AOC WS Modifications
Abstract
This budget line funds the Air Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS), AN/USQ-163 Falconer, the senior element of the Theater Air Control System (TACS). This 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. This program is dependent on the All Domain Common Platform (ADCP). The ADCP provides an extensible cloud-based Infrastructure and Platform as a Service (IaaS/PaaS) hosting platform built to deliver highly resilient mission applications and data to Airmen deployed around the world. Funding supports continued software engineering capacity required for AOC WS Modifications to support and enable the transition from legacy systems (e.g., Theater Battle Management Core System - Force Level [TBMCS FL] and AOC 10.1) to Block 20 modernized capabilities. Additionally, funding supports IaaS/PaaS development and operations specific to the AOC program. AOC WS Modifications are required to support mission requirements at Geographic AOCs, Global (formerly Functional) AOCs, and Support and Manpower Augmentation units, and to keep the AOC current and interoperable with the Combatant Commands (CCMDs), cyber requirements, and next generation weapon systems/weapons. Funding also provides software engineering capacity to deliver air operations capabilities improving speed and automation of the full air tasking cycle, including integration with unit-level sortie generation capabilities that feed friendly order of battle information to the Master Air Attack Plan process. AOC WS Modifications modernize the AOC utilizing Agile methodologies to deliver capabilities that keep pace with evolving COTS/GOTS components, DoD directives, operational energy security and efficiency objectives, and changes in the underlying IT environment, and to remain interoperable, certified, and supportable across the lifecycle of new capabilities and upgrades to the AOC WS. This includes utilization of a managed cloud IaaS/PaaS hosting platform. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funding would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F. In FY2023, $14.825M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY2024, $19.907M 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, 2025
- Source ID
- 674596_0207410F_7_3600_PB_2025
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