Mission Planning Systems

Abstract

Budget line 0208006F funds the Precision Aerial Delivery Systems (PADS) and Mission Planning Systems (MPS) Modernization efforts. Joint PADS (JPADS), (consisting of airdrop hardware and the Consolidated Airdrop Tool (CAT)) is the primary airdrop mission planning system for all airdrop missions including, precision guided and ballistic, when the mission profile or surface-to-air threat assessment warrants standoff precision delivery. JPADS enables high-altitude airdrop delivery for resupply, kinetic, and non-kinetic effects. FY25 JPADS efforts consist of but are not limited to the following: software development, upgrades to increase accuracy and expand delivery of advanced air released equipment. These software upgrades will increase both survivability and lethality while enabling single pass capability. MPS is a computer-based flight planning software and hardware program that is required for fixed and rotary wing aircraft sorties. MPS technology consists of layered software, designed with open architecture standards and modular construction. The software integrates the latest intelligence, weather, weapons, aircraft performance, and real-time threat data into flight management systems. Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS), the core of the legacy MPS software, utilized by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the Navy (USN), focuses solely on pre-mission planning operations. JMPS Open Mission System (JOMS) and future modernization solutions focus on connected and disconnected planning and execution for pre-mission, in-flight, and post-mission planning operations. FY25 funding supports development of planning software to enable new capabilities required for aircraft platforms' Operational Flight Program (OFP) (e.g., new weapons, avionics). FY25 MPS Modernization efforts consist of the following but not limited to: 1) deploy additional increments of JOMS capability to operational cloud environments and disconnected systems, and conduct risk reduction development efforts; 2) enhance aircraft survivability and lethality by supporting on-aircraft federated mission systems; and 3) update Combat Air Forces (CAF), Global Strike (GS), Mobility Air Forces (MAF), Special Mission Air Combat Command (SMACC) Mission Planning Environments (MPEs). This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program's funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In PY $0.693M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in CY $1.030M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. 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, 2025
• Source ID: 0208006F_7_3600_PB_2025
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2025 funding request was reduced by $2.477M to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. The FY 2025 funding request was increased by $0.162M for inflation adjustments.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Readers

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