Advanced EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE)
Abstract
Develop and acquire Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) satellites, mission control segment and cryptography for survivable, anti-jam, worldwide, secure communications for the strategic and tactical warfighters. AEHF satellites will replenish the existing EHF system (Milstar) providing much higher capacity and data rate (5x increase over Milstar II) capabilities. AEHF is a cooperative program that includes International Partners (Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands). Space Vehicle-1 (SV-1) launched on 14 August 2010. SV-1 experienced a propulsion anomaly and was raised to its geostationary orbit using alternative orbit raising techniques. SV-1 completed on-orbit test and transitioned to operations in March 2012. SV-2 launched on 4 May 2012, successfully completed on-orbit testing in October 2012, and is under operational control as of 7 Nov 2012. With SV-1 and SV-2 launched, the AEHF program has nearly completed its development phase and is now addressing obsolescence, production continuity, supplier stability and industrial base issues. AEHF SV 5-6 are being procured using the Department of Defense (DoD) Efficient Space Procurement (ESP) concept. The ESP concept is a procurement approach which seeks stable production and efficient sub-contractor product management through the block buy of two space vehicles at one time (as described in Advanced EHF MILSATCOM P-40 Exhibit). In addition, the ESP concept includes use of RDT&E funding for a MILSATCOM Space Modernization Initiative (SMI), to fund engineering activities to reduce future production costs through manufacturing and producibility enhancements, improve capabilities through insertion of new technologies, and replace obsolete parts, crypto and materials. The SV-6 crypto redesign funding is reported in the AEHF (SV 5-6 Subprogram) Acquisition Program Baseline; the remaining SMI efforts are not part of the AEHF Major Defense Acquistion Program. The SMI efforts will provide opportunities for competition to develop potential technology upgrades at the component and system level for future satellites of the current or any follow-on system. SMI efforts will include obsolescence management and mitigation, technology maturation, new components' qualification, subsystem and component prototyping, architecture and system concept studies (to include hosted payloads), and pathfinder efforts to address MILSATCOM capability gaps identified in the Joint Space Communications Layer (JSCL) Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) and the "Resilient Basis for SATCOM in Joint Operations" study, and currently being assessed in the Protected Satellite Communications Services (PSCS) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA). The purpose of the PSCS AoA is to evaluate alternative space and control segment architectures, along with the associated user segment, to address the required protected satellite communications capabilities in the nuclear, contested, and benign operating environments. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 0605431F_5_3600_PB_2015
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY14 Congressional Directed Reduction: -$7.0M, ahead of need / excess growth in hosted payload and business operations support. FY15 Other Adjustment row: +$58.367M for Interim Contractor Support (ICS) extension required due to Initial Operational Capability (IOC) slip from Dec 2014 to Jun 2015; +$17.0M to fully fund the SMI Protected Tactical demonstration; +$6.0M to initiate the Evolved AEHF Strategic only effort (FY15 new start), -$3.923M inflation adjustment
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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