Airborne Reconnaissance Systems

Abstract

The Airborne Reconnaissance Systems (ARS) program coordinates the development of advanced technologies (sensors, data links, targeting networks and products, and quick reaction capabilities) in support of multiple airborne reconnaissance platforms, both manned and unmanned. Its objectives are to develop, demonstrate, and rapidly transition advanced, interoperable, multi-platform solutions to reduce the find, fix, target, and track kill chain timeline, and to provide safe separation and collision avoidance for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs). 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. The FY2016 funding request was reduced by $0.983 million to account for the availability of prior execution balances.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
0305206F_7_3600_PB_2016
Change Summary Explanation
FY14 changes are because funding was taken to cover a Department voucher. FY 2016 changes are due to the transfer of two projects, Common Airborne Sense and Avoid and Data Compression, into Airborne Reconnaissance Systems, as well as the removal of $5.6M for higher Department priorities.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Compression
  • Control Systems
  • Data Compression
  • Data Fusion
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Ground Moving Target Indicators
  • Hyperspectral Imagery
  • Laser Radar
  • Lidar
  • Radar
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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