Electronic Warefare Integrated Reprogram RDT&E

Abstract

In FY 2022, DARPA efforts, previously funded in PE 0603766E, Network-Centric Warfare Technology, Project Net-01, Joint Warfare Systems; were transferred to the Air Force for funding in PE 0207439F, Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming (EWIR), Project 673310, Electronic Warefare Integrated Reprogram RDT&E; to continue development of System of System Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems (STITCHES). The Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming (EWIR) program element hosts the first DoD transition of STITCHES Warfighter Application Team (SWAT) which is an integration team transferred from DARPA employing, maintaining, and instructing other teams in the DoD how to use the STITCHES integration toolchain. STITCHES is a fully government developed, owned, and open source software toolchain that integrates any DoD fielded systems together in different configurations of system of systems within mission planning time in order to create new capabilities without the need to modify system source code. STITCHES' separable and community-based database allows disparate teams across the DoD to utilize STITCHES and SWAT in separate security levels without comingling data. The Spectrum Warfare Wing will employ STITCHES using the SWAT by employing the STITCHES generated interoperability software on systems within the SWW and deploying the capabilities created through integration. SWAT interfaces and integrates with other DoD systems and their authorities in order to support SWW missions and HHQ directed activities. SWAT is responsible for testing and deploying STITCHES generated interoperability into DoD systems supported by the SWW, with working with existing DoD test and certification organizations, and teaming with organizations outside of the SWW when adapting and creating novel system of systems using capabilities from these organizations. SWAT will deliver adaptive and cutting-edge electromagnetic spectrum capabilities that provide the warfighter a tactical and strategic competitive advantage and freedom to attack, maneuver, and defend. SWAT is an agile software development team composed of a government tiger team, the STITCHES toolchain developer, and a secure cloud infrastructure and repository developer. SWAT includes a revolving team of subsystem subject matter experts (SMEs) when adapting DoD systems using STITCHES. SWAT is responsible for the execution of tasks employing STITCHES outlined in NDAA 2021 Section 804 and supports Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) tasking and integration efforts in support of JADC2. 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 0605831F. In FY21 0 was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY22 0 is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 673310_0207439F_7_3600_PB_2023

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science
• Engineering

Readers

• Astronomy/Astrophysics
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Microelectronics