Airborne Senior Leader C3 (SLC3S)

Abstract

The Air Force Senior Leader Command, Control, and Communications System - Airborne (SLC3S-A) Communications Program (SCP) was intended to provide executive airborne communications supporting world-wide command and control capabilities to US government Senior Leaders (i.e., the President of the United States (POTUS); Vice President of the United States (VPOTUS); Secretary of Defense (SECDEF); Secretary of State (SECSTATE); Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS); Unified Combatant Commanders (COCOMs); and their staffs as well as other government senior leaders). The SCP capabilities would have included secure and non-secure voice, data, and video connectivity into Defense Information System Network/Global Information Grid, Defense Switched Network, Defense Red Switch Network, Voice Over Secure Internet Protocol Networks, National Security Council's Crisis Management System, and commercial networks up to the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security classification level. These capabilities are used daily by the Senior Leaders to carry out their duties and responsibilities. Currently, each Air Force Operational Support Aircraft and Very Important Person Special Airlift Mission (OSA/VIPSAM) aircraft is configured with its own unique communications suite. National Senior Leaders require 100% secure voice, data, and video capability for all activities from general planning and strategy discussions to directing command decisions. The security, reliability, and availability of the AF SLC3S-A services determine America's victories or setbacks on the battlefield. The SCP Program would have standardized the back-end communications architecture, off-board transmission systems, ground support networks, and Roll-on/Roll-off assets. The SCP Program funding for FY12 was eliminated by Congress in the FY12 PB and the Air Force eliminated all FY13 to FY17 funds except $1.96M of FY13 RDT&E funds were requested to cover program office actions necessary to cover government responsibilities for contract closure with the primary developer during program termination. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0401845F_5_3600_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Airborne
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Crisis Management
  • Demonstrations
  • Governments
  • Information Security
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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