EPS Recap
Abstract
In FY 2021, PE 1206432F, Polar MILSATCOM (SPACE) efforts were transferred to Appropriation 3620, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force, PE 1206432SF, Polar MILSATCOM (SPACE) from Appropriation 3600, Budget Activity 05 due to the creation of a new Appropriation for Space Force. This program element acquires the Polar MILSATCOM system that provides protected communications (anti-jam and low probability of intercept and detection) for users in the North Polar Region. In FY 2006, the DoD began funding EPS. The host spacecraft and the polar communications packages took advantage of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) technology including the eXtended Data Rate (XDR) waveform. The EPS Capability Development Document (CDD), approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council in September 2006, is based on a two-package, hosted XDR program with operational availability in CY 2015 and CY 2017. EPS is comprised of four segments: Payload, Ground Control, Gateway, and Terminal (acquired by each Service's Terminal Program Office). Milestone B review was completed April 2, 2014. In FY 2019, the USAF and Norwegian Ministry of Defense signed the Arctic Memorandum of Agreement, which enforces the international collaboration with Norway to host two EPS-Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads on Space Norway-procured spacecraft. Beginning FY 2020, the EPS-R effort transferred from Program Element 1206434F, Midterm Polar MILSATCOM System to Program Element 1206432F, Polar MILSATCOM (SPACE). In FY 2021, EPS-R continues to develop and acquire two Extremely High Frequency (EHF) payloads hosted on Space Norway-procured spacecraft and continues to upgrade/modify the existing EPS Ground Control and Gateway. The FY 2021 funding request was reduced by $1.702 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Space acquisition must respond with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats. Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC) is transforming the organization and implementation of space acquisition to an enterprise approach, maximizing innovation and resiliency, leveraging international, commercial, and mission partnerships, and managing program/project priorities according to an integrated unclassified/classified enterprise space architecture. Expanding the appropriate acquisition authorities and contract mechanisms to deliver capability sooner, SMC will strategically execute experimentation, prototyping, risk reduction, and other efforts to develop new or repurpose capabilities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Polar MILSATCOM weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. Funding in this exhibit was previously budgeted in PE 0605432F, Polar MILSATCOM (SPACE), and PE 1206434F, Midterm Polar MILSATCOM System. 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, 2021
- Source ID
- 654215_1206432SF_5_3620F_PB_2021
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