AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) supports the development of the critical electronic attack capabilities, from technology demonstrations through transition to operational capability, for Air Force and joint operations to include the Global Strike and Persistent Global Attack Concepts of Operations (CONOPS). Based on the 2001 Joint Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and the follow-on 2002 Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (Joint SEAD) presentation to OSD (AT&L), the AEA capability will consist of a number of components working together in a joint system of systems. The Joint SEAD presentation identified the Navy AEA components as the EA-6B Improved Capability (ICAP) III and EA-18G modified escort platforms and indicated the Air Force will be responsible for coordinating overall AEA system of systems requirements. AF component capabilities include the Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) and its stand-in jammer variant called MALD-J, the EC-130H Compass Call Baseline 0 (formerly Block 35) configuration and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar equipped aircraft, and potentially, recoverable unmanned stand-in and manned long range stand-off jammer platforms. Additionally, this program element supports the planning, development and demonstration of capabilities for use in Irregular Warfare against non-Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) targets. This includes targets such as communications networks, remote controlled improvised explosive devices, and man portable air defenses. It also supports examining alternatives to counter both IADS and non-IADS components such as communications networks, computers, command and control links, etc in both major combat and irregular warfare scenarios. This program is included in budget activity 5, System Development and Demonstration, because of the development and/or testing associated with Airborne Electronic Attack.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0604429F_5_3600_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
FY2011 adjustments of -$0.135M for economic assumptions. FY2012 Congressional Directed Reductions of $2.6M against Project 655192, Network and System of System Development; and $3.5M against Project 655193, Electronic Attack Pod. FY2013 adjustments for Electronic Attack Pod termination
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Electronically Scanned Array
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Devices
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Risk
  • Simulations
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Directed Energy
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Microelectronics

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