on providing enhanced capabilities including the mobiles platform upgrades. Platform availability will be an issue for mobile platform upgrades because the upgrade schedules need to be coordinated with maintenance schedules and the operational availability of the platforms. The tasks of integrating the HF upgrade equipment with existing communications systems of varying levels of maturity and sophistication, and accommodating the new equipment within the spaces available, will also be a risk to the mobiles program.