Combat Air Intelligence System Activities

Abstract

The mission of Combat Air Intelligence Systems (CAIS) is to process, analyze, and disseminate intelligence for air component and unit operations worldwide by providing key intelligence infrastructure and production capabilities for the supported and supporting forces with true backbone type of intelligence support for air operations and air support to joint operations. CAIS is focused on providing the intelligence infrastructure and funding to Air Force Major Commands, Intelligence, Cyber and Space Squadrons, Field Operating Agencies, and subordinate units. Modernizations utilize Section 804, Middle Tier of Acquisitions as a rapid fielding effort to provide required modernization to remain interoperable, certified, supportable, and compliant through software engineering solutions, integration, testing, fielding, and sustainment of new capabilities and upgrades. This includes the utilization of Agile software engineering methodologies and managed cloud infrastructure and platform services. Modernizations are required for the CAIS enterprise capabilities, inside and outside AOCs to keep pace with evolving Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) components, integrated Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components, Department of Defense (DoD) directives, and changes in the underlying Information Technology (IT) environment, as well as to deliver effective operational capabilities for the user. 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, 2021
• Source ID: 0207431F_7_3600_PB_2021
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Air Intelligence
• Application Software
• Command And Control
• Command And Control Systems
• Contracts
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Department Of Defense
• Engineering
• Geospatial Intelligence
• Software Development
• Test And Evaluation
• Unified Combatant Commands
• Warfare
• Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

• Computer science

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.
• Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Space