Wide Area Surveillance

Abstract

Wide Area Surveillance (WAS) consists of two advanced sensor systems, the Stateside Affordable radar System (STARS) and Scorpion, incorporated into a single WAS System. Based on existing technological capabilities, WAS will detect/track low, slow and other asymmetrical threats in the airspace and meet the user needs of sensing stressing airborne targets in complex environments with affordable sensors. The sensor outputs will be incorporated into the Battle Control Systems-Fixed (BCS-F) air picture and utilized as the North American Aerospace Defense Command/ Northern Command (NORAD/NORTHCOM) Command and Control (C2) air surveillance system of record. Some aspects of the WAS program are classified and will be provided on a need-to-know basis. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver WAS weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, and 0605898F. 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: 0604445F_7_3600_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2018 funds include $0.009 million pending transfer to the Rapid Prototyping Fund in accordance with PL 114-92; section 828, Penalty for Cost Overruns, as amended by PL 115-91 section 825(a). FY18 funds include BTR of $3.142 million
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Battles
• Command And Control
• Contracts
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Overruns
• Costs
• Life Cycle Management
• Life Cycles
• Product Development
• Radar
• Scorpions
• Software Prototyping
• Test And Evaluation
• United States Northern Command
• Weapon Systems

Readers

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

Technology Areas

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