Tactical Cryptologic Systems

Abstract

The Shipboard Information Warfare (IW) line includes the Ship's Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment E, F, G, Modifications and ICADS ((AN/URC-148(V)) programs. The SSEE program is a classified IW / Electronic Warfare (EW) and tactical cryptologic system supporting Assured Command and Control, Battlespace Awareness, Integrated Fires and Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare. These systems enable power projection in Anti-Access, Area Denial (A2AD) situations and offensive EW capabilities enabling surface vessels to disrupt, deny, degrade and defeat adversary (state and non-state) use of the radio frequency spectrum. SSEE systems detect adversary radio frequency emissions and use them to provide critical tactical and strategic intelligence, battlespace awareness, and hostile threat assessment. It is an incremental acquisition program, keeping up with adversary communications technology development by using Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding to rapidly develop and transition new technologies as Pre-Planned Product Improvements (P3I) upgrades into the system's hardware/software configuration via a net-centric Service Oriented Architecture. Funding will focus on developing and delivering expanded offensive EW capabilities in support of "Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Executive Committee (EXCOM) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Board Information Operation (IO) Countermeasure Red Flash/Medusa" as well as capabilities enabling operations and power projection in A2AD scenarios. ICADS Increment II is a mission critical system providing advanced simulation capability for naval platforms as well as back-up communications capabilities. Additional details on these programs are held at a higher classification level. Funding increases in FY 17 to develop capabilities within the radio frequency spectrum to project maritime power into A2AD environs of SSEE systems.Additionally, FY17 funding increases to initiate SSEE Inc G development efforts to create Engineering Design Models EDM).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0304785N_5_1319_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
Funding increases in FY 17 to develop capabilities within the radio frequency spectrum to project maritime power into A2AD environs of SSEE systems. A2AD capabilities integrated into the SSEE Systems will enable maritime power projection in enabling surface vessels to disrupt, deny, degrade and defeat adversary (state and non-state) use of the radio frequency spectrum, improving the Fleet's ability to communicate and operate therein. These systems will be deployed supporting Assured Command and Control, Battlespace Awareness, and Integrated Fires (further details held at a higher classification level). Funding will initiate Program of Record (POR) acquisition documentation and begin development activities for the engineering design models (EDM) for the ICADS Increment II system. Additionally, FY17 funding increases to initiate SSEE Inc G development efforts to create Engineering Design Models EDM). As a result of ongoing Pre-Acquisition Activities and in conjunction with a decision to pursue an Agile Acquisition model in lieu of a traditional acquisition model to facilitate and adapt to rapid changes in adversary communications capabilities over the course of the program life-cycle, the below changes have been made to the Increment G Schedule: development contract award is QTR 2 FY 17; Build Technical Review 1 will occur in QTR3 FY 17; Fleet Capability Release will begin in QTR 4 FY 17 and Field Technical Review 1 will be in QTR 2 FY 19.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Area Denial
  • Command And Control
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Radio Frequency
  • Situational Awareness
  • Software Development
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

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

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