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 the 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. As previously reported, in FY 2024, Counter Communications System (CCS) Emerging Threat Integration Program (CETIP) is a new start. This project defines, tests, and integrates new software capabilities and minor hardware solutions to ensure the Counter Communications System is able to maintain effectiveness against emerging threats and adversary 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 to 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.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 1206421SF_5_3620F_PB_2025
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2023: +$1.840 million increase for CCS Meadowlands integration and test.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Microelectronics
• Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
• Space