Broad Area Surveillance Sensors
Abstract
The Broad Area Surveillance Sensors project develops capabilities in support of Combatant Commands’ requirements for end-to-end persistent surveillance to provide broad area airborne sensor suites, data links, and associated ground support elements for city-sized and similar broad area surveillance capabilities on manned and unmanned aircraft. Funding was initiated in FY08 to meet OSD direction (Nov 07) and COCOM urgent needs addressing service requirements for broad area surveillance capability on manned and unmanned aircraft system platforms. Program aligned to respond to COCOM's greater need for broad area surveillance in current operations and congressional guidance. The restructure delivers more Quick Reaction Capabilities (QRC) capability in the near term while allowing time for the services to incorporate lessons learned from previously initiated QRC activities into a future program of record. Continued development of critical broad area surveillance technologies will feed existing QRCs supporting various aircraft size, weight, and power configurations; sensor performance attributes; Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) architectures and operational missions. Pre-program planning activities will continue while incorporating QRC lessons learned into a normalized acquisition program. Funding has been redistributed between project 675291 (GORGON STARE) and project 675382 (Broad Area Surveillance Sensors) to support this program realignment. Activities also include studies, analysis, and technology development, maturation, and demonstration to support current and future program planning and execution. 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, 2012
- Source ID
- 675382_0305206F_7_3600_PB_2012
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