Counterspace Systems

Abstract

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. Space acquisition must respond with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats. The Space Systems Command (SSC) has transformed the organization and implementation of space acquisition to an enterprise approach, to increase 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, SSC will strategically execute experimentation, prototyping, risk reduction, and other efforts to develop new or repurpose existing capabilities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver CCS 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) is a ground-based, deployable, tactical space Electronic Warfare Support system (ES) that provides SATCOM geolocation and interference detection capabilities that support the Defensive Space Control of US systems in a specific AOR. BH provides the capability to monitor, detect, characterize and geolocate friendly and unfriendly electro-magnetic interference (EMI) across multiple radio frequency bands in support of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems by US Joint forces. Continuing annual agile development is needed to meet new user needs in an ever changing threat environment. This program element may include civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Bounty Hunter capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605829S. 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, 2024
Source ID
1206421SF_5_3620F_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2024: -0.227M to realign funding to APPN 3410, PE 1207804SF (SAG 13C), for fiscal policy compliance as Space Systems Command (SSC) establishes Headquarters functions and a Chief Information Office (CIO) for integrated cybersecurity. FY 2024: +0.164M inflation increase for non-pay and non-fuel purchases.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Frequency Bands
  • Product Development
  • Radio Frequency
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Force
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

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
  • Microelectronics
  • Space

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