Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS)

Mission — Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) source

The Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Broadcast fulfills the warfighter's requirements for worldwide threat warning and situational awareness information with timely dissemination of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) derived combat information. It also provides target tracking data to support threat avoidance, targeting, force protection, and situational awareness. This information is continually refined in near-real time by strategic, operational and tactical sensors. IBS Broadcast Baseline is comprised of the following: - IBS Over-the-Air (OTA) includes a Common Interactive Broadcast (CIB) on UHF (Ultra High Frequency) satellite channel using a Common Message Format (CMF), a Military Standard (MIL-STD) common waveform, a Tactical Data Processor (TDP) to filter and display messages and data, and CMF analysis tools and an IBS-alternate path via mission partner provided satellite communications (SATCOM). - IBS-Network Services (IBS-NS) includes two Global IBS Network Servers (GINS) and four Theater Interface Nodes (TINs) to support the geographic Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) -- Two GINS receive data from each theater and integrate this data into a worldwide picture available to all network/broadcast users. -- Four regional TINs allow local and out-of-theater users (not directly receiving IBS OTA broadcast) to still obtain access to the data disseminated over the IBS OTA broadcast. Additionally, the TIN will receive and inject data into the CIB for consumers without access to the theater CIB. This PE funds the modernization of and/or enhancements to IBS OTA and IBS NS to include performing development and testing to ensure integration with tactical terminals. FY26 funding supports: 1. IBS OTA Modernization: Integration and fielding IBS over Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Integration/testing/fielding common waveform architecture, IBS-Alternative Path (IBS-A), IBS-Low Earth Orbit (IBS-L), High Frequency (HF) capability, Starshield capability, and Line of Sight (LOS) capability. In addition, funding is sent to support Joint Tactical Terminal - Next Generation (JTT-NG) to incorporate new requirements. 2. IBS OTA Baseline Enhancements: Provides Tactical Display Processor (TDP) enhancements and cryptographic updates for IBS-A and IBS-L. 3. IBS-NS Modernization: Replatforms the IBS-NS capability to a new operating system on modern servers and refactors software to enable Legacy IBS Network transition to a cloud architecture. 4. Test and Evaluation: Performs test and evaluation activities of the IBS OTA and IBS-NS systems/sub-system components. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2024 0.508M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.er This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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