Service Support to STRATCOM - Space Activities

Abstract

The Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC) was established per DepSecDef Memorandum titled, "Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Implementation Guidance", dated 17 November 2004. The memorandum directed CDR/USSTRATCOM to "Establish a joint center for NAVWAR that leverages on the expertise and infrastructure of the Joint GPS Combat Effectiveness Joint Test & Evaluation program as part of the foundation to better integrate and coordinate NAVWAR Capabilities across the Department." JNWC's core RDT&E mission is to conduct Positioning Navigation Timing (PNT) Operational Field Assessments (POFA) to provide the essential discovery and basic knowledge building blocks for all other JNWC missions. POFAs use Combatant Command assets employed against representative threats of specific OPLANs, CONPLANs and Defense Planning Scenarios to determine the impact of and/or mitigation measures required to operate in an Anti-Access/Area-Denial A2/AD) Contested PNT Environment. JNWC leverages the $3M/year POFAs to develop national-level NAVWAR guidance, develop joint Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs), non-material solutions and to upgrade capabilities. The intent of POFAs is to provide timely information for near-term TTP development and realistic training in degraded space support environments. POFAs directly benefit and enhance US and coalition capabilities to operate in A2/AD contested PNT environments as those expected in the Air Sea Battle Concept. 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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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
0105921F_7_3600_PB_2016
Change Summary Explanation
FY16 Funding Increase due to the addition of two new start efforts; DCIP (Project 670373) and Space Analysis and Application Development (Project 67A011).
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Area Denial
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Cost Analysis
  • Defense Planning
  • Elements
  • Environment
  • Guidance
  • Military Organizations
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Warfare
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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