Space Superiority - Advanced Intelligence Systems
Abstract
This program element supports development activities for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC) - Integrated Tactical Warning Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) system that provides timely, unambiguous, and continuous warning and attack assessment of air, missile and space threats to North America, and geographical theaters. This system integrates and correlates missile launch and air surveillance information from certified sources to assess the nature of an enemy launch/attack and issue warnings to the President of the United States, Canadian National Leadership, United States Secretary of Defense, National Military Command Center and war-fighting Combatant Commanders. NCMC-ITW/AA and Legacy Space Command and Control (C2) systems provide NORAD/US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and US Space Command (USSPACECOM) command structures with the information management, decision aids, and connectivity required to monitor, assess, plan, and execute assigned strategic, space operations, and missile defense missions. It provides Nuclear C2 and detonation detection. The Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S) is a unique, integrated C2 "system of systems,” providing data communication between external sensors and end users, mission processing for air and missile warning mission, and system operations functions. The system supports national strategic objectives with ITW/AA and provides missile and air warning, cueing, and engagement information to theater combatant commanders. The system consists of terrestrial and space-based sensor outputs, C2 nodes, and communications and dissemination links, connecting the US and Canadian defense information networks. Space acquisition must respond with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats. Space Systems Command (SSC) has transformed the organization and implementation of space acquisition to an enterprise approach, to increase innovation and resiliency, leveraging international, commercial, and mission partnerships, and managing program/project priorities according to an integrated unclassified/classified enterprise space architecture. Expanding the appropriate acquisition authorities and contract mechanisms to deliver capability sooner, SSC will strategically execute experimentation, prototyping, risk reduction, and other efforts to develop new or re-purpose existing capabilities to meet emerging threats with our Nuclear C2 assets by ingesting and integrating non-traditional source data in a structured fashion so as to continue to meet strategic requirements. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver NCMC-ITW/AA's weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. 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, 2023
- Source ID
- 67A051_1203906SF_7_3620F_PB_2023
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