AOC WS Modifications
Abstract
The Air Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS), AN/USQ-163 Falconer, the senior element of the Theater Air Control System (TACS), is the weapon system that the Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) provides the Combined/Joint Force Air Component Commander (C/JFACC) for planning, executing, and assessing theater-wide air and space operations. The C/JFACC provides air, space and cyber support to the Combined/Joint Forces Commander (C/JFC) by coordinating, deconflicting and assessing the progress of various weapon systems to advance the C/JFC's campaign. The AOC WS develops operations strategy and planning documents. The weapon system also disseminates tasking orders; executes day-to-day peacetime and combat air, space and cyber operations; and provides rapid reaction to immediate situations by exercising positive control of friendly forces. In FY 2021, funding supports continued software engineering capacity required for AOC WS Modifications to enable the retirement of Theater Battle Management Core System - Force Level (TBMCS FL) and AOC 10.1 while enabling an extensible cloud-based Infrastructure and Platform as a Service (IaaS/PaaS) hosting platform. Additionally, the continued software engineering capacity delivers air operations capabilities improving speed and automation of the full air tasking cycle, including unit-level sortie generation capabilities that feed friendly order of battle information to the Master Air Attack Plan process. AOC WS Modifications are required for the AOC to keep pace with evolving COTS/GOTS components, DoD directives, changes in the underlying IT environment, and to remain interoperable, certified, supportable, and compliant through software engineering solutions, integration, testing, fielding, training, and sustainment of new capabilities and upgrades to the AOC WS. This includes utilization of managed cloud IaaS/PaaS hosting platform. Also in FY 2021, AOC WS Modifications activities evolve the AOC utilizing Agile Methodologies, including User Centered Design, and embracing DevOps practices to deliver improved capabilities in support of mission requirements at Geographic and Global (formerly Functional) AOCs, as well as Support and Manpower Augmentation units, keeping the AOC current and interoperable with the Combatant Commands (CCMDs), cyber requirements, and next generation weapon systems/weapons. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver AOC weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. 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, 2021
- Source ID
- 674596_0207410F_7_3600_PB_2021
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