Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD)

Abstract

The Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) program is a designated Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP). The AIAMD program is a direct response to the U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Concept and Operational and Organizational (O&O) Plan for the Future Force, the AIAMD System of Systems (SoS) Capabilities Development Document (CDD) and the new Air and Missile Defense Task Force Concept of Operations (CONOPS). The AIAMD Program is uniquely structured to enable the development of an overarching SoS capability with all 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 (1) the IAMD Battle Command Systems (IBCS) Engagement Operations Center (EOC) that provides the common Mission Command capability, (2) the Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN) capability for fire control connectivity and distributed operations, and (3) the common Plug and Fight (P&F) Kits that network enable multiple sensor components, weapon components, and the IBCS EOC. The AIAMD Program will provide advanced capabilities to the Army and the soldier by allowing transformation to a network-centric system-of-systems capability (also referred to as "Plug and Fight") that integrates AMD sensors and weapons with the IBCS EOC. The AIAMD SoS architecture will enable extended range and non-line-of-sight engagements, to include joint kill chain engagements across the full spectrum of aerial threats, providing fire control quality data to the most appropriate weapon to complete the mission successfully. Further, it will mitigate the coverage gaps and the single points of failure that have plagued AMD defense design in the past. The AIAMD program will provide the user with the ability to train on a single command and control (C2) system that will result in overall training savings. The AIAMD program will also provide the Army with the ability to procure components that will build to established interfaces allowing them to "connect" to the IFCN alleviating the cost of procuring total system capabilities in the future. The FY18 Initial Operational Capability (IOC) will be delivered through fielding of the IBCS EOC-based AIAMD architecture including the IBCS EOC, Sentinel, and Patriot components connected via an IFCN, working in an integrated manner. Additional capabilities include the incorporation of IBCS functionality into Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM) Cells, ADA Brigade Headquarters and Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) Headquarters. Future additional capabilities include incorporation of Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) batteries and composite Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC)/Avenger battalions into the AIAMD architecture. Funding in FY16 will provide for EMD Developmental Test phase activities, to include preparation and conduct of flight tests, and execution of a Limited User Test (LUT). A MS C decision is scheduled for 4QFY16. Fielding of the IBCS is the Army Air Defense Artillery User's number one priority. The AIAMD Program is on track to deliver the IOC in FY18.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2016
• Source ID: 0605457A_5_2040_PB_2016
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Cyber
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Defense
• Artillery
• Command And Control
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Developmental Tests
• Fire Protection
• High Altitude
• Indirect Fire
• Product Development
• Program Management
• Simulations
• Supply Chain
• System Of Systems
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapons

Readers

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

Technology Areas

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