Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD)

Abstract

This funding line is directly aligned to the U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Modernization Priority. The Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) program is a designated Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP), a critical component of the Army's AMD strategy, and is a top AMD Cross Functional Team modernization priority program. The AIAMD program is a direct response to the U.S. Army 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 AMD Task Force Concept of Operations (CONOPS). The AIAMD Program is uniquely structured to enable the development of an overarching SoS capability with all participating Department of Defense (DoD) 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 Relay 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 provides advanced capabilities to the Army through agile software development and a network-centric SoS capability (also referred to as "Plug and Fight") that integrates AMD sensors and weapons with the IBCS EOC. The AIAMD SoS architecture enables 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 mitigates the coverage gaps and single points of failure that have plagued AMD design in the past. The AIAMD program provides the user with the ability to train on a single C2 system, resulting in overall training savings. The AIAMD program also provides the Army with the ability to procure components that interface with the Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN), alleviating the cost of procuring total system capabilities in the future. AIAMD Initial Operation Capability (IOC) will be delivered through the fielding of the IBCS-based AIAMD architecture including the IBCS EOC, IFCN Relay, Sentinel A3, and PATRIOT components working in an integrated manner through the IFCN connection. The government controlled open architecture enables integration of beyond IOC capabilities to meet emerging threats and fielding to include but, not limited to, Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM) Cells, ADA Brigade, and Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC). The AIAMD Program will also continue integration with both Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) and Enduring Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC). Remote Interceptor Guidance 360 (RIG-360) is a software-defined, X-band missile communications device that provides full hemispherical, 360 degree in-flight communications with the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) family of interceptors. The RIG-360 program provides an additional follow-on capability to the AIAMD architecture. RIG-360 augments the performance of the PAC-3 family of interceptors and enables AIAMD to expand the area of control of the PAC-3 interceptors to their full kinematic potential, while increasing the defense effectiveness to full 360 degree coverage against attacking non-ballistic threats. RIG-360 supports interceptor communication, allowing PAC-3 family of missiles engagement independent from the Patriot radar or Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor. This de-coupling of interceptor from radar advances program goals to pair any sensor with the best shooter, and expands asset defense and engagement space supporting Multi Domain Operations and Large Scale Combat Operations. By using the RIG-360 to communicate with PAC-3 interceptors, the Integrated Battle Command System can conduct engagements even if the radar is unavailable due to hardware failure, battle damage, or successful electronic attack.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0605457A_5_2040_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
The decrease in Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) funding in FY 2024 is due to realigning Defense of Guam funding to the correct Program Elements to support the planned architecture.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
  • Kinetic Weapons
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Defense
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Developmental Tests
  • Emerging Technology
  • Flight Testing
  • High Altitude
  • Indirect Fire
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Short Range Air Defense
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space

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