SNC AWARE
All-domain, multi-network edge connectivity that delivers the right information at the right moment
SNC AWARE delivers what warfighters need most in contested environments: the right information at the right moment. Designed for air, land and sea platforms operating at the tactical edge, AWARE provides seamless line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) connectivity through any available network, with zero dependency on a single path or provider.
Built on SNC's proven open mission systems architecture — OMS/UCI, UDL and AMS-GRA compliant — AWARE integrates into existing platforms rapidly, updates continuously through a live DevSecOps pipeline and connects directly to the DAF Battle Network and Space Force's Unified Data Library (UDL). It is not a concept. The pedigree and lineage of SNC AWARE is operational today and validated through multiple exercises and real-world operations.
SNC AWARE is aligned with, connected to and born out of the latest U.S. military networks, standards and platform edge node programs. It underscores SNC's commitment to enabling faster, more informed decision-making by unifying data, enhancing interoperability and strengthening survivability across contested and evolving operational landscapes.
The Challenge
In contested and degraded environments, warfighters operate with connectivity architectures designed for a different era — proprietary, fragile and incompatible across services and platforms.
The AWARE Solution
SNC AWARE’s modular, open architecture integrates advanced connectivity, edge computing and real-time data sharing across air, sea and land platforms without OEM dependency and without sacrificing mission availability. AWARE is built for the environment warfighters operate in, not the environment planners hoped for.
Wide-Area, Multi-Network Access
Works across any communications path including SATCOM, Link 16, Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT), Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET), cellular and BLOS data links. Unclassified, classified (CUI/SIPR) and customer-restricted networks supported simultaneously through a dual-enclave architecture.
App Store with Live DevSecOps Pipeline
Continuously updated, authorized mission app store enables real-time software delivery to the tactical edge. New capabilities, third-party applications and mission updates push directly to fielded platforms, giving crews the informational advantage.
Rapid, Minimal-Footprint Integration
Requires only a quick-disconnect panel, circuit breakers and communications antennas where preferred paths don't already exist. RORO B-kit is installed in weeks, not months, without permanent structural modification and minimal impact on aircraft availability.
All-Domain Connectivity
Seamlessly provides situational awareness and secure connection to any air, sea or land platform without replacing existing mission systems. AWARE extends your network, not your integration timeline.
Economically Delivered
An edge computing enterprise at a fraction of traditional mission system cost, AWARE puts the power of a ground station at the tactical edge.
System Architecture
Software
Open-source container orchestration (operating system and security layer); development and production environments for developers ranging from Airmen to engineers; baseline architecture and deployment foundation supporting all onboard applications.
Networking
Software-Defined WAN utilizes Aircraft BLOS, Aircraft LOS and 4G/5G cellular; ability to adapt and interface with new LOS and BLOS capabilities as a network/provider-agnostic system; acts as communications relay nodes for the Joint Force.
Compute and Store
Edge compute enables local hosting and access to resources by leveraging existing datalinks; upgradeable and scalable; OS-level updates remotely pushed to the field for reduced kit sustainment effort, simplified maintenance and no new Air Force Specialty Codes required.
Cross-Domain
Utilizes an enterprise cross-domain solution to ensure received or generated unclassified data is also available behind a single pane of glass at the secret level; one-way from low to high.
Data Repository
Onboard data storage shared across applications; stores when offline and syncs when connected to other AWARE aircraft, ground stations, or the enterprise; onboard UDL data-cache and synchronization software at the tactical edge; AWARE can ferry data to/from/around DDIL environments.
SNC TRAX® Software
At the core of SNC AWARE, SNC TRAX enables global C2 to accurately navigate and maneuver the Joint Force while under attack. SNC TRAX translates disparate communication and data platforms across aircraft, Operations Centers and mounted and dismounted warfighters in every phase of the operation, delivering mission-relevant information in near-real-time for faster, more accurate decision-making.
Performance Attributes
Joint Force at the Edge
Informed and meaningful maneuver solutions for the Joint Force at the tactical edge across air, land and sea domains.
International Partner Nations
Seamlessly interacts with coalition networks and multinational fleets.
Multi-Domain Platforms
Transforms any qualified air, sea or land platform into a networked, data-sharing participant in the Joint Force.
In-Service Fleet Modernization
Brings connectivity and survivability to the existing in-service fleet without waiting for future platforms.
SNC AWARE B-Kit for Seamless Connectivity
- The SNC AWARE B-Kit is a mission-ready edge compute and connectivity node that transforms any qualified platform into a networked, data-sharing participant in the Joint Force without structural modification, extended downtime or OEM permission. The B-Kit enhances situational awareness at the tactical edge.
Physical Specifications: 478 x 571 x 257 mm (18.8" x 22.5" x 10.1") I 21.35 kg (47 lb), excluding batteries
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