Airborne SIGINT Enterprise

Abstract

This Program provides signals intelligence (SIGINT) development efforts for all USAF airborne platforms. The funds in this Program are distributed among all Airborne SIGINT Enterprise (ASE) projects based on the development priorities established by the USAF SIGINT Capabilities Working Group (SCWG) in order to build a total SIGINT capability. As a result, the USAF will move funds between projects periodically to develop the highest priority projects in response to urgent and emerging warfighter needs. This program will participate in the development, integration, testing, and implementation of international and Air Force standards (to include North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standardization agreements) to ensure joint, allied, and coalition interoperability. Modernization efforts include sensors for the platforms and where appropriate, their interfaces with the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS). This approach supports a synergistic development effort providing a true Air Force-wide capability. This enterprise will use the Air Force SIGINT Architecture (AFSA) for planning and decision-making and, in turn, employ open architecture standards whenever possible to allow maximum ease of future upgrades and system interoperability. The primary goal of the ASE is to produce an architecture-based, capability-focused SIGINT investment strategy for the USAF. Funds in any project may be used to fund initiatives in other projects within this Program at the discretion of the SCWG. Funds in any project can also cover activities to include studies and analysis to support both current program planning and execution and future program planning. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver technology and sensor capability. 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, 0605898F, and 0605833F. 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.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0304260F_7_3600_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: In FY 2018, 0304260F PE received -$6.0M Congressional Reductions for Non-Traditional SIGINT unjustified growth. In FY 2019, ASE PE received $3.0M Increase for U-2 Single Pod Development In FY 2020, ASE PE received a total of -$24.772M ($7.3M for RC-135 BPAC and $17.472M for Common Development BPAC) reduction for support of higher Air Force priorities
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Communications Intelligence
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Electronic Intelligence
• Engineering
• Measurement And Signature Intelligence
• Nato
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Signals Intelligence
• Standards
• Surveillance
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering.
• Public Financial Management and Budgeting
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.