Operational Weaponeering and Analysis
Abstract
The Operational Weaponeering and Analysis (OWA) provides weapons' effectiveness data and classified software Modeling and Simulation (M&S) tools to support the Air Force (AF) Master Plan objectives and National Defense Strategy within Combatant Commands (COCOMs), and Major Commands (MAJCOMS). OWA provides mission critical National Security Software (NSS) to meet instructions and directives found in CJCSI 3160 and 3170, as well as, AFI 14-401 and JP 3-60. M&S classified software tools are operationally critical to overall mission success and weapons employment. Weapons employment is not legally possible until a complete target and weapon analysis has been completed. The classified M&S software tools are in constant development to support evolving weapon phenomenology (directed energy, high power microwave, cyber, hypersonic, etc.) and target modeling of a wide range of multi-domain targets, which includes structural, ground mobile, ships, and more. The Integrated Munitions Effects Analysis (IMEA) software is a classified mission critical program that provides Air Force Operational Warfighters with unique analytical capabilities. These unique capabilities are associated with Hard Deeply Buried Targets (HDBTs), Nuclear Weapons, and Weapons of Counter Mass Destruction (C-WMD) weapons employment. In addition, IMEA also analyzes national strategic sites facility defeat information with Nuclear and WMD weapons in support of Global Strike Command operational warfighter requirement. IMEA is also the only software, which is program of record for Massive Ordinance Penetrator (MOP) and Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) lethality estimates in DoD. The Air Force Target and Effect Software (AFTES) provides an all-domain weapon and target capability to support Advanced Target Development and Intermediate Target Development within ACC and Joint environments. This classified software creates software that is digital, agile, and open. The tool is focused on integration of capabilities from ABMS into the JADC2 environment within a single open M&S Engagement Framework to provide capabilities to the tactical edge. In addition, AFTES will draw it requirements from the ACC Agile Combat Employment (ACE) LOE to meet objectives laid out by the CSAF. In addition to operational support, IMEA and AFTES provides analytical reachback for both operational and weapon acquisition communities. OWA also aligns with Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Defense Threat Agency (DTRA) Research and Development (R&D) weapon lethality and effectiveness missions to create an R&D pipeline of capabilities all maintained in a single M&S software framework which allows the software to be easily developed, deployed, and maintained within the Operational Weaponeering and Analysis Division. The AF will assume operational support and development of the IMEA program from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency starting FY22. DTRA will continue to support Air Force with basic R&D research of new capabilities associated with HDBT, Nuclear, and WMD as defined by MOA between DTRA and the AF. OWA has become the operational transition partner for DTRA and AFRL to integrate and field all weapon and target R&D technology to AF and other Joint Environments. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY21 $0.0M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY22 $0.300M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. 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, 2023
- Source ID
- 648030_0208030F_4_3600_PB_2023
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