Air & Space Operations Center (AOC)

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 four 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. In FY 2014, project number 675117, Integration Development, AOC Increment 10.2 efforts transferred to PE 0604458F, AOC Increment 10.2, project number 644945, AOC Increment 10.2, in order to improve transparency for this major program. Applications Development provides worldwide operational level C2 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. In FY 2014, the Personnel Recovery Command and Control (PRC2) efforts transferred from project number 675218, Applications Development, to project number 675221, Personnel Recovery Command and Control (PRC2), in order to improve transparency for this Joint use application. 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 intelligence capabilities ensure detailed threat, target and imagery information readily available to mission commanders and aircrews planning current flight operations. Personnel Recovery Command and Control (PRC2): Provides an adaptive, networked, decentralized and situationally-appropriate personnel recovery command and control system which supports personnel accountability and recovery missions worldwide. PRC2 delivers a globally accessible, collaborative, interoperable and integrated system to prevent, prepare for and respond to isolating events across the Range of Military Operation in the joint/coalition operating environment. The system collects, stores and delivers personnel/identity biometric data, emergency locator beacon registrations, isolated personnel reports, evasion plans of action, incident reports and other information management capabilities for predictive, preventive and personnel vulnerability analysis/assessment in support of Personnel Recovery across Department of Defense and other national and international entities. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development, these budget activities 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, 2014
Source ID
0207410F_7_3600_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2014: Project number 675117, Integration Development, AOC Increment 10.2 efforts transferred to PE 0604458F, AOC Increment 10.2, project number 644945, AOC Increment 10.2, in order to improve transparency for this major program.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Battle Management
  • Biometric Security
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Developmental Tests
  • Engineering
  • Military Operations
  • Nato
  • Program Management
  • Space Operations
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

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

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