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 Air Force platforms with a means of positively identifying an air or ground platform as a friendly, via active or passive cooperative identification capabilities. The recent major effort funded by this project ensures availability of a Mode 5 upgrade path for implementing ground and air platforms across the Air Force fleet. The Department of Defense International Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mark XIIA/B System Program Office (AIMSPO) has system level interoperability testing and certification responsibilities for the present Mark XIIB system, development and integration of new Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system capabilities, and development/integration of civil Mode S capabilities into Mark XIIB Identification Friend or Foe equipment. The AIMSPO ensures Identification Friend or Foe equipment/platform functionality in accordance with established standards and ensures total system interoperability to meet Department of Defense/Service mission areas (e.g. Offensive Counter Air, Defensive Counter Air, and Integrated Air and Missile Defense). This project transitioned to PE 0207420F at the end of FY 2021; all FY 2022 and beyond funding for the maturation and fielding of the Mark IIB system (Mode 5 Level 2B) moved to the above PE. This BPAC (642599) is preserved to initiate work on a follow-on cooperative system (Mode 6), and as such will remain in PE 0603742F. Initial studies related to Mode 6 will begin in FY 2023

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 642599_0603742F_4_3600_PB_2024

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