Battle Mgmt Com & Ctrl Sensor Development

Abstract

JSTARS Recap will provide a unique blend of Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) that enables the central tenant of Air Forces doctrine "Centralized Control and Decentralized Execution". Air Battle Managers onboard the JSTARS use its wide area ground surveillance radar to build situational awareness and identify targets which are passed to strike assets or crossed cued with ISR platforms. The capability to perform this dual mission at the tactical edge both reduces the time to execute the kill chain and improves ISR collections across the range of military options. This program element enhances the warfighter's ability to achieve the joint vision of combat operations. It develops advanced battle management aids and information fusion technologies to enable rapid decisions by automating tracking and addressing time-critical targets. Concept exploration, program definition/risk reduction efforts, and studies support continuous improvements in development of BMC2 capabilities, network centric operational capabilities, and interoperability with joint service, allied, and coalition systems. The JSTARS Recap Program efforts in this program element include: BMC2 System and Sensor Systems. It may also include the furtherance of other related activities to include, but not be limited to, Open System Architecture (OSA) development and/or refinement for sensor systems and BMC2. Future JSTARS Recap efforts not in this program element include Air Vehicle & Avionics Systems; Data, Voice, & Advanced Communications Systems; and Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I). For further details on these future efforts, see PE 0307581F. Activities also include studies and analyses to support both current program planning/execution and future program planning. JSTARS Recap: The JSTARS Recap program was initiated to satisfy the JSTARS Mission Area capability gaps and life-cycle affordability challenges as defined in the Synthetic Aperture Radar/Moving Target Indicator (SAR/MTI); JSTARS Mission Area Analysis of Alternative (AoA) and the SAR/MTI, BMC2 Initial Capabilities Document (ICD). The JSTARS Recap program consists of multiple efforts for the development and integration of all sub-systems necessary to satisfy the requirements documented in the ICD, AOA and, upon completion, the Capability Development Document (CDD). The efforts include, but are not limited to: BMC2 System and Sensor Systems; as well as related OSA development or refinement activities to improve AF weapon system life-cycle affordability. These efforts are detailed below. 1. BMC2 System - The BMC2 System development effort builds upon a broad body of work in OSA by evaluating and applying lessons learned from system designs across many areas such as Air Operations Centers (AOC), AWACS Block 40/45, and the Open Mission Systems (OMS) Working Group. The BMC2 System will provide an on-board BMC2 solution that meets the Joint/Air Force Requirements as defined in the AoA, ICD, and CDD, using an evolutionary approach, made possible by an OSA design that firmly defines interfaces and messaging standards, thereby enabling rapid technology insertion based on mission need and funds availability. The BMC2 System development effort will also inform the AF OSA concept and frameworks with regard to applicability and efficacy of on-board BMC2 mission systems. 2. Sensor Systems - The Sensor Systems development effort intends to leverage the government owned, platform-independent, radar OSA enterprise specification to develop a modern radar that meets the Joint/Air Force Requirements as defined in the AoA, ICD, and CDD. JSTARS Recap is the first planned Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) to leverage this body of work. JSTARS Recap also takes into considerations lessons learned from the Dismount Detection Radar (DDR) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) program, which was a pathfinder for OSA radar in a small, pod configured for surface surveillance missions. The JSTARS Recap Sensor Systems development effort will not only satisfy the requirements of the JSTARS Recap, but also intends to provide critical feedback to an OSA radar concept and framework with regard to applicability and efficacy in a wide area surface surveillance mission. Other sensor systems may include, but are not limited to, Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) and multi/hyper-spectral. Beginning in FY 2012, PE 0604283F funds the development of the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) which will replace the current legacy AN/TPS-75 radar. 3DELRR will be the principal United States Air Force (USAF) long-range, ground-based sensor for detecting, identifying, tracking, and reporting aerial targets for the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) through the Theater Air Control System (TACS). 3DELRR will respond to the operational need to detect and report highly maneuverable, small radar cross section targets to enable battlefield awareness while at the same time mitigating the reliability, maintainability, and sustainability issues plaguing the AN/TPS-75 radar system. The 3DELRR will provide air controllers with a precise, real-time air picture of sufficient quality to conduct control of individual aircraft under a wide range of environmental and operational conditions. It will replace the aging USAF AN/TPS-75 radar system as the AN/TPS-75 is incapable of detecting some current and emerging threats. In addition, as the AN/TPS-75 is reaching the end of its service life, it is more difficult and costly to maintain. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is considering 3DELRR as a potential replacement for the AN/TPS-59, at the end of its service life, to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commander through the Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS). 3DELRR will address system sustainability, transportability and operational availability shortfalls while providing long-range surveillance, detection, and tracking of Air Breathing Targets (ABTs) and, potentially, Theater Ballistic Missiles (TBMs). This capability will support the USAF contribution to the primary roles of the Airspace Control Authority (ACA) and the Area Air Defense Commander (AADC) and enhance the USAF contributions to the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) mission area. This new radar will provide the USAF Control and Reporting Center (CRC) and, if purchased by the USMC, the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC), with real-time data to display air activity. The Pre-Engineering & Manufacturing Development (Pre-EMD) efforts of the 3DELRR Program began in FY 2012 and continued through FY 2013. Acquisition activities included, but were not limited to: full and open source selection to award up to three competing contracts; requirements refinement; completion of the preliminary design development; continued software and hardware subsystem-level development; modeling and simulation to support the system development; implementation of mitigation techniques to combat existing and emerging system threats (including cyber warfare), test planning, and implementation of the program protection plan. A Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Capability Demonstration C Event were conducted during this timeframe to ensure success in the development of a preliminary system design. Activities also included studies and analyses to support both current program planning and execution, and future program planning, as well as Milestone (MS) B documentation and preparation for a MS B review.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 0604283F_4_3600_PB_2015
• Change Summary Explanation: FY13: -13M Congressional Directed Reduction was excess to need for the 3DELRR Program FY13: +10M Congressional Add was for SAR/MTI Alternatives FY13: -1.559M SBIR Bill FY13: -9.204M Other Adjustment was for Sequestration
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Cyber
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Battle Management
• Command And Control
• Command And Control Systems
• Control Systems
• Engineering
• Lessons Learned
• Life Cycles
• Open System Architecture
• Radar
• Situational Awareness
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Three Dimensional
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

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

Technology Areas

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