B-2 Defensive Management System

Abstract

The B-2 Defensive Management System Modernization (DMS-M) program maintains the B-2 direct attack capability while addressing emerging 21st century threats. DMS-M is the #1 priority modification program in the B-2 program office. DMS-M will upgrade the Electronic Support Measures, antennas, and display processing units. Modernization of this system will resolve the #1 obsolescence issue in the B-2 fleet. The B-2 DMS-M will provide the Joint Force Commander and the B-2 fleet with advanced situational awareness, improved supportability, enhanced lethality, increased platform survivability, and networked battlespace awareness. The B-2 DMS-M upgrade will provide the following core capabilities for the B-2 and joint warfighting force: 1) Ability to provide indication, type, and position of airborne and ground-based radio frequency (RF) threats with the situational awareness needed to avoid, engage, or negate threats, 2) Improved RF threat information that can be reported to control agencies or inter-flight for improved situation/battlespace awareness, 3) Ability to adequately control, process, and display incoming threat information to the aircrew and provide updated battle-space awareness, and 4) Improved supportability and reduced operations and maintenance costs. As DMS-M requires increased functionality and capability of the display processor, it includes FY10 and future year budgets transitioned from the B-2 Integrated Display System modification (MN-110041). FY10 Congressional Plus-up for B-2 Strike Control System establishes the foundation for all future data fusion and pilot-vehicle interface upgrades. Funds were applied to the DMS-M development program. BA5 - This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0605931F_5_3600_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
FY13 increase to the new PE 0605931F, project 653844 for B-2 Defensive Management System, came from funds transfered from PE 0101127F, project 676023.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Budgets
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Fusion
  • Demonstrations
  • Electronic Support Measures
  • Elements
  • Ground Based
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Radio Frequency
  • Situational Awareness
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects

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