Aimed at replacing the BACN etc and at getting the F-22/35 to talk with each other and all the L16 world?
AW&ST : Raytheon Wins Contract to Link UAVs, Aircraft
"The U.S. military still has a problem getting different types of aircraft to communicate with each other. But DARPA is working to change that, seeding companies to link manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. As part of that effort, Raytheon has won two contracts worth $9 million under DARPA’s Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization program.
The goal is to easily share information with different types of sensors on different aircraft, even in contested environments. “First, we will adapt radio parameters in reaction to changing information needs and conditions, so current and future airborne networks can communicate with each other,” says Jason Redi, vice president for Raytheon BBN Technologies Networking and Communications. “Second, we will create an efficient way to share information across and between networks that are currently incompatible so that applications operating on them can share relevant data.”
The program is looking for technology that can bridge the gap between legacy networks and future adaptive ones. In the end, the program will conduct in-air experiments in tactically relevant scenarios. DARPA is looking for two primary elements—an information-based network framework and a network optimizer that can adapt even when radio frequencies are contested. Another part of the program is to integrate those technologies into a system of real radios, DARPA said in announcing the program"