UK Joint Network Management System achieves IOC
Following final installation of the Thales Joint Network Management System (JNMS), the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has determined the system can now be used operationally, the company has announced.
Thales stated on 23 September that the Interim Operational Capability (IOC) Site Acceptance Test (SAT) event was conducted simultaneously across the UK at the six terminal sites.
‘The SAT, carried out by personnel from Thales at Templecombe, was witnessed by the UK MoD, various customer organisations and military users. JNMS successfully passed SAT and the fixed system was formally accredited and granted an Interim Authority to Operate; therefore, JNMS can be used operationally with immediate effect,’ a company statement said.
Used by all three UK Services, the Thales JNMS system provides the UK with the capability to dynamically manage and monitor the operational exchange of secure data across multiple Link 16 networks.
Multi-link operational data can be received and forwarded within UK airspace and beyond from other agencies and Tactical Data Link capable platforms.
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