Combat Information Center Conv

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) addresses the development and integration of new and improved technologies into the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Theater Undersea Warfare (TUSW) Command & Control (C2) systems supporting the warfighter. PROJECT 3094: Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW-DSS) is the Navy Program of Record ASW C2 Net-Centric system supporting the warfighter. USW-DSS continues to develop and test the software changes and perform the certification testing necessary to address end of life (EOL) support issues impacting USW-DSS Build 3, as well as address emerging mandated cybersecurity requirements. As a result of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) direction to implement a Compile to Combat in 24 Hours (C2C24) software development process, USW-DSS has shifted to a Continuous Improvement / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) model leveraging multiple Development and Secure cloud Operational environments (DevSecOps) which will produce baseline software upgrades twice annually. Within this CI/CD process, this project will develop, design, integrate, and test additional tools/capabilities for USW-DSS Build 3 including, but not limited to: Waterspace Management (WSM) and Prevention of Mutual Interference (PMI), Common Track Manager, Link 16 Connectivity, Common Tactical Picture (CTP), Platform Data Fusion Integration, Cross-Platform Data Fusion, Automated Asset Allocation, Asset/Threat State Information, Vulnerability Analysis enhancement, ASW Track Management, Automated Re-planning, Engagement Target Pairing, improved Theater ASW (TASW) capabilities, Data-Focused Navy Tactical Cloud Integration, and virtualization of the electronic Master Tactical Plot (eMTP) visualization/display service as 'Web USW-DSS' on which to render the CTP/Common Operational Picture (COP). These improvements address requirements from the Commander U.S. Fleet Forces endorsement of "Theater ASW Capability Requirements" letter (dated 24 February 2017). Future USW-DSS Build 3 Fleet Capability Releases (FCR) will focus on required system re-architecture to keep pace with the latest network and system hardware obsolescence as well as expanded processing and user interface capacity requirements that are driven by expanded multi-system and multi-level security inputs. These FCRs will also achieve commonality between afloat and ashore USW-DSS systems, such that continuous development improvements impact both shipboard and Theater Undersea Warfare Command Headquarters (TUSWCHQ) watch floors, as well as training and Fleet support installations uniformly. PROJECT 3439: The Networked Architecture for Undersea Theater Integrated C2 Advantage (NAUTICA) Project provides Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (TASW) architecture development, systems engineering, and design, and continues the system engineering effort required to design, develop, and deliver an integrated TASW battle management suite in accordance with the 2007 ASW Initial Capabilities Document (ICD). The plan prioritizes NAUTICA investments in accordance with the Commander U.S. Fleet Forces endorsement of "Theater ASW Capability Requirements" letter (dated 24 February 2017) and Center for Security Forces (CSF) letter "Criticality of Sustaining PMI and WSM Capability and Meeting Emerging Requirements for Great Competition" submitted to OPNAV N2N6. The design of the integrated TASW battle management suite will include a system of systems TASW architecture to enable the existing programs of record under development from the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS), PEO Command, Controls, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I), PEO AIR, PEO SUB, and N9SP to exploit a common framework. The common architecture will define the key data exchanges, common displays and processing, data models, cross domain interfaces, and multi-level security software to fuse Theater Undersea Warfare C2 data within USW-DSS and an ever increasing number of Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence (C4I) tactical data sources into a CTP.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 0604518N_5_1319_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: FUNDING CHANGES AT THE OVERALL PE LEVEL: - FY 2023 increase of $+5.000M supports the Theater Edge Correlation and Distribution System effort in Project C889. - FY 2024 net increase of $+0.254M reflects the incorporation of miscellaneous program/rate adjustments. FY 2023 TO FY 2024 INCREASE/DECREASE: - PROJECT 3094: The FY 2023 to FY 2024 increase ($+0.571M) is required for the development and integration of USW-DSS technologies to support tactical dissemination of USW tactical picture and targeting data to the submarine. - PROJECT 3439: The FY 2023 to FY 2024 decrease ($-0.372M) is in alignment with current program phasing.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Cyber
• Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Antisubmarine Warfare
• Command And Control
• Command And Control Systems
• Control Systems
• Cross Domain
• Decision Support Systems
• Information Systems
• Model Based Systems Engineering
• Naval Operations
• Navy
• Software Development
• Submarine Warfare
• System Of Systems
• Systems Engineering
• Tactical Decision Aids
• Test And Evaluation
• Undersea Warfare

Fields of Study

• Computer science
• Engineering

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Microelectronics