COMPASS BRIGHT
Abstract
The COMPASS BRIGHT program develops, demonstrates, and rapidly transitions advanced Air Force specific SIGINT and MULTI-INT 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). Compass Bright will pursue MULTI-INT capabilities such as but not limited to, cross-cue and fusion from other INTs such as GEOINT, in order to create a holistic ISR picture for the warfighter and the IC. The COMPASS BRIGHT program objective is to mature technologies for application in SIGINT and MASINT systems or subsystems. Production and integration of these developed technologies will be conducted by the appropriate 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-traditional 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 COMPASS BRIGHT 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 civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 675185_0304260F_7_3600_PB_2023
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