Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS)

Abstract

The Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS) program element provides development of Command and Control (C2) capabilities across the entire spectrum of air and space operations from the strategic to the tactical level. There are three funded projects within the AOC WS program element. Integration Development supports the AOC WS, AN-USQ-163 Falconer, the senior element of the Theater Air Control System (TACS). AOC WS is the weapon system the Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) provides the Combined/Joint Force Air Component Commander (C/JFACC) for planning, executing and assessing theater-wide air and space operations. Applications Development provides worldwide operational capabilities, which include: air battle planning, management, and execution; operational level C2 of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD); as well as personnel recovery C2 in support of DoD, Coalition Partners, and other government agencies. Unit Level (UL) supports two primary mission areas: UL Operations software systems provide both the scheduling and mission preparation activities at the wing and squadron level and the capabilities to report and track the success of each mission and influence decisions on future Air Battle Planning to refine future missions. UL Intel capabilities ensure detailed threat, target and imagery information readily available to mission commanders and aircrews planning current flight operations. 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.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: 0207410F_7_3600_PB_2013
• Change Summary Explanation: FY11 Congressional General Reductions of 0.625M in Other Adjustments row. FY12 Congressional General Reduction (FFRDC, Sec. 8023) of 0.011M. FY13: Program rephased in accordance with USD AT&L Acquisition Decision Memorandum signed June 2010, which directed the Air Force to competitively award a contract for pre-EMD risk reduction efforts, and AOC 10.2 Acquisition Strategy signed in December 2010, which describes the acquisition, business, technical, and sustainment strategy for the AOC 10.2 modernization program. FY13 funding reduced in Integration Development, due to AOC 10.2 contract delays caused by award protests.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Cyber
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Command And Control
• Contracts
• Cost Estimates
• Defense Planning
• Deployment
• Engineering
• Production
• Prototypes
• Recovery
• Search And Rescue
• Situational Awareness
• Space Operations
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering.
• Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Space