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 Integrated Air and Missile Defense Fire Control System/capability for all Army Air and Missile Defense echelons from Brigade Combat Team Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM) cells to Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) headquarters. 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 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 Defense Artillery (ADA) components functioning interdependently to provide total operational capabilities not achievable by the individual element systems. The AIAMD Program achieves this objective by establishing the 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 a common Army IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) Engagement Operations Center (EOC) that replaces seven current weapon system unique Mission Command (MC) components. The IFCN provides fire control connectivity and enabled distributed operations. A P&F Interface kit enables 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 Army IAMD Program Restructure was approved via the Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) dated 20 November 2012. The restructured program includes integrating AIAMD capability into the following additional systems: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Air Defense Artillery Brigades (ADA Bde), Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) within IFPC/Avenger Composite Battalions and ADAM cells. The restructured program consists of two Product Improvements. Product Improvement 1 includes fielding the AIAMD capability to AAMDC, ADA Bde, and ADAM cells, and placing Patriot radars directly on the Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN) and will employ a common set of MC tools across ADA formations with a First Unit Equipped (FUE) in FY18. Product Improvement 2 will integrate THAAD on the IFCN. FY14 funding will provide for continued Modeling and Simulation, development testing, and initial development of Product Improvement 1.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 0605457A_5_2040_PB_2014
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Electronic Warfare
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Defense
• Area Defense
• Artillery
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Estimates
• Costs
• Defense Systems
• Developmental Tests
• High Altitude
• Product Development
• Program Management
• Simulations
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

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

Technology Areas

• Space
• Space - Satellites