Cooperative Identification Techniques

Abstract

Cooperative Combat Identification (CID) employs technologies required to rapidly identify friendly platforms. The program develops, integrates and evaluates technologies that provide AF platforms with a means of positively identifying an air or ground platform as a friendly, via active or passive cooperative identification capabilities. The development funded by this project ensures availability of a Mode 5 upgrade path for implementing ground and air platforms across the Air Force fleet. The DoD International AIMS PO has system level interoperability testing and certification responsibilities for the present Mark XII system, development and integration of the new Mark XIIA (Mode 5) IFF system, and development/integration of civil Mode S capabilities into Mark XIIA IFF equipment. The AIMS PO ensures IFF equipment equipment/platform functionality IAW established standards and ensures total system interoperability to meet DoD/Service mission areas (e.g. Offensive Counter Air, Defensive Counter Air, and Integrated Air and Missile Defense). DoD International AIMS PO will continue to test and certify IFF equipment for the Services for as long as IFF is used for CID. In FY20 our cooperative goals will be to test and certify the responsibilities for the present Mark XII system, develop and integrate the new Mark XIIA (Mode 5) IFF system, and also the development/integration of civil Mode S capabilities into Mark XIIA IFF equipment. The cooperative funds will be used to fund project and test engineers who will develop and test standards, perform certification testing in the field, process certifications and track all OSD/FAA guidelines to insure the program remains current. The OSD/FAA guidelines require Mode 5 be fully implemented by 2020 and the AIMS Program will insure those certifications are current on all applicable platforms/systems and work with both domestic and foreign military sales partners to insure compliance. The funds also support DOD representation to several military (US and NATO) and civil (FAA, ICAO and RTCA) requirements meetings for Mode 5, Mode S and ADS-B. The FY19 funding request was reduced by $5.461M. Payback is planned for FY20 & FY21. This funding will enable the CID portfolio to continue developing critical CID technologies.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 642599_0603742F_4_3600_PB_2020

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• Engineering

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