Threat Simulator Development

Abstract

The AF requires a comprehensive set of indoor and outdoor test facilities to implement the Air Force Electronic Warfare (EW) Test Process in order to test EW systems, including Directed Energy (DE). To manage program risk effectively throughout the EW weapons system acquisition process, and to conduct T&E effectively and efficiently, a broad multi-spectrum integrated set of T&E capabilities, ranging from Modeling and Simulation (M&S), to full-scale chamber testing, to flight testing on open-air ranges (OAR), is required. The EW Test Process Support task provides investment management and coordinated technical oversight of EW T&E facilities, including studies, analyses, and related documentation. Additionally, successful EW capabilities in battle are predicated upon a thorough understanding of the threat. To meet that requirement, this PE also includes funding to acquire foreign materiel, and to thoroughly test and evaluate that foreign materiel to understand how those threat systems affect and are affected by our EW 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 6, RDT&E Management Support because this budget activity includes research, development, test and evaluation efforts and funds to sustain and/or modernize the installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0604256F_6_3600_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
FY20: AF increased funding by $13.3M to support the National Radar Cross Section Test Facility Dynamic Radar Cross Section Range (NRTF Dynamic RCS) improvement and modernization effort.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Electromagnetic Interference
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Laser Countermeasures
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics

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