Persistent Knowledge, Awareness, & C2 Tech
Abstract
This program develops and conducts integrated enterprise advanced technology demonstrations in persistent knowledge, awareness, and command & control that provide compelling advantage to the warfighter in kinetic and non-kinetic multi-domain operations for air, space, cyberspace, land, sea and undersea. This program develops multi-domain battlespace awareness capabilities through advanced aerospace sensors/signals and exploitation algorithms, counter-countermeasures, advanced data handling, multi-domain fusion techniques/visualization, secure net-enabled architectures and communications/networks, and operation/upgrade of the Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS). This program develops training, simulation, mission rehearsal and other Airman performance-aiding methods including adaptive Airman-machine/interface teaming and multisensory fusion. This program develops electronic and cyber warfare capabilities including trusted sensors/systems, cyber susceptibility discovery and mitigation, and cyber protection/resiliency. In the FY 2021, the Air Force is consolidating its existing thirteen Advanced Technology Development (ATD), Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Budget Activity 03 (BA 03) PEs into five new capability focused RDT&E BA 03 PEs to better align with the Air Force Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy signed by the Secretary of the Air Force in April 2019. This consolidation will improve and accelerate delivery of integrated transformational, multidisciplinary, collaborative technology solutions necessary to enable new Air Force warfighting capabilities that support of the National Defense Strategy. This new structure will provide the Air Force and Congress with a clearer understanding and increased transparency of integrated technology solutions and demonstrations key to enabling the Air Force future force design. In FY 2021,the entirety of Project 634335, Cyber Concepts, is transferred from PE 0603270F, Electronic Combat Technology, to PE 0603034F, Persistent Knowledge, Awareness & C2 Tech. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0603444F, Maui Space Surveillance Systems, and the associated Project/activities are transferred to PE 0603034F, Persistent Knowledge, Awareness & C2 Tech. In FY 2021, the entirety of Project 635321, C4I Battlespace Dev and Demo, is transferred from PE 0603788F, Battlespace Knowledge Development and Demonstration, to PE 0603034F, Persistent Knowledge, Awareness & C2 Tech. In FY 2021, the entirety of Project 635325, Mission Effective Performance is transferred from PE 0603456F, Human Effectiveness Advanced Technology Development, to PE 0603034F, Persistent Knowledge, Awareness & C2 Tech. In FY 2021, non-Vanguard efforts and activities in Project 635327, Warfighter Interfaces, are transferred from PE 0603456F, Human Effectiveness Advanced Technology Development, to PE 0603034F, Persistent Knowledge, Awareness & C2 Tech. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0603203F, Advanced Aerospace Sensors, and the associated Projects are transferred to PE 0603034F, Persistent Knowledge, Awareness & C2 Tech. All these transfers detailed above are part of the Air Force RDT&E BA 03 PE consolidation in order to realign technology areas to better support the National Defense Strategy, Air Force Future Operating Concept, and Air Force S&T Strategy, April 2019. This is an administrative realignment and not a new start. The Air Force Science and Technology portfolio will continued to be managed at the Enterprise level by the Air Force Technology Executive Officer, dual-hatted as the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Commander, and executed across the various AFRL Technology Directorates and locations. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this PE would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602102F, 0602201F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0602788F, 0602298F, and 1206601SF. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development because this budget activity includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0603034F_3_3600_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- Increase in FY 2021 of $102.276 million is due to the following PEs, Projects, and efforts being transferred to PE 0603034F, Persistent Knowledge, Awareness, & C2 Tech: 1) Entirety of Project 634335, Cyber Concepts, from PE 0603270F, Electronic Combat Technology 2) Entirety of PE 0603444F, Maui Space Surveillance Systems, and associated Project 634868, Maui Space Surveillance System 3) Entirety of Project 635321, C4I Battlespace Dev and Demo, from PE 0603788F, Battlespace Knowledge Development and Demonstration 4) Entirety of Project 635325, Mission Effective Performance from PE 0603456F, Human Effectiveness Advanced Technology Development 5) Entirety of Project 635327, Warfighter Interfaces, from PE 0603456F, Human Effectiveness Advanced Technology Development, with the exception of Skyborg Vanguard activities. 6) Entirety of PE 0603203F, Advanced Aerospace Sensors, and the associated Projects 6369DF, Target Attack and Recognition Technology and 63655A, Advanced Aerospace Sensors Technology. These transfers in FY 2021 are part of the Air Force RDT&E BA 03 PE Consolidation in order to realign technology areas to better support the National Defense Strategy, Air Force Future Operating Concept, and Air Force S&T Strategy, April 2019.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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