Common Imagery Ground / Surface Systems

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Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) is the Combat Air Force (CAF) weapon system architecture for planning and direction, collection, processing and exploitation, analysis and production, and dissemination (PCPAD) of data from Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Since AF DCGS is also a major component of the DoD DCGS, the system is designed to complement and interoperate with the DoD, Army, Navy and Marine Corps DCGS. The AF DCGS mission is to provide Joint Task Force (JTF) Commanders, Air Component Commanders, Unified Commands, and other directed organizations with global, time-sensitive ISR PCPAD across the spectrum of military operations. AF DCGS is a multi-INT network linked weapon system (AN/GSQ-272) capable of exploiting intelligence data from manned platforms, remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), non-traditional ISR platforms, national and commercial satellites, and other collection systems. AF DCGS is designed to support joint operational requirements by providing a common PCPAD means to provide time-sensitive intelligence to field commanders and in support of the Air Operations Center (AOC) mission requirements. Currently, the AF DCGS worldwide architecture is composed of two worldwide core sites, three regional core sites, two remote Air Force Forces (AF FOR) sites, four National Mission Partner (NMP) sites, three support sites, and multiple National Guard Bureau (NGB) sites. Currently, AF DCGS is supporting ongoing operations from forward deployed and in-garrison CONUS and OCONUS based locations. The system employs a concept of data distribution, information sharing and collaborative work centers. AF DCGS provides the national leadership and the warfighter with integrated and interoperable national and airborne reconnaissance by providing quality and fused Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT), and Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) tailored to the warfighter for all levels of conflict. AF DCGS is transforming by integrating the necessary technologies and tools to provide increased capabilities, meet emerging/urgent operational needs, and enable Multi-Domain Awareness. This transformation maximizes the use of commercial-off-the-shelf and government-off-the-shelf upgrades. The next series of upgrades is migrating the Weapon System to an Open Architecture (OA) environment to meet the operational need to rapidly integrate new/improved sensor capabilities, integrate big data and machine learning, as well as enhance interoperability and improve data sharing per DoD direction. Project SUTER effort being moved from PE 0305221F to PE 0305208F in FY19. SUTER develops concepts, Tactics/Techniques/Procedures (TTPs) and technologies for synchronizing the capabilities of ISR and non-kinetic capabilities in a coordinated fashion with traditional kinetic weapons to prosecute targets connected together or dependent upon some form of communications network. Program management consists of eight ACAT III efforts: GEOINT (GB 4.1), GEOINT Transformation, Systems Release (SR 3.0), SIGINT Transformation, Sensor Integration, Multi-INT, Network Infrastructure Transformation, and DCGS Reference Imagery Transition (DRT): 1. *GB 4.1: The GEOINT Baseline 4.1 (GB4.1) effort completes the Bulk Release process and provides a common baseline across the weapon system. It also integrates Airborne Cuing and Exploitation System, Hyper Spectral ACES-HY (MQ-1) and Global Hawk (GH) Block 40 capability into AF DCGS. 2. GEOINT Transformation: The GEOINT Transformation effort rapidly integrates new capabilities and migrates GEOINT-specific applications & capabilities into the open architecture framework. 3. *SR 3.0: The Systems Release (3.0) effort completes SIGINT Bulk Release process and provides a common baseline across the weapon system. Provides the ability to PCPAD the Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) family of systems and integrates the Common Intelligence Collections System (CICS) capability. 4. SIGINT Transformation: Rapidly integrates new capabilities, leverages mission partner methods and tools, improves data exchange, and migrates the SIGINT-specific applications/capabilities into the open architecture framework. 5. Sensor Integration: The Sensor Integration effort rapidly integrates AF, Joint, & Coalition Sensor data into DCGS Enterprise to ingest data, perform sensor planning, and Command & Control. 6. Multi-INT: Provides and supports Open Architecture (OA)-based Enterprise Services, moves to commodity hardware and a virtual desktop environment, facilitates enterprise-wide collaborative tools, and integrates SUTER efforts into OA DCGS. 7. Network Infrastructure Transformation: The Infrastructure Transformation effort modernizes the AF DCGS infrastructure to improve data ingest, transfer, and storage capabilities while migrating the network toward a cloud architecture. 8.*DRT: The Air Force DCGS Reference Imagery Transition (DRT) effort provides data ingest, transfer, and storage capabilities for NGA reference imagery data. NOTES: *For FY19, this effort does not have any associated RDT&E funding. The Other Procurement Air Force (OPAF) funding is exhibited in the Procurement Documentation (WSC846080, DCGS-AF). This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver AF DCGS weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, and 0605898F.

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Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
Source ID: 674826_0305208F_7_3600_PB_2019

Common Imagery Ground / Surface Systems

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