Auxiliary Payloads
Abstract
The space-based GMTI system will replace a portion of the aging E-8C JSTARS sensing capability, based upon the Space Warfighting Analysis Center's (SWAC's) analysis of alternatives assessment completed in September 2022. Proper funding is critical to ensure this system is in place to support the warfighter before all of the JSTARS aircraft retire. GMTI is not a one-for-one swap for the aging E-8 JSTARS that is about to retire, but rather an evolved weapon system that serves as the next generation moving target indicator for the warfighter. GMTI will be critical to tracking surface targets in Competition, Crisis, and Conflict environments. This will be accomplished from space, instead of from JSTARS aircraft which will not be capable of operating in a contested/non-permissive environment. Space-based GMTI will provide another way to harness data from the space domain and incorporate it into the secure cloud environment underpinning the ABMS to sense, make sense, and act faster than our adversaries. The Department of the Air Force will maximize use of mature commercial technologies in order to accelerate the acquisition timeline and meet the GMTI needs of the warfighter.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 671113_1203154SF_7_3620F_PB_2024
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