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 Network (IFCN), 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 current weapon system unique Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (BMC4I) components in an AMD Battalion. The IFCN provides fire control connectivity and enabling distributed operations. A 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. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) directed restructuring the AIAMD program to include AIAMD capability in the following systems: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Air and Missile Defense Brigades (ADA Bde), Air and Missile Defense Commands (AAMDC), Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) within IFPC/Avenger Composite Battalions and Air Defense and Airspace Management (ADAM) cells. The restructured program will include two Product Improvements. Product Improvement 1 will include placing Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (PATRIOT) components directly on the Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN) and employing a common set of C2 tools across Air Defense Artillery (ADA) formations with a First Unit Equipped (FUE) in FY 2019. Product Improvement 2 will integrate THAAD on the IFCN. An IBCS Critical Design Review (CDR) is planned for second quarter FY 2012, along with the contributing programs CDRs. AIAMD CDR is scheduled for third quarter FY 2012. The IBCS prototype is scheduled for delivery to the Government System Integration Laboratory (GSIL) in February FY 2012. Modeling and Simulation will be conducted throughout the program. The AIAMD original Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) was approved on 28 June 2010 and is being revised per ADM.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: 0605457A_5_2040_PB_2013
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Electronic Warfare
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Defense
• Area Defense
• Battle Management
• Battles
• Contracts
• Defense Systems
• Developmental Tests
• Engineering
• High Altitude
• Product Development
• Program Management
• Simulations
• System Of Systems
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.
• Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

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