JOINT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

Abstract

The FPS-117 radar supports the NORAD, USNORTHCOM, and PACOM missions. The radars are part of the Atmospheric Early Warning System (AEWS), providing radar data to both USAF and Federal Aviation Administration control systems in Alaska. The radars also provide air surveillance capability as part of a bi-national defense program with Canada. The USAF FPS-117s (versions 1 & 4) are no longer in production, however the latest FPS-117 (version 7, aka Block 3) is in production. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) has continued to advance this radar system's technology and perform service life upgrades for other developing nations, however, Sixty-five percent of LRUs installed in the North American system are no longer manufactured by the OEM and many subcomponents are obsolete rendering the AEWS unsupportable. Air surveillance is NORAD's number #1 issue as stated by the NORAD Commander to Congress in March 2008. Without the immediate replacement of this equipment NORAD will lose air surveillance capability by 2013 due to failing radars. The AN/FPS-117 Essential Parts Replacement Program restores the radar system capability to its original availability rates by eliminating parts obsolescence and replacing high failure rate components.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0102325F_7_3600_PB_2011
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Contracts
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Developing Nations
• Early Warning Systems
• Fixed Price Contracts
• Government Furnished Equipment
• Procurement
• Production
• Radar
• Surveillance
• Test And Evaluation
• Warning Systems

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
• Radar Systems Engineering.