Counterspace Systems

Abstract

In FY 2021, PE 1206421F, Counterspace Systems efforts were transferred to Appropriation 3620, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force, PE 1206421SF, Counterspace Systems from Appropriation 3600, Budget Activity 05 due to the creation of a new Appropriation for Space Force. Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) April 24th 2009, directed all capabilities identified in the October 4th 2006, Counter Communications System (CCS) Block 20, Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) approved Capability Development Document (CDD) shall be accomplished as Pre-planned Product Improvement Program (P3I) upgrades to the CCS Block 10. On April 11th 2016, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) updated ADM adding additional responsibility for CCS Block 10.3 Meadowlands. CCS provides expeditionary, deployable, reversible offensive space control (OCS) effects applicable across the full spectrum of conflict. It prevents adversary Satellite Communications (SATCOM) in Area of Responsibility (AOR) including Command & Control (C2), Early Warning and Propaganda, and hosts Rapid Reaction Capabilities in response to Urgent Needs. This program effort includes architecture engineering and studies, system hardware design and development, software design and integration, and testing and demonstration of capabilities to provide disruption of satellite communications signals. The FY 2021 funding request was reduced by $4.156 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Space acquisition must respond with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats. Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC) is transforming the organization and implementation of space acquisition to an enterprise approach, maximizing innovation and resiliency, leveraging international, commercial, and mission partnerships, and managing program/project priorities according to an integrated unclassified/classified enterprise space architecture. Expanding the appropriate acquisition authorities and contract mechanisms to deliver capability sooner, SMC will strategically execute experimentation, prototyping, risk reduction, and other efforts to develop new or repurpose capabilities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Counterspace weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. Bounty Hunter (BH) supports the Defensive Space Control of US systems in a specific AOR and provides the capacity to prevent effective adversary use of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I). Continuing annual agile development is needed to meet new user needs in an ever changing threat environment. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Bounty Hunter 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 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.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: 1206421SF_5_3620F_PB_2021
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2021: +$54.689M; funds starting in FY 2021 were transferred from RDT&E, Air Force to RDT&E, Space Force. This total includes a $31.266M increase to CCS to accelerate CCS B10.3 Meadowlands and technique development to counter advancing threats and develop advanced training environment for next generation threats.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Agile Software Development
• Air Force
• Artificial Satellites
• Command And Control
• Command And Control Systems
• Computers
• Cost Analysis
• Engineering
• Product Development
• Satellite Communications
• Situational Awareness
• Software Design
• Space Force
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering.
• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.

Technology Areas

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