Cyber Resiliency of Weapon Systems-ACS

Abstract

This program funds activities at the Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems (CROWS), which provides cyber capabilities and acquisition support to weapon system programs across the Department of the Air Force (DAF). CROWS increases the cyber resiliency of DAF weapon systems to maintain mission effective capability under adverse conditions. Its goals are to bake cyber resiliency into new weapon systems and mitigate critical vulnerabilities in fielded weapon systems. CROWS aligns the DAF with strategic guidance, such as the National Defense Strategy (NDS). The NDS highlights the re-emergence of great power competition as the central challenge to U.S. prosperity and security. This strategic guidance identified the space and cyberspace domains that require the Department of Defense to prioritize investments in cyber defense, resilience, and the continued integration of cyber capabilities into the full spectrum of military operations. This program addresses cyber resiliency and security gaps in three primary activities to meet these goals. The first activity is to develop systems security engineering tools, techniques and procedures, and associated training and education to build cyber expertise within the acquisition workforce. This includes supporting a common secure environment to enable effective sharing of cyber intelligence and vulnerability information across multiple acquisition programs. It also includes identifying emerging technologies for further development and prototyping to posture DAF weapon systems to counter emerging threats. The second activity is to conduct threat informed weapon systems' solution analysis, identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and identify, develop and present courses of action to develop materiel and non-materiel mitigation trade space. The third activity is to design mitigation strategies and prototype mitigation solutions to critical vulnerabilities, with emphasis on those vulnerabilities that affect multiple weapon systems. BPAC 642812 FY 2021 actuals incorrectly zeroed out; numbers do not reflect actual execution. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver CROWS weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2021 $0.032 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2022 $0.725 million is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. 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, 2023
• Source ID: 0604414F_4_3600_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2022 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2023 through FY 2026 funding. Therefore, an explanation of the change between the two budget positions for FY2023 cannot be made in a relevant manner.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Air Force Facilities
• Cyber Threats
• Data Analysis
• Department Of Defense
• Life Cycle Management
• Life Cycles
• Military Operations
• Network Protocols
• Product Development
• Risk
• Risk Analysis
• Risk Management
• Supply Chain
• Training
• Vulnerability

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Space