Tech Maturation & Risk Reduct

Abstract

Airbase Air Defense Systems (ABADS) The Air Force Airbase Air Defense Systems (ABADS) program is the principal USAF program to defend against airborne threats to USAF bases, to include but not limited to, small-unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), rockets, artillery, and mortars (RAM), and other airborne threats. This program protects strategic assets vital to national security while bedded down and while on the move. It also protects personnel and assets whether CONUS or deployed in theater. Airborne threats are increasingly inexpensive, readily available and have been used to target US Service members, Allies and Coalition partners. These threats will evolve continuously as enemy employment adapts and commercially available technology advances are more readily available. The ABADS program will continue to analyze evolving threats and evaluating new capabilities to take on these threats, while also designing an architecture and new systems to bring down life cycle cost to allow fielding of that capability to all 180+AF installations and protect AF assets globally. ABADS FY2022 funding will further develop Command, Control, Communication, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems. This development will include, but not limited to: artificial intelligence development for operator task automation, closed-loop training system for operator certification and proficiency, track fusion updates, Link 16 capability integration, Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) inclusion, Universal Command & Control (UC2) implementation, Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) development, standardize application data models, design physical on premise network for cloud implementation, and Electronic Warfare upgrades, to include but not limited to Ninja capability within Medusa C2. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Air Base Air Defense Sytem capabilities for emergent or unanticipated weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. In FY19 0.00M and in FY20 0.00M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element. In FY21 0.00M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This requirement supports performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D "Audits: audit of financial statements of Department of Defense components by independent external auditors This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 640410_0207522F_4_3600_PB_2022

Tags

Readers

• Defense Financial Management and Audit.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Microelectronics