Systems Engineering & Integration
Abstract
Global Combat Support System - Air Force (GCSS-AF) is an umbrella program to develop a modern integrated system that provides for Agile Combat Support (ACS) for the Air Force. This information is necessary to train, equip, deploy, employ, sustain and redeploy Air Expeditionary Forces (AEF) worldwide during peace and war and support the warfighting Combatant Commanders. The GCSS-AF architecture is an integrated set of system products that orchestrate the passing of combat support data between applications and software objects, and provides the warfighter real-time access to accurate, current information and decision support tools. It is based on open standard technologies. Included are efforts such as hardware and software engineering; modeling and simulation; design optimization; hardware and software commercial off the shelf (COTS) analysis; and architecture design. Other standard technologies include architecture and integration framework interface definitions, standards and descriptions; system engineering; software and hardware integration; testing; and other special studies as required. Other efforts included to successfully enable application and cross-application capabilities are requirements analysis, interface analysis, and modeling and simulation. Also included are developing guidelines for application developers, technical support to application developers, technical integration, prototyping, application interface testing, architecture testing of applications and common services, support for business process reengineering, and developing common services for application utilization. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development, because the program modernizes Automated Information Systems (AIS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 675046_0303141F_7_3600_PB_2011
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