Warrior Systems

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) provides for the development, rapid prototyping, testing, and integration of specialized equipment in the areas of military information support operations (MISO), weapons, soldier protection and survival, body armor and associated equipment, visual augmentation, lasers, sensors and simulators, communication equipment and electronics, tactical, tactical radio, and munitions systems. Warrior Systems specialized equipment will permit small, highly trained forces to conduct required operations across the entire spectrum of conflict. Special Operation Forces (SOF) must infiltrate by land, sea, and air to conduct unconventional warfare, direct action, or deep reconnaissance operations in denied areas against insurgent units, terrorists, or highly sophisticated threat forces. The requirement to operate in denied areas controlled by a sophisticated threat mandates that SOF systems remain technologically superior to threat forces to ensure mission success. The efforts within this PE improve SOF warfighting capabilities by continuing efforts to develop smaller, lighter, more efficient and more robust capabilities and build an enduring advantage in support of the 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS). The SOF mission mandates that SOF systems remain technologically superior to any threat to provide a maximum degree of survivability while, generally, being conducted in harsh environments for unspecified periods and in locations requiring small unit autonomy. FY 2022 includes $5.195 million in Overseas Operations Costs (OOC) execution. FY 2023 includes $4.128 million in OOC enacted budget. FY 2024 includes $12.897 million for the OOC budget request. D476 MISO: This project funds the development, test, and integration of systems to conduct the seven phase MISO process (planning, targeting audience analysis, series development, product development and design, approval, production/distribution/dissemination, and measures of effectiveness) in support of combatant commanders. MISO efforts convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals. The total cost of the FABS Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $22.515 million (FY 2024 to FY 2028), including Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) and procurement of prototype and production units. FABS is fully funded. The total cost of the NGLS Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $5.268 million (FY 2024 to FY 2028), including Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) and procurement of prototype units. NGLS is fully funded. The total cost of the Media Production Center (MPC) Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $8.875 million, including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The MPC program is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. S375 Weapons Systems: This project provides for next generation system development and Pre-Planned Product Improvements (P3I), testing, and integration of specialized weapon systems and weapon accessories to meet the unique requirements of SOF. Efforts include muzzle brakes and suppressors, and P3I for assault, sniper, and crew served weapons leveraging the latest technological advances to achieve overmatch capability against emerging threats. The total cost of the Weapons/Target Engagement Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) effort is $69.317 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The Weapons/Target Engagement effort is fully funded across the FYDP. S385 Soldier Protection and Survival Systems: This project funds the development, testing, integration, rapid prototyping and evaluation of specialized equipment to meet the unique soldier protection and survival requirements of SOF, including: individual survival equipment; hearing protection; clothing systems; load bearing equipment; Multi-Mission Electronic Countermeasures (MM-ECM) systems; Counter Unmanned Systems (CUxS) (aerial, ground and maritime); and personal safety equipment to improve the mobility of SOF, while conducting varied missions. These missions are generally conducted in harsh and hostile environments, for unspecified periods and in locations requiring small unit autonomy. Efforts relating to soldier protection and survival requirements will improve survivability and mobility of SOF while conducting varied missions. The CUxS efforts rely on cutting edge detection sensors, both passive and active, paired with kinetic and non-kinetic defeat systems to allow SOF Operators to conduct SOF missions in denied and hostile environments worldwide. This project received a Congressional Add in FY 2022 for the CUxS program ($8.670 million). This project received Congressional Adds in FY 2023 for Per- and Polyflouroakyll Substances (PFAS)/ Perflourooctanic Acid (PFOA) free durable water repellent treatment ($4.000 million), CUxS procurement acceleration ($5.400 million) and mobile CUAS solutions ($3.000 million). The total cost of the Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) program is $15.542 million (FY 2024- FY 2028), including RDT&E of prototypes. The SPEAR effort is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. The total cost of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Evacuation (TCCCE) Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) program is $15.558 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The TCCCE effort is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. The total cost of the MM-ECM MTA effort is $88.159 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The MM-ECM effort is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. The total cost of the CUxS MTA effort is estimated to be $668.073 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The CUxS is a defined requirement; however, the program experiences resource fluctuations across fiscal years as the USSOCOM adapts prioritization of investments to pace the evolving and imminent CUxS threat environment. The USSOCOM continues to refine the amount of funding required across the Future Years Defense Program. The total cost of the PSM MTA effort is $9.472 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The PSM effort is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. S385A Body Armor and Associated Equipment: This project provides specialized equipment with ballistic protection to meet the unique soldier protection and survival requirements of SOF. Specialized ballistic equipment improves survivability and load bearing equipment impacting the mobility of SOF while conducting varied missions. This project enhances the SPEAR program by providing for the research, development, and testing of body armor plates, soft armor, helmets, eye protection, and other personal protective equipment to meet current ballistic threats that exist on the battlefield. The total cost of the SPEAR Body Armor and Associated Equipment Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) is $9.159 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E of prototypes. The SPEAR Body Armor and Associated Equipment effort is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. S395 Visual Augmentation, Lasers and Sensor Systems: This project provides for the development, testing, and integration of specialized visual augmentation, laser and sensor systems equipment to meet the unique requirements of SOF and facilitate future Hyper-Enabled Operator capabilities. Efforts in this area include binocular/monocular devices; next generation laser designation and geo-location systems; weapon aiming lasers, scopes and accessories; and training and simulation systems. Specialized visual augmentation, lasers and sensors will permit small, highly trained forces to conduct required operations across the entire spectrum of conflict. The total cost of the Visual Augmentation System (VAS) MTA effort is $189.604 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The VAS effort is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. S700 Communications Equipment and Electronics Systems: This project provides for communication systems to meet emergent requirements to support SOF. SOF units require communications equipment that improves their warfighting capability without degrading their mobility. SOF Communications Equipment and Electronics is a continuing effort to develop smaller, lighter, more efficient and more robust SOF command, control, communications, and computer (C4) capabilities. Communications efforts will maintain a command, control, and communications (C3) link between SOF Commanders and SOF Teams, and provide interoperability with all Services, various agencies of the United States Government, Air Traffic Control, commercial agencies and allied foreign forces. S710 Tactical Systems Development: This project provides for the development, testing, and integration of specialized automation equipment to meet the unique requirements of SOF. Tactical systems provide forward deployed forces with advanced networking, automated data processing, storage, and display capabilities to support situational awareness, mission planning and execution, and command and control (C2) of forces. This project received Congressional Adds in FY 2022 ($8.000 million) and Congressional Adds in FY 2023 ($9.004 million), details will be provided under separate cover. The total cost of the TACLAN Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $26.348 million, including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The TACLAN program is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. S725 Tactical Radio Systems: This project provides for the development of all SOF tactical radio programs. SOF units require radio communication equipment that improves their warfighting capability without degrading their mobility. The USSOCOM has developed an overall strategy to ensure that Tactical Radio Systems continue to provide SOF with the required capabilities throughout the 21st century. SOF Tactical Radios provide the critical C3 link between SOF Commanders and SOF teams involved in operational missions and training exercises. In addition, they provide interoperability amongst the Services, various agencies of the United States Government, air traffic control, commercial agencies, and allied/coalition forces. Tactical Radios rapidly and seamlessly establish and maintain mobile and fixed C2 communications between infiltrated/operational elements and higher echelon headquarters, allowing SOF to operate with any force combination in multiple environments. This project received a Congressional Add in FY 2022 for software-defined radio waveforms ($10.000 million). The total cost of the Next Generation Tactical Communications (NGTC) Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $389.670 million, including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The NGTC program is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. The total cost of the Remote, Advise and Assist Virtual Accompany Kit (RAA/VAK) Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $199.900 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The RAA/VAK effort is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. S800 Munitions Advanced Development: This project provides for the advanced engineering, operational system development, and qualification efforts related to SOF-peculiar and Foreign/Non-standard munitions and equipment. Funding supports development of Insensitive Munitions (IM) technology and evaluation, in accordance with the statutory requirement set forth in U.S. Code, Title 10, Chapter 141, Section 2389 (December 2001). Testing is in accordance with the USSOCOM IM Strategic Plan. Funding also supports efforts to develop and improve Maritime Precision Engagement Munition (MPE-M), Ground Organic Precision Strike System (GOPSS), and Stand-Off Precision Guided Munitions (SOPGM), including the development and integration of various technologies to enhance/modernize the SOPGMs delivered onto SOF and non-SOF platforms. MPE-M and GOPSS develop a SOF organic strike mission package to surgically strike an agile and mobile enemy, protect our forces, and minimize collateral damage. MPE-M develops a SOF specific, maritime, precision strike package for Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Combatant Craft to defend forces and strike an evolving enemy while minimizing collateral damage. This project received a Congressional Add in FY 2022 for Maritime Scalable Effects ($4.211 million). This project also received Congressional Adds in FY 2023 for Maritime Scalable Effects Electronic Warfare System Acceleration ($2.397 million), Ground Organic Precision Strike Systems ($9.930 million), and MPE-M ($3.600 million). The total cost of the Stand-Off Precision Guided Munitions (SOPGM) MTA program is $436.403 million (FY 2024-FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The SOPGM effort is fully funded across the FYDP. The total cost of the Ordnance (Munitions) MTA effort is $371.391 million (FY 2024 – FY 2028), including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The Ordnance (Munitions) effort, includes Munitions Advanced Development, Maritime Scalable Effects, Ground Organic Precision Strike System (GOPSS), and Maritime Precision Engagement Munition (MPE-M), is fully funded across the FYDP.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 1160431BB_7_0400_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 2022: Net decrease of -$1.196 million is due to the following: a transfer of funds to the congressionally mandated Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (-$4.580 million); a decrease for reduced requirements for Next Generation Loud Speaker (NGLS) sonic protection (-$0.790 million); a decrease for reduced requirement for Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN) secure wireless HUB development (-$0.330 million); a decrease to Maritime Precision Engagement-Munitions to support higher command priorities (-$0.350 million); a decrease to Stand-Off Precision Guided Munitions (SOPGM) due to a reprogramming of Congressional add funding inaccurately placed in RDT&E, Defense-Wide (DW), Program Element (PE) 1160431BB Warrior Systems, Project S800 Munitions Advanced Development to the correct RDT&E, DW, PE 1160434BB Unmanned ISR, Project S855 Unmanned ISR for Various Effects Launcher Capability (-$15.416 million); an increase to support Fly-Away Broadcast System (FABS) broadcast dissemination platform development ($0.885 million); an increase to support Counter Unmanned Aerial System (CUxS) to accelerate Roadrunner Group3 interceptor development, testing and operational assessment ($19.150 million); an increase to support STC high frequency modernization ($2.926 million); and a decrease to support Satellite Deployable Node critical emerging command requirements (-$2.691 million). FY 2023: Net increase of $37.271 million is due to the following: a Congressional Add for Sensor/Effector Evaluation, Development & System/Platform Integration ($8.400 million); a Congressional Add for SPEAR polyflouroalkyl substance/ perfluorooctanoic acid (PFAS/PFOA) free durable water repellent treatment ($4.000 million); a Congressional Add for Identity Management ($10.000 million); a Congressional reduction to a classified effort with details provided under separate cover (-$7.996 million); a Congressional Add to develop GOPSS Aerial Loitering Munition (ALM) prototypes for advanced to limited production Other Transaction Authorities for Military User Assessments ($9.930 million); accelerate the introduction of Project 901 into MSE ($2.397 million); a Congressional Add to accelerate the completion of developmental test of the MPE-M configuration of the Block I Altius-700, support design, empower developmental engineering efforts and increase the amount of test assets available for flights to gain relevant data informing the Critical Design Review ($3.600 million); a Congressional Add to develop next generation ISR SOF enhancements ($7.000 million); and a Congressional General Reduction for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (-$0.060 million). FY 2024: Net increase of $125.887 million is due to the following: an increase in CUxS for acceleration of design, development, prototyping, and test of cutting edge technologies for integration into SOF’s layered Family of Systems (FoS) approach to countering uncrewed systems with a focus on improved detection and defeat capabilities that adapt with and enable globally deployed SOF ($8.670 million); an increase in SPEAR to support increases in material end item and testing costs ($0.003 million); an increase for the USSOCOM’s Unmanned Systems Autonomous Interoperability requirement ($38.700 million); an increase for incremental expansion of core Mission Command System/Common Operational Picture (MCS/COP) services in support of the SOF Enterprise ($9.000 million); an increase due to the transfer of SOMPE funding from RDT&E, DW, Program Element (PE) 1160403BB Aviation Systems; Project S750 Mission Training and Preparation Systems ($22.103 million); an increase for details that will be provided under separate cover ($8.621 million); an increase for STC efforts to develop Anti-Jam capabilities within Environment Waveform development in support of Next Generations radios ($0.450 million); an increase to support the modernization of SOPGM weapons, to provide alternative terminal guidance enhancement in a contested/GPS denied capability to enable operations in a near peer environment, develop new precision strike missiles, and provide security (cyber/anti tamper) enhancements throughout the SOPGM portfolio ($9.125 million); an increase due to the acceleration of Maritime Scalable Effects (MSE) projects initiated in FY 2022, as well as the implementation of Project 901 to MSE ($2.459 million); an increase in Maritime Precision Engagement Munition (MPE-M) for Block II and Variant II development efforts ($31.643 million); and an increase in GOPSS to support Hero 30 systems, Hero 120 systems, and Echelon 0 development efforts ($3.186 million); an increase in Multi-Mission Electronic Countermeasures (MM-ECM) due to transition into advanced prototype development of Next Generation ECM competition, resulting in test article delivery for developmental testing ($1.519 million); and a decrease in PSS due to rebaselining of funding into GOPSS and MPE-M beginning in FY 2024 (-$9.592 million).
• Service Agency Name: United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

• United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• Biomedical
• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Human Systems
• Sensors
• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Aircrafts
• Combat Casualty Care
• Contingency Operations (Military)
• Control Systems
• Munitions
• Radio Communications
• Radio Equipment
• Software Defined Radio
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Text Messaging
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Unmanned Ground Vehicles
• Unmanned Systems
• Warfare
• Weapons Effects

Readers

• Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Directed Energy
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Microelectronics