Requirements Analysis and Maturation

Abstract

The Requirements Analysis and Maturation (RAM) program funds development planning (DP) to include early systems engineering and integrated simulation and analysis. These activities include requirements analysis, capability decomposition and trade space characterization, concept development (joint and cross-Service, family of systems, system of systems, air, space, and cyber), architecture design, cost analysis, modeling and simulation of representative or prototype systems, model validation, analytical tool development, and focused capability risk reduction. Outcomes of development planning activities include: technologically informed requirements; mature concepts that are technically feasible, operationally relevant, and militarily useful; and recommendations for science and technology (S&T) investment to reduce technical risks. Development planning activities provide the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) analytic basis for cost and capability trades driving non-materiel and/or materiel solutions. Early-phase systems engineering and technical planning activities funded by this program provide the foundation for informed investment decisions leading to successful acquisition programs. Development planning efforts arise from engagements with industry and academia, from intersections of technology improvements with Air Force missions, from emerging operational requirements, and from vetted future-fight concepts. This program element may include necessary and emergent civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Requirements Analysis and Maturation capability for both Projects. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0604858F. This program element may include necessary emergent or unanticipated civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Integrated Simulation and Analysis for emergent or unanticipated weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. This program is in Budget Activity 6, RDT&E Management Support because this budget activity includes research, development, test and evaluation efforts and funds to sustain and/or modernize the installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 0606017F_6_3600_PB_2024
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Estimates
• Data Management
• Digital Engineering
• Education
• Engineering
• Model Based Systems Engineering
• Product Development
• Space Force
• System Of Systems
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• United States
• Virtual Prototyping
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Space