Tactical Cryptologic Systems

Abstract

The Shipboard IW line includes the Ships Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) program and the Program of Record that executes a major component of the Maritime Cryptologic Systems for the 21st Century. These systems provide the battle group and combatant commanders with the surfaces fleets only Information Operations (IO) non-kinetic capabilities ("Finish"). In addition they provide the battle groups with real time Indications and Warnings by acquisition ("Find") and localization ("Fix") of Signals of Interest. This program's funding is required to incorporate Pre-Planned Product Improvements, new Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) based technologies and software into the existing systems. Funding will also focus on developing and delivering expanded non-kinetic IO capabilities and net-centric service oriented architecture, which includes the development, integration and test of "Ballistic Missile Defense Executive Committee Anti-Submarine Warfare Chief of Naval Operations Executive Board IO Countermeasure Red Flash / Integrated Communications and Data Systems (ICADS) (description and details classified) and Paragon (Frequency Extension/Targeting Enhancement) into SSEE E/F and the follow-on spiral of the SSEE program. The SSEE program is a classified IW / IO and tactical cryptologic system that subsequently provides critical tactical intelligence, situational awareness/Battlespace Awareness, indications and warnings, and hostile threat assessment. As a spiral acquisition program, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding is required to have new technologies and associated new operational capabilities rapidly developed and transitioned as Pre-Planned Product Improvements (P3I) upgrades into the system's hardware/software configuration. Automatic Identification System is an International Maritime Very High Frequency Communication system that allows any ship to exchange information (machine to machine) on Navigation (Position, Course, Speed, etc), Ship Info (Ship Name, Call Sign, Length/Beam), and Cargo Info (Draft, Type, Destination, Route, Estimated Time of Arrival) and Messaging (Safety, Text). This technology will improve capability in three diverse areas: (a) Situational Awareness/Common Operational Picture (b) Navigation/Safety of Ship and (c) Other intelligence gathering/correlation. Funding will support the integration of modified COTS AIS equipment with the existing Global Command and Control - Maritime/Common Operational Picture, navigation and bridge display capabilities, surface search / weapons systems and intelligence / Cryptologic capabilities Congressional Adds: PARAGON System Updates is a classified Navy tactical signals intelligence frequency extension capability that will be integrated into Ships Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Inc E/F programs. This capability will provide simultaneous detection, collection, processing, IO and display of communication intelligence data from hostile, high threat and adversary platforms in select frequency ranges that are not prosecuted or countered today. PARAGON (Frequency Extension) is a classified Navy tactical signals intelligence frequency extension capability that will be integrated into SSEE Inc E/F programs. This capability provides simultaneous detection, collection, processing, Information Operations and display of communication intelligence data from hostile, high threat and adversary platforms in select frequency ranges that are not prosecuted or countered today.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0304785N_5_1319_PB_2011
Change Summary Explanation
Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: Not applicable. FY11 from previous President's Budget is shown as zero because no FY11-15 data was presented in President's Budget 2010.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Automatic Identification Systems
  • Command And Control
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Information Operations
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Signals Intelligence
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

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

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