Gorgon Stare
Abstract
Gorgon Stare Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) supports the Combatant Commander (COCOM) urgent operational need for wide area airborne surveillance capability and is managed in the Air Force through the 645th Aeronautical Systems Group (AESG, a.k.a. BIG SAFARI Systems Program Office or SPO), Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces (ISR&SOF) Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Air Force Material Command. Development of the Gorgon Stare QRC system provides a podded wide area airborne sensor suite integrated on dedicated MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to provide a city-sized surveillance capability for the COCOMs. The Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum (JROCM 106-08, dated 27 May 2008) approved the Air Force concept for a program plan to address Service requirements for broad area airborne sensors capability on existing manned and unmanned aircraft system platforms. This plan evolved into the current incremental delivery of ten pod sets of Gorgon Stare QRC carried on MQ-9 Reaper RPAs. The acquisition strategy for this Air Force QRC podded sensor suite solution includes delivery of incremental capability upgrades, with development of each capability upgrade expanding the capabilities of the previous increment. Provisions to consider integrating pre-planned product improvements (P3I) and/or multi-INT enhanced capabilities to address evolving and emerging technology advancements are within the scope of the acquisition strategy. Activities also include studies and anlysis to support both current program planning and execution as well as future program planning. 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, 2014
- Source ID
- 675291_0305206F_7_3600_PB_2014
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