Intelligence Advanced Development
Abstract
Intelligence Advanced Development (IAD) develops and demonstrates technology required to support warfighter needs for timely all source intelligence information. IAD supports global awareness, consistent battlespace knowledge, precision information, and the execution of time critical missions. IAD focuses on enhancing defense intelligence capabilities through exploration and development of innovative tools including data analytics for mining and exploitation, machine-learning, and software automation. IAD projects provide improved on-time information to the warfighter using new and existing data sources, streamlining data analysis, thus reducing the footprint required, and enhancing performance. These support the Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) Contested/Congested Degraded Operations (CDO) problem set. The Air Force Research Lab, Rome Research Site, Information Intelligence Systems and Analysis Division (AFRL/RIE), works directly with users, employing evolutionary approaches and integrating finished modules directly into the field. The programs are oriented toward specific shortfalls and deficiencies as documented by the Major Commands (MAJCOMs), Unified Commands, and intelligence organizations in their mission and functional area plans. This PE expedites technology transition from the laboratory to operational users via rapid prototyping. It is focused on technology insertion to correct AF intelligence deficiencies at the tactical and operational levels. The PE bridges the transition of new technologies from Advance Technology Demonstrations (ATDs) and Integrated Technology Thrust Programs (ITTPs) into current/new systems, and supports the associated Defense Technology Objectives (DTOs). IAD may also reallocate existing resources to support out-of-cycle new/updated warfighter requirements. Requirements for this PE are identified and prioritized by Air Combat Command (ACC). Development of new/improved capabilities to meet the requirements are managed by AFRL/RIE. Prototype products, usually in the form of software, are provided to users in incremental capability spirals for operational environment evaluation. Additionally, IAD projects increasingly participate in on-going experimentation and prototype software development in support of the Advanced Battle Management Systems On-Ramp activities. This program element may include necessary emergent or unanticipated civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver IAD system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. In FY20 0.430M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY21 0.352M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 0603260F_4_3600_PB_2022
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY21: $0.008 Congressional reduction from equal distribution cut across all AF RDT&E programs.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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