Info warfare technology event to feature potential Navy prototype opportunities

By Nick Wilson / September 12, 2022 at 1:40 PM

The Navy will take part in an upcoming industry event focused on information warfare research technologies that may be the basis for future Requests for Prototype Projects (RPPs).

According to a presolicitation announcement published by the Navy Friday, the Information Warfare Research Project 2 industry day will take place on Oct. 19 at the Charleston Gaillard Center in South Carolina.

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, as well as Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic and NIWC Pacific will attend.

One potential prototype topic slated for discussion is a Tactical Edge Multi-link Antenna Solution -- a prototype to provide “the minimal amount of antenna apertures to connect to various communications links to optimize Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) requirements at the tactical edge,” the announcement states.

Another possible opportunity is a language processing prototype that would provide natural language processing capabilities to Marine Corps analysts examining large volumes of daily report traffic data.

The Navy will also present two what are termed “Pre-Solicitation Collaborations” at the event.

The first, Project Tarkin, is a software system intended to provide electronic warfare capabilities across multiple platforms.

The second, Dynamic Satellite Communications Management and Control, would help allocate communication resources and graphically present operational information.

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