Information Related Capabilities (IRC)

Abstract

Signature Management (SIGMAN) - This is a CMC Force Design program. SIGMAN will be utilized by the Marine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC) SIGMAN platoon to provide commanders with the ability to understand their own forces' electromagnetic signatures and the ability to disrupt adversary units. SIGMAN supports the goals of the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design (FD) Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by providing tools enabling the FMF to conduct distributed operations (DO) and mass effects while minimizing electromagnetic signatures that put forces at risk for detection and targeting. Fluctuations within the funding profile due to different components being procured each year. SIGMAN Increment I is the SIGMAN Visualization and Planning Tool (SVPT) that provides commanders a display of their own forces electromagnetic signatures and the ability to implement measures to limit those signatures when possible. SIGMAN Increment II is the Radio Frequency (RF) Generator-Light and SIGMAN Increment III is the RF Generator- Heavy. The SIGMAN Increment II and Increment III systems will provide commanders the ability to develop and project electromagnetic signature countermeasures to mask their own blue-force signature. Cognitive Radio Frequency Inference Technology (CRIT) provides the ability to conduct blue force signature assessment, blue force signature planning, and advanced delivery. SIGMAN will procure production articles through the Lead Systems Integrator and the Army C5ISR program office. This program includes funding in support of YETI in which details are held at a higher classification level. Digital Media Systems (DMS) System of Systems (SoS) equips Communication Strategy and Operations (COMMSTRAT) Marines who support the Marine Corps, Joint Force, DoD, and United States Government (USG) efforts through the proactive, coordinated, and synchronized (or deliberately timed) release of accurate information to internal, domestic, and international audiences to put operations in context, facilitate informed perceptions about military operations, undermine adversarial propaganda and disinformation, and help achieve national, strategic, and operational objectives. The DMS program maintains pace with modernized systems to meet COMMSTRAT Marines' mission needs to provide them a global competitive edge in the information environment. DMS provides COMMSTRAT Marines with the capability to acquire unclassified and classified visual information (VI) to include still and motion photography, audio video recording, graphic arts, and visual presentations. DMS enables COMMSTRAT Marines to excel at processing imagery to produce digital and physical VI products, multi-media products, all while using near-real time transmission capabilities, and long-term VI records storage to ensure VI lifecycle management within the confines of Department of Defense (DoD) policy and U.S. law. DMS enables expedient, 24/7, global access to the information environment and is crucial to planning, battlespace awareness, decision-making processes and engaging key publics. This effort supports research, testing, and evaluation of the Public Affairs Live Media Engagement System tech refresh and the Tactical Imagery Production System Next Generation (TIPS NG) to provide the FMF with the means to acquire, process, edit, develop, disseminate, transmit in near-real time, archive visual information (VI) products, and provide reprographics print speeds in support of Marine Corps missions across the competition continuum. Military Information Support Operations (MISO) - Consists of the Fly Away Broadcast System (FABS) Marine Corps Variant (MCV) Family of Systems (FoS). The FABS MCV FOS provides the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commander with a transportable, modular system capable of conveying and delivering messages via select bands within the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to influence select foreign groups and promote themes to change those groups' attitudes and behaviors. MISO capabilities are critical to the success of the MAGTF mission, enabling commanders to shape the information environment, counter enemy propaganda, misinformation, disinformation, and adversarial narratives. The FABS MCV FoS contains three variants: FABS Heavy (FABS-H), FABS Medium (FABS-M), and FABS Light (FABS-L). The FABS-H variant will provide greater power, range, persistence, and capacity used at a Forward Operating Base (FOB). The FABS-M variant provides the MAGTF Commander with a tactical and portable system. The FABS-L variant provides the Marines a battery powered man-packable system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
3772_0206313M_7_1319_PB_2025

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Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy

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