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. 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. 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.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 0207410F_7_3600_PB_2015
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2013: Other Adjustments reduction of -$3.893M due to sequestration. 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 of ACAT 1 Acquisition programs.
• 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
• Biometric Security
• Command And Control
• Control Systems
• Cyberspace Operations
• Department Of Defense
• Environment
• Military Operations
• Recovery
• Search And Rescue
• Security
• Situational Awareness
• Space Operations
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
• Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense

Technology Areas

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