Nuclear Planning and Execution System (NPES)
Abstract
United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) conducts global operations in partnership with other combatant commands, services and U.S. government agencies to deter and detect strategic attacks against the United States. USSTRATCOM is responsible for command of U.S. nuclear capabilities, space operations, global surveillance and reconnaissance, intelligence, communications, computers, global missile defense and combatting weapons of mass destruction. To enable completion of these missions, it is modernizing the Nuclear Planning and Execution System (NPES). NPES is a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff system for nuclear operations and fulfillment of nuclear command and control (NC2) responsibilities. NPES supports national strategic deterrence by providing a host of NC2 execution activities as well as contingency and crisis action planning capabilities to selected joint and combatant command staffs. NPES is operated by USSTRATCOM and other specified users performing missions to deter and dissuade threats, and, when directed, defeat adversaries. The NPES system has evolved from several single-purpose command and control systems over the past 30 years and has reached a point where it requires modernization to meet national and strategic objectives and to comply with future concepts of operation. Additionally, modernization is needed to improve cybersecurity, system effectiveness, and supportability. Modernization will also seek to lower the total cost of ownership and sustainment. The modernization program will use proven/mature software engineering, technologies, and design tenets to provide a modern, secure, interoperable and reliable NC2 software capability. 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, 2017
- Source ID
- 673768_0301112F_7_3600_PB_2017
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