Combat Identification Technology
Abstract
Combat Identification is the process of characterizing an entity in the battlespace. It is essential to determine if a battlespace entity is a friend, enemy, or neutral; this information provides battlespace commanders and aircrew with options, ranging from avoiding and monitoring to engagement. The Combat Identification team's mission is to identify new and promising technology candidates, evaluate the usefulness of the technologies, conduct demonstrations in operationally relevant environments, and coordinate strategies that expedite transition to more than one platform. This Program Element aims to integrate and transition new capabilities into fielded systems, and improve existing capabilities. The mission area consists of three projects: non-cooperative Combat Identification, cooperative Combat Identification, and Combat Identification database development. Non-cooperative Combat Identification techniques do not depend on a response from the targeted platform - such as high range resolution radar that measures the length of a target. Cooperative Combat Identification systems require communication between two participating platforms. Combat Identification database development continues the maturation of target representations in all databases that enable non-cooperative and cooperative algorithms to perform correctly. Both non-cooperative and cooperative Combat Identification techniques are currently in the field, and are necessary elements of the kill chain that ensure mission success and reduce fratricide. Air Combat Command (ACC) established a Senior Advisory Group (SAG) as the governing authority to guide these efforts in partnership with AFRL/RY and SAF/AQR. Activities also include studies and analysis to support both current program planning and execution and future program planning. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Combat Identification technologies. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. 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, 2024
- Source ID
- 0603742F_4_3600_PB_2024
- Change Summary Explanation
- Decrease in FY 2023 is Congressionally directed. Decrease in FY 2024 is due to higher Air Force priorities.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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