Airborne Reconnaissance Systems

Abstract

The Airborne Reconnaissance Systems program coordinates the development of advanced airborne reconnaissance system technologies (sensors, data links, targeting networks and products, and quick reaction capabilities) in support of multiple airborne reconnaissance platforms, both manned and unmanned. Its objective is to develop, demonstrate, and rapidly transition advanced, interoperable, multi-platform solutions to reduce the find, fix, target, and track kill chain timeline. In addition, it provides for modeling/simulation, training and systems engineering. This program also coordinates the development of common collection, processing, and dissemination solutions for near-real time intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). 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 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0305206F_7_3600_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
In FY10, project 675382, Broad Area Surveillance Sensors, increased due to a $22.95M Blue Devil II (SECDEF directed) initiative. Beginning in FY12, the Blue Devil II effort will be transferred to PE 0305205F, project 676019 (High Endurance UAVs, project Blue Devil II) in order to consolidate program content. The $62.086M reduction across the PE from FY11 to FY12 is primarily due to the termination of Wide Area Airborne Surveillance as a formal Program of Record (WAAS PoR)(project 675382) and subsequent reprogramming of funds to develop additional GORGON STARE QRC pod sets (project 675291) and improved broad area surveillance technical development (project 675382).
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Laser Radar
  • Surveillance
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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