PM WIN-T - Project Manager Warfighter Information Network - Tactical

GBS

Mission

Global Broadcast Service (GBS) provides high-speed broadcast of large-volume information products such as video, imagery, maps, and weather data to deployed Tactical Operations Center (TOC) and garrisoned forces worldwide. This information informs and educates the Warfighter.

Description

GBS provides high-speed, one way flow of multimegabit video and data products that include NTSC video, large data files, map files, and web products. GBS operates as a system of broadcast sites with multiple receive suite types under the UHF Follow-On (UFO) Ka band satellites and the Wideband Global Satellite system, augmented as required by commercial Ku band satellites.

Capabilities

  • Transportable Ground Receive Suites (TGRS) allow deployed forces to directly receive national level data and full motion video and distribute to TOC LAN users
  • Theater Injection Point (TIP) provides the Combatant Command (COCOM)/ Combined Joint Force Command (JFCOM ) an In-theater uplink capability that broadcasts live UAV and other video feeds as well as data products generated in-theater
  • Transitioning to Joint IP Modem (JIPM) and moving Satellite Broadcast Manager to DISA Enterprise Computing Center (DECC) sites