Nuclear Weapons Support

Abstract

This program executes and provides technical and programmatic support to the testing, evaluation, and mitigation of effects of nuclear weapon employment that impact Air Force systems with initial emphasis on existing nuclear weapons, their delivery systems, and associated communications systems. It includes facilities and equipment required to perform testing, risk assessments, survivability/vulnerability studies, and effectiveness evaluation of various mitigation strategies. It includes modeling and simulation efforts for systems of systems analysis where assessments are not possible through testing alone. This program will recommend upgrades to existing/fielded systems as well as informing requirements for future (modernization/recapitalization) systems. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver nuclear weapon support capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605833F Acquisition Workforce - Nuclear Systems. As directed in the FY 2018 NDAA, Sec 825, amendment to PL 114-92 FY 2016 NDAA, Sec 828 Penalty for Cost Overruns, the FY 2018 Air Force penalty total is $14.373M. The calculated percentage reduction to each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account will be allocated proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities under such account. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0604222F_7_3600_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: No Significant Changes
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Overruns
• Costs
• Nuclear Weapons
• Performance Tests
• Program Management
• Risk
• Risk Analysis
• Simulations
• Systems Analysis
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Facilities
• Vulnerability
• Weapons

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.