Carrier Systems Development

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) addresses technology areas associated with Command and Control (C2) of the MH-60R/S Seahawk Helicopter, as well as the development of other technologies and enhancements for Aircraft Carrier-based systems. PROJECT 3216: The AN/SQQ-34 Aircraft Carrier Tactical Support Center (CV-TSC) program delivers Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Surface Warfare (SUW) combat capability to the Aircraft Carrier supporting Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear power (CVN) Tactical Action Office (TAO) and embarked Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Sea Combat Commander. This project provides incremental development to deliver frequent capability updates to the Fleet (Fleet Capability Releases (FCR)), developing, testing, certifying, and fielding improved combat capability and critical cyber-security improvements. The project maintains interoperability with current interfaces and develops interoperability with future interfaces; supports mission data exchange; improves ASW/SUW track/sensor processing and analysis techniques; improves mission planning; improves data recording, reconstruction, and distribution; improves embedded simulation and training capabilities; and implements cyber-security measures to effectively employ overall CVN self-defense capabilities. CV-TSC integrates sensor data from organic Aircraft (MH-60R), organic platform sensors and tracks via Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Product Line Architecture (PLA) and non-PLA, Link-16 track data, Global Command and Control System (GCCS) Over-the-Horizon (OTH) track data, and environmental and threat databases to assess the threat and assist the TAO and CSG to effectively employ overall CVN self-defense capabilities. Current development efforts are focused on extending non-organic ASW/SUW data sources to provide situational awareness and targets beyond the CSG surveillance area. This includes Minotaur Family of Services (MFoS)/Maritime Targeting Cell - Afloat (MTC-A), Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) and future Resilient Command & Control, Communication (RC3) data links. CV-TSC generates real-time ASW/SUW information and recommendations, tactical planning and employment of ASW/SUW assets, ASW/SUW sensor data processing and analysis, and distribution of tactically significant data. Aircraft supported include the MH-60R/S Seahawk, and P-8 Poseidon and MQ-4C Triton as future ASW/SUW non-organic supporting platforms. FY 2024 will focus on completing FCR-6 development, to include MFoS integration (with MTC-A and Geospatial Intelligence Unified Naval Streaming System (GUNSS)) and Technology Insertion 16 (TI-16) integration (with next generation Common Processing System (CPS) and Interface Processor System (IPS)), as well as the initiation of FCR-7 planning. PROJECT 4005: The In-Service Carrier Systems Development Demonstration and Validation Program develops new technology and enhancements to deliver an affordable, robust, operator-friendly automation control environment for Navy Aircraft Carrier shipboard equipment. The program provides the system architecture, requirements/specification development, technology selection, software development (including software baseline), manpower requirements, Total Ownership Costs (TOC), cyber-security engineering and integration, as well as land-based and shipboard testing of new technologies to improve shipboard operations.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 0603512N_4_1319_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: FUNDING CHANGES SINCE THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENT'S BUDGET AT THE OVERALL PE LEVEL: - FY 2022 decrease of $-0.073M is the result of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) transfer. - FY 2024 decrease of $-3.990M is the net result of the CV-TSC TI-12 and TI-16 obsolescence increase ($+0.249M), a reprioritization of CV-TSC Minotaur Family of Services (MFoS) hardware funding ($-2.200M), a general reprioritization of funding to support Aircraft Carrier Wholeness ($-2.226M), and the incorporation of miscellaneous rate adjustments ($+0.187M). PROJECT 3216 - FY 2023 TO FY 2024 BUDGET REQUEST DECREASE: - FY 2023 ($8.519M) to FY 2024 ($4.954M) decrease ($-3.565M) reflects a reprioritization of funding in FY 2024 for the Minotaur Family of Systems (MFoS) and is consistent with planned program phasing. PROJECT 3216 - SCHEDULE CHANGES SINCE THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENT'S BUDGET: - Development: A new continuous development pipeline is reflected, replacing individual development events for each FCR to more accurately depict the current development process. - FCR-5 and FCR-5A, where FCR-5 was the CVN-79/TI-16 specific engineering release, will now be combined and a single set of certification events will occur in 2Q23 as planned for what was originally FCR-5A. CVN-79/TI-16 delivery is not impacted by this change. PROJECT 4005 - FY 2023 TO FY 2024 BUDGET REQUEST DECREASE: The FY 2023 ($3.048M) to FY 2024 ($1.141M) program decrease ($-1.907M) reflects a decision to re-align the funding reprioritization of CVN efforts to fund Carrier Wholeness.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Cyber
• Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Kinetic Weapons

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Additive Manufacturing
• Aircraft Carriers
• Antisubmarine Warfare
• Command And Control
• Command And Control Systems
• Control Systems
• Cvn-79 Uss John F. Kennedy
• Data Processing
• Navy
• Navy Aircraft
• Personal Digital Assistants
• Software Development
• Submarine Warfare
• Surveillance
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Uninterruptible Power Supplies

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

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