CSAR EMD
Abstract
The Next Generation Survival Radio (NGSR) program is an Air Force led effort to replace the aging Combat, Survivor, Evader, Locator (CSEL) Radio supporting the entire Joint force. The Department of Defense (DoD) plans for the NGSR Handheld Radio (HHR) to serve as the primary communications link for all DoD aircrew who become isolated personnel. NGSR replaces the existing CSEL program as the DoD Program of Record (PoR) for delivering a communications capability in support of the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA) Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission to locate, authenticate, and communicate with Joint forces who become Isolated Personnel (IP). NGSR provides secure, over-the-horizon, two-way data communications and precise geo-positioning information to rescue forces. Additionally, NGSR is able to operate in anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments by providing a low probability of intercept/low probability of detection communication pathway for isolated personnel. NGSR is one node of an overall personnel recovery network which includes multiple on-orbit satellite constellations, geographically dispersed satellite ground stations, joint service CSAR communication devices, and a Joint Personnel Recovery Center (JPRC) web application. NGSR plans to incorporate modern encryption technology to comply with current National Security Agency (NSA) cryptographic standards. The Air Force will meet system objectives by executing a competitive Rapid Prototyping effort to design and build a production-ready NGSR artifact. Once prototyped, the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps will field the NGSR prototype to their respective services via a follow-on sole-source Rapid Fielding production contract. 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 elements 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY22, $0.251M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY23, $0.340M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element NGSR is not fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. The Department of the Air Force is assessing all options to address the funding shortfalls for MTA programs, including additional funding in a future budget request, performance trades based on technical maturity, or transition to alternative pathways.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 654522_0207279F_5_3600_PB_2024
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