Air Traffic Control and Radar Beacon Systems Identification Friend or Foe Mark XIIA System (AIMS) Program Office
Abstract
Develop and maintain technical standards on development, integration, testing, and certification of Department of Defense Identification Friend or Foe equipment. Coordinate and execute equipment/subsystem-level certifications and platform certifications of Identification Friend or Foe capabilities. Currently managing 49 active Foreign Military Sales Cases. Support NATO Identification Friend or Foe Capabilities Team (Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe is a NATO waveform). Support International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Support Group (develops standards for world-wide civil Air Traffic Control). Create and maintain civil Mode S address assignments and military Mode 5 Platform Identification Number assignments for every Department of Defense platform using these waveforms in their interrogator and/or transponder equipment. The yearly User Working Group provides information to the Users on Identification Friend or Foe (IFF); provides seminars to the Users on Basic IFF, Advanced IFF, Mode 5 Test Sets and Crypto training. The main purpose of the Working Group is share solutions and resolutions between Users, NATO, COCOMs and Program Offices on IFF, Mode 5, Mode S (civil and Military).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 6bdd7b5a453758a9852989124fab9e2f
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