Arms Control Implementation

Abstract

BA7 - These programs are in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have recieved approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year. Strategic Plans & Policy Division (A5XP) Mission - Develops future national security strategy concepts including those involving space systems, nuclear weapons and other strategic and high consequence capabilities. Directs, integrates and synchronizes advances in USAF capability to combat Weapons of Mass Destruction. Focal point for USAF arms control policy, implementation and compliance with international treaties and agreements, diplomatic clearances and airspace/aircraft sovereignty issues. Defines and defends the USAF role in ballistic missile defense. Represents USAF in international, interagency, DoD, Joint, inter-Service, COCOM and MAJCOM forums and implementation groups on matters involving national security policy and strategy. Open Skies Sensors - This program addresses the requirements in the Presidential Policy Directive-15 (PPD-15). The Open Skies Treaty allows signatories to conduct observation flights over each other's territory using fixed-wing, unarmed observation aircraft. The aircraft can use optical cameras, video cameras, sideways-looking synthetic aperture radar, and infrared line scanning devices. There are 34 participating states to the Open Skies Treaty. The Air Force is required to allow overflight of USAF bases per multilateral request; to acquire, operate, and maintain the aircraft and equipment utilized during overflights of partner countries; to provide required sensor media and initial media processing; and to provide airfield servicing, logistics, and maintenance for foreign overflights of the US. Open Skies Sensors - The OC-135B aircraft supports the implementation of the United States Government (USG) Open Skies Treaty. Mission equipment on the OC-135B includes wet film optical framing and panoramic cameras. The installed cameras are nearly obsolete, frequently unreliable, hard and increasingly expensive to maintain, and repair parts must be individually manufactured. The wet film manufacturers are discontinuing production of the film stock. And, the ultimate imagery product customer desires digital format products. This camera replacement program will replace the wet film cameras with modern, digital cameras. Modern, digital cameras will be more reliable, maintainable and cost effective. The customer will be able to more readily use the imagery products. Equipment service life will be extended significantly.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 0305145F_7_3600_PB_2014
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Counter WMD
• Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Arms Control
• Arms Control Treaties
• Cameras
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Digital Cameras
• Line Scanning
• National Security
• Observation Aircraft
• Panoramic Cameras
• Test And Evaluation
• Treaties
• United States
• United States Government

Readers

• Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

• Space