Electronic Combat Intelligence Support

Abstract

This program expedites information and cyberspace superiority capabilities from laboratory, industry, and academia to operational platforms including the Network Attack System (NAS) via studies, rapid prototyping, technology demonstrations and other Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts. Program efforts provide advanced cyber warfare capabilities to the 24th Air Force in direct support of US CYBERCOM and other combatant commanders. Program efforts also directly support the AF Information Operations Capability Plan (IOCP) and the National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations (NMS-CO). The program office investigates and selects the highest potential cyber and Information Operations (IO) technologies to meet specific shortfalls, deficiencies, and requirements documented by major commands (MAJCOMs), unified commands, and IO agencies in Mission Area Plans (MAPs) and capabilities documents. In accordance with AF Policy, the information and cyberspace superiority core capability areas to be considered are influence operations, electronic warfare operations and network warfare operations. Planned areas of study, prototyping, and technology demonstration will be used to provide warfighters access, platforms, Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) production (e.g. test and budgets), infrastructure (e.g. mission planning, intelligence, command and control), and tools needed to exploit enemy networks, telephony, Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS), electronic warfare operations and Command and Control (C2) systems. These advancements will be used to develop and deliver cutting edge technologies to the warfighter. The program office works directly with labs, industry, and warfighters to set priorities and find synergistic combinations of new technology, doctrine and training via multiple Network Warfare Operations Capability (NWOC) contract awards to deliver state of the art cyber and IO applications to the warfighter as well as to engineer key upgrades and modifications to the NAS. Program funds Cyber C2 efforts to provide development of C2 capabilities across the entire spectrum of air, space, and cyber operations from strategic to tactical level for planning, executing and assessing theater-wide air, space and cyber operations. Program efforts will be prioritized and guided by the Air Force Space Command Situation Awareness and Command and Control (AFSPC SA&C2) and Cyber Warfare Capability Teams in support of the AF IOCP and other applicable requirements documents. Activities performed include those designed to identify, analyze, test, rapidly acquire, and integrate emerging cyber technologies into all regions of the Global Information Grid. Activities also include studies and analysis to support both current program planning and execution and future program planning. Program activities are protected under AF Network Warfare Special Access Program(s). This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development, these budget activities include development efforts to upgrade systems currently fielded or has 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, 2013
• Source ID: 0305887F_7_3600_PB_2013
• Change Summary Explanation: In FY11, $1.053M was added via a Below Threshold Reprogramming (BTR)along with $2.67M added via an Above Threshold Reprogramming (ATR) for the advancement of in-theater warfigher operational requirments. Funds will provide Network Warfare Operations capabilites that continue the disruption of worldwide adversary networks, thereby advancing our global information dominance. (Additional details are classified at higher levels.) FY11 Congressional General Reduction of 0.093M in Other Adjustment row. FY12 Congressional General Reduction (FFRDC, Sec 8023) of 0.189M.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Defense
• Air Force
• Air Force Research Laboratories
• Combatant Commanders
• Command And Control
• Computer Networks
• Cyber Warfare
• Cyberspace
• Cyberspace Operations
• Electronic Warfare
• Information Operations
• Market Research
• Networks
• Test And Evaluation
• United States Central Command
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Computer science
• Engineering

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

Technology Areas

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