Space Advanced Technology Development/Demo

Abstract

This program focuses on four major areas. First, integrated space technology demonstrations, is a series of advanced technology demonstrations designed to address mission needs by applying emerging technologies from the Air Force Research Laboratory, other United States government laboratories, and industry. Second, the program focuses on ground-based optical space situational awareness technology development and demonstration at the Maui Space Surveillance System in Hawaii, as well as the operation and upgrade of the facility. Third, the program develops and demonstrates advanced and innovative low-cost high performance satellite propulsion technologies and components. The last major area, spacecraft vehicles, focuses on developing technologies for next-generation space communications terminals and equipment. Efforts in this program have been coordinated through the Department of Defense Science and Technology Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 1206601SF. The Department of the Air Force technologies in this program are both enabling and enduring as we invest in maturing emerging technologies that address established mission gaps, and transformational technologies that address integrated enterprise capabilities intended to reshape the future force across air, space, and cyber warfighting domains. Development of transformational operational capabilities through advanced technology solutions focuses on five strategic capabilities: Global Persistent Awareness; Resilient Information Sharing; Rapid, Effective Decision-Making; Complexity, Unpredictability, and Mass; and Speed and Reach of Disruption and Lethality. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development because this budget activity includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 1206616SF_3_3620F_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2022 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2023 through FY 2026 funding. Therefore, an explanation of the change between the two budget positions for FY 2023 cannot be made in a relevant manner.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Energy and Power Technologies
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force Research Laboratories
• Artificial Satellites
• Command And Control
• Department Of Defense
• Electric Propulsion
• Emerging Technology
• National Security
• Propulsion Systems
• Rocket Propulsion
• Situational Awareness
• Space Force
• Space Sciences
• Space Situational Awareness
• Space Systems
• Spacecraft
• Systems Engineering
• United States Government

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Space
• Space - Satellites