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 three funded projects within the AOC WS program element: AOC WS Modifications: Allows for the consolidation to a single baseline across the AOC WS enterprise utilizing FY16 NDAA, Section 804, Middle Tier of Acquisition for Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Fielding, as a rapid fielding effort to provide required modifications for the AOC WS to remain interoperable, certified, supportable, and compliant through the development, integration, testing, fielding, and sustainment of new capabilities and upgrades. This includes utilization of Agile software development methodologies and managed cloud infrastructure and platform services. Modifications are required for the AOC WS to keep pace with evolving Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) components, integrated Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components, Department of Defense (DoD) directives, changes in the underlying Information Technology (IT) environment, as well as to deliver effective operational capabilities for the user. 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 (C2 of IAMD); in support of DoD, Coalition Partners, and other government agencies. Unit Level: Provides both 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 of future Air Battle Planning. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver AOC WS, Applications Development, and Unit Level capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, and 0605898F. As directed in the FY 2018 NDAA, Sec 825, amendment to PL 114-92 FY 2016 NDAA, Sec 828 Penalty for Cost Overruns, the FY 2018 Air Force penalty total is $14.373M. The calculated percentage reduction to each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account will be allocated proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities under such account. 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, 2020
Source ID
0207410F_7_3600_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2018: Increase of $61.800M due to Air Force requested transfer from PE 0605458F, AOC 10.2 RDT&E, for the purpose of software production and sustainment activities for rapid incremental improvements to the AOC WS. FY 2020: Increase of $1.814M is a result of increasing AOC WS Modifications program $8.551M; funding request was reduced by 6.737M to account for the availability of prior year execution balances.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Battle Management
  • Best Practices
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Extreme Programming
  • Information Systems
  • Product Development
  • Software Development
  • Software Prototyping
  • Space Operations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • 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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