Non-Traditional SIGINT (NTS)
Abstract
COMPASS BRIGHT develops, demonstrates, and rapidly transitions advanced Air Force specific SIGINT capabilities against emerging and future target signals of interest. This program pursues SIGINT technologies for program transition, to include Communications Intelligence (COMINT), Electronic Intelligence (ELINT), Audio, Analytics, Special Signals of Interest, and Radio Frequency Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT). The COMPASS BRIGHT program objective is to develop technologies for application in SIGINT and MASINT systems or subsystems. Acquisition and production of these developed technologies will occur within the appropriate platform programs. COMPASS BRIGHT projects are selected through a data call process, whereby the USAF evaluates proposals from the laboratories, platforms, and other government agencies, to select those projects that are most promising. Operational Reconnaissance (Ops Recce) is part of the initiative to improve overall USAF intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability through development and use of sensor data from non-ISR platforms and innovative use of sensors. This program pursues Ops Recce capabilities for transition through development, testing, demonstration and implementation efforts across all platforms. The Ops Recce program objective is to provide increased battlespace awareness through the use of sensors/platforms to achieve effects beyond what those sensor/platforms were originally designed. The program office authority extends to accomplishment of out-of-cycle, nontraditional SIGINT (NTISR) efforts. These tasks may be filtered through the SIGINT Capability Working Group (SCWG) outside the normal vetting process to expedite acquisition of high-end capabilities for the warfighter. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver technology and sensor capabilities. 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,0605898F, and 0605833F.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 675185_0304260F_7_3600_PB_2020
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