Space Control Technology

Abstract

This program supports a range of activities including technology planning, development, prototyping and developmental test, as well as modeling, simulations and exercises to support development of tactics and procedures in the Space Control mission area. The types of Space Control activities accomplished are Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Defensive Counterspace (DCS), Offensive Counterspace (OCS), and Command and Control (C2) and Battle Management. SSA includes monitoring, detecting, identifying, tracking, assessing, verifying, categorizing, and characterizing objects and events in space and includes terrestrial based space capabilities. DCS includes defensive activities to protect U.S. and friendly space-systems assets, resources, and operations from enemy attempts to negate or interfere and prevention activities that limit or eliminate an adversary's ability to use U.S. space systems and services for purposes hostile to U.S. national security interests. OCS activities disrupt, deny, degrade or destroy space systems, or the information and the technology they provide, which may be used for purposes hostile to U.S. national security interests. Command & Control efforts include identifying technology solutions to enable fusion of data for use in multi-level security environments, and near-real-time data delivery and decision support to warfighter needs. This program supports the development of Rapid Reaction Capabilities in response to immediate warfighter needs, including Urgent Operational Needs (UONs) and Joint Urgent Operational Needs (JUONs), in the Space Control mission area. These projects are 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. The FY2017 funding request includes original baseline for development and testing of advanced prototype, Signal Processing Lab and quick reaction capabilities (QRC) on a standardized Government Referenced Architecture, enabling integration and transition of those capabilities to multiple programs of record. Additional funding in FY2017 and beyond enables robust CONUS and OCONUS formal developmental testing of capabilities prior to operational testing and acceptance.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0603438F_4_3600_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
FY17: Additional funding in FY2017 and beyond enables robust CONUS and OCONUS formal developmental testing of capabilities prior to operational testing and acceptance.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Battle Management
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Environment
  • National Security
  • Product Development
  • Product Prototyping
  • Prototypes
  • Security
  • Signal Processing
  • Situational Awareness
  • Software Prototyping
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Space Systems
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

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

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