Quint Networking Technology (QNT)

Program Manager: Lt Col Stephen Waller (TTO)

Mission:

In a network centric battle space, U.S. Forces must exploit distributed sensor platforms to rapidly and precisely find, fix, track, and engage static and moving targets in real time. There are several relevant thrusts to time critical targeting and strike areas within the Services. One aspect of these thrusts is to use data links to fully integrate tactical UAVs, dismounted ground forces and weapon control into the future network centric warfare environment.

The Quint Networking Technology (QNT) is a modular network data link program focused on providing a multi-band modular capability to close the seams between five nodes - Aircraft, UCAV, Weapons, tactical UAV and dismounted ground forces. The specific intended QNT hardware users are weapons, air control forces on the ground (dismounted) and tactical UAV's. These three are the focal points of the QNT effort with the other two elements using hardware and waveforms from established programs. The assumption is these other two types of platforms provide a starting point for building capability for the other three elements.