Applications Development

Abstract

This budget line funds the development of Command and Control, Incident Management, Emergency Response Application (C2IMERA), a C2 system that addresses installation commander's and staff's ability to support Airfield, Flight and Emergency Operations. C2IMERA funds provide enhanced installation C2 to improve decision speed, quality, and lethality by incorporating direct user feedback, connecting people, automating daily operations, and integrating data from myriad systems. C2IMERA receives input from users and system interfaces and displays data on the real-time, interactive Common Operating Picture (COP) and consolidated dashboards. C2IMERA also provides a theater level Higher Headquarters (HHQ) module to aggregate critical data theater-wide to improve real-time awareness. C2IMERA provides automated updates via the COP, as well as notifications via emails and alerts, alleviating the need for briefings, meetings, and radio communication(s). The C2IMERA operational concept has three capability areas: • C2 collaboration across the Wing - operate/fight the base • Wing Situational Awareness • Wing Collaboration/reporting to HHQ (i.e., Air Operations Center (AOC), the Air Force Forces (AFFOR), Command Center etc.) Requirements also include supporting base operations, mission management and monitoring, HHQ Information Exchange Requirements (IERs), Emergency Action Messaging, Situation Reports (SITREP) automation, and other key enablers supporting the operational concept. FY24 funds will support the Agile DevOps of enhanced architecture to make C2IMERA more scalable, add integrations and enhance data automation. This includes architecting the application to operate in Degraded, Disconnected, Intermittent and Low-Bandwidth (D-DIL) environments to support key operational concepts such as Agile Combat Employment. Funds will also support scaling C2IMERA to additional CONUS and OCONUS Air Force installations. 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 FY22, $0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY23, $0.797M 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, 2024
• Source ID: 675218_0305015F_7_3600_PB_2024

Tags

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control