Combat Training Range Equipment
Abstract
COMBAT TRAINING RANGES (CTR): Portfolio provides electronic warfare equipment and support to Air Force combat training ranges for training, testing, and evaluation of aircrews. Development and integration efforts include: aircraft pods, radar emitters, advanced radar emitters, communication jammers, command and control and debrief capability, and instrumentation equipment. All development efforts support USAF aircraft for Joint, Coalition, and Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) training events. This program leverages digital acquisition tenets of open, agile, and digital. This program will develop Common component in collaboration with other weapon systems, to reduce redundant costs between systems with similar subsystems requirements. It will also invest in analytical, information management, data management, digital environments, networks, facilities, and security infrastructure upgrades directly supporting development and sustainment of this program's capabilities, while leveraging DoD and DAF enterprise IT solutions. ADVANCED RADAR THREAT SYSTEM (ARTS): The ARTS program will design, develop, and test threat systems based on replicating advanced foreign fielded Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) radar and Electronic Warfare (EW) threat systems. The ARTS variants will be used at Department of Defense (DoD) test and training ranges for 4th and 5th generation aircrew training and tactics development. ARTS variants are also developed for LVC integration and full simulation training. Efforts include but are not limited to: research, studies, technology development, engineering, and manufacturing advanced radar emitters. MODERNIZATION RANGE THREATS SYSTEMS (RTS): The RTS program supports upgrading and modifying legacy range threat systems to provide combat training relevancy and enhanced systems capabilities. Legacy systems include Multiple Threat Emitter System (MUTES), Miniature Multiple Threat Emitter System (Mini-MUTES), Modular Threat Emitter (MTE) system, Tactical Radar Threat Generator (TRTG) system, Band Simulator, Unmanned Modular Threat Emitter (UMTE) system, and Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) system. LIVE MISSION OPERATIONS CAPABILITY (LMOC): LMOC is an effort to modernize range control centers with common hardware and software that can support live-synthetic training missions. LMOC will provide a node-based enterprise that integrates all range system capabilities, including pre/post mission coordination, in a multi-level secure environment to enable blended live-synthetic training for 4th/5th generation aircraft and aircrew. P6 COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEM (P6CTS): P6CTS replaced the existing P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS). P6CTS will resolve existing critical training capability gaps and will enable comprehensive, realistic air combat training. Key upgrades include a trusted operating system, Multiple Level Security (MLS) architecture, Type 1 encryption of over-air data, and increased processing capability. P6CTS investment will support a robust Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground combat training environment and provide a growth path to Blended Training capability. The FY2025 funding request was reduced by $10 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY2023 1.739M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY2024 4.237M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 652286_0604735F_5_3600_PB_2025
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