M & S DEVELOPMENT
Abstract
Leads, conducts, reviews, and ensures the analytic integrity of studies and analysis across air, space, and cyberspace domains to inform enterprise-level decisions for the DAF per HAFMD 1-58. Evaluates USAF and USSF force structure options, and capability/capacity tradeoffs, to address Force Planning guidance of 2022 NDS. Supports OIs to include continued analytical efforts examining issues, identifying high return on investment solutions for strategic capability gaps. Implements SECAF approved MI#3 recommendations focused on strengthening the analytical capacity across the DAF. Enables DAF M&S Ecosystem deployment and sustainment, providing enterprise tools, models, and computing processing to AF and SF organizations in a cost-efficient manner. Implements Project PHALANX recommendations approved by SECAF in PAD 22-03. Enables DAF M&S Ecosystem deployment and sustainment, providing enterprise tools, models and computing processing to AF and SF organizations in a cost-efficient manner. As new technologies are introduced to the battlefield (Digital Electronic Jammers, maneuvering Surface-to-Surface Missiles, Directed Energy Weapons, etc.) along with evolving warfighting techniques and support operations, the range of capabilities that needs to be covered by analytic tools needs to expand as well. M&S creation and enhancement can require extensive research in how to properly implement the emerging weapons capabilities as well as demand development of software techniques to implement the changes. Additionally, emerging and continuing focus areas such as Space, Irregular Warfare, Information Operations, Cyber warfare and ISR demand specific tools of their own for new exploration and development. Provides for development and enhancement of modeling and simulation (M&S) tools for strategic planning, operational requirements, modernization and recapitalization of systems and programs, as well as the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) processes for the AF Analytic Community and Secretary of the Air Force Standard Analysis Toolkit in support of AF Senior Leadership. These focus areas require examination in isolation as well as cross-domain making the problem more complex and increasing the R&D challenges to field new decision support tools. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY2023 0M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY2024 0M 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, 2025
- Source ID
- 676009_0901226F_7_3600_PB_2025
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