Space & Elec Warfare Engineering

Abstract

OPNAVINST 3050.23 defines the policy to fuse validated and approved Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) architectures and interoperability requirements with joint requirements, milestones and program decisions. C4ISR integrated architectures are the underpinnings for all C4ISR mission areas and capabilities and, as such, requirements and acquisition processes have been reengineered to use these Integrated Architectures for decisional purposes and strategic planning. Furthermore, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has defined key programs/efforts Global Information Grid Baseline Extension, Joint Tactical Radio System, Network Centric Enterprise Services, Information Assurance and standards that will drive and change the Navy's C4ISR integrated architectures and associated business processes for requirements, budgets and acquisition. To that end, the Space and Electronic Warfare provides three main functions: 1) Perform System of Systems and platform technical evaluations to establish the alignment with the N2/N6 Information Dominance vision and identify performance and operational risks associated with the integration of multiple systems to provide a robust, mission based capability. 2) Develop C4ISR integrated architecture products and 3) Support C4ISR systems engineering processes and standards. The integrated architecture products are used to support the Navy's C4ISR budget process by providing the critical core architecture and enabling capabilities to the war fighter. The C4ISR systems engineering processes and standards provide the construct for distributed Command and Control (C2) interoperability requirements analyses to identify capability shortfalls/gaps and for systems engineering to compare/test alternatives in a joint end-to end environment while identifying associated Navy-wide C4ISR implications. Processes include developing and applying criteria for use in Systems Engineering Technical Reviews and providing technical input to governance bodies. This includes Human Systems Integration (HSI) to provide a mission-centered orientation to ensure effective operational employment of fielded capability. As joint concepts and OSD driving efforts/programs are matured/defined the Navy's C4ISR integrated architectures are refined and the supporting C4ISR systems engineer processes and standards work to engineer and enact C4ISR implementations Navy-wide across all C4ISR mission areas. Products provided: 1) C4ISR integrated architectures - Integrated Architectures and Standards - Architecture Views (Operational Views, Service Views, Technical Views, System Views) - Migration roadmaps to the target architectures - Architecture technical authority, studies, interpretation assistance, and white papers 2) Supporting C4ISR systems engineering processes - Distributed C2 Interoperability Requirement Analysis - Gaps Analysis, Overlap Analysis, System Priority Lists, C4ISR Metrics and Models, Analysis of Alternatives, Requirements Database, Assessment Repository, Resource Implications Studies, Baseline Performance Models, Mission Task Analysis, HSI assessments. - End-to-End Systems Engineering and Integrated Design - Operational feasibility studies, technical feasibility studies, technical roadmap engineering validations, Architectures and Assessment traceability matrices. - Joint and Coalition interoperability trials - Joint End-to-End prototyping trials, and joint/coalition interoperability demonstrations, interoperability assessments and metrics, and interoperability studies via the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID). United States Navy (USN) provides funding to the general CWID operating budget and participates by operating a USN demonstration site. 3) Compliance and alignment reports with Navy Enterprise Architecture/Data Strategy and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition system engineering policies generated during Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs).

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
2144_0604707N_4_1319_PB_2013

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Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

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

Technology Areas

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

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