ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD)

Abstract

This system is an integral part of the overall Air and Missile Defense (AMD) architecture and will provide for an incrementally fielded Integrated Air and Missile Defense Fire Control System/capability for the Army Air and Missile Defense Battalions. Funding in this program element provides for the overarching Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) Architecture and Army IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) components necessary to produce an AIAMD capability. The AIAMD Program represents a shift from a traditional system-centric weapon systems acquisition to a component-based acquisition. This component-based acquisition will provide the most efficient way to acquire and integrate the components of the incremental AIAMD architecture. Unlike traditional acquisition programs that focus primarily on the development of a single system or platform, the AIAMD Program is structured to enable the development of an overarching system-of-systems capability with participating Air and Missile Defense (AMD) components functioning interdependently to provide total operational capabilities not achievable by the individual element systems. The AIAMD Program achieves this objective by establishing the incremental AIAMD architecture and developing the following products: the IBCS, the Integrated Fire Control (IFC) Network, and the Plug & Fight (P&F) Interface kits. The IBCS provides common Army IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) Engagement Operations Center (EOC) that replaces seven weapon system unique Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (BMC4I) components in an AMD Battalion. The IFC Network provides fire control connectivity and enabling distributed operations. The P&F Interface kit enables the multiple sensor and weapon components for netted operations. AIAMD has been designated as the Army's Pathfinder for the development of a Joint Track Management Capability. As part of the new DoD 5000.02 initiative for competitive prototyping, the AIAMD program awarded two competitive contracts to teams lead by Northrop Grumman and Raytheon for the development of the Army IAMD Battle Command System in September 2008. During FY 2009, the two competing contractors developed prototypes of their respective designs and conducted an initial Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Competitive proposals were then submitted for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase of the program in May 2009. The down select to one contractor occurred after the Milestone B decision in 1QFY2010. FY 2010 was the first full year of the EMD phase of the program. The FY 2011 funding represents continuation of the EMD Phase of the program. During this phase, the IBCS contractor is maturing its design efforts with respect to the EOC, the common side of the Plug and Fight Kit, and the Integrated Fire Control Network. AIAMD funding also incorporates A-Kit contract actions by the AIAMD PO for the development of the unique side of the Plug & Fight Kit which enables the weapons and sensors to be placed on the Integrated Fire Control Network for the contributing acquisition programs (Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (PATRIOT), Improved Sentinel, and Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor Systems (JLENS)). An Overarching Integrated Product Team (OIPT) is scheduled for second quarter FY 2011. An IBCS Critical Design Review (CDR) is planned for third quarter FY 2011 with the contributing programs CDRs and the AIAMD CDR in fourth quarter FY 2011. A Post CDR Assessment will be conducted in first quarter FY 2012 along with a Defense Acquisition Board In Process Review (DAB IPR). The IBCS prototype delivery is scheduled for February FY 2012. The AIAMD Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) was approved on 28 June 2010. Beginning with FY11, this funding was transferred from the Army IAMD PE 0603327A, Project Code S34, for FY 2011 and beyond, to continue funding the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the program.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0605457A_5_2040_PB_2012
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Battle Management
• Battles
• Contractors
• Contracts
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Developmental Tests
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Military Acquisition
• Product Development
• Program Management
• System Of Systems
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

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