Arms Control Implementation
Abstract
This budget line funds the Strategic Stability and CWMD Policy Division (AF/A10-S) Mission which 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 counter 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 budget line funds upgrades to the sensors aboard the OC-135B Open Skies aircraft used for the Treaty on Open Skies observation flights. The Open Skies Treaty allows signatories to conduct observation flights over each other's territory using fixed-wing, unarmed observation aircraft. Mission equipment on the OC-135B includes wet film optical framing and panoramic cameras. Open Skies Sensors program addresses the requirements in the Presidential Policy Directive-15 (PPD-15), which states," The United States shall begin budgeting no later than FY14 to upgrade the sensors on the current aircraft by replacing film-based cameras with available electro-optical sensors. (U)" Additionally, current cameras are nearly obsolete, unreliable, hard and increasingly expensive to maintain, and repair parts must be individually manufactured. In addition, the web film manufacturers are discontinuing production of the film stock. 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, 2016
- Source ID
- 0305145F_7_3600_PB_2016
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY16 funding increased based on updated program office estimate to ensure full funding of program
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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