Integrated Planning for Strike, ISR, and Spectrum (IPSIS)
Abstract
To counter peer threats, the military is increasingly turning to networked weapons and sensors on-board a heterogeneous mix of multi-purpose manned and unmanned systems. Traditionally, Command and Control (C2) systems and planning have operated independently across domains and are optimized for a permissive environment where communications are assured. However, to address the challenges faced in today's increasingly contested environments, the Integrated Planning for Strike, ISR, and Spectrum Planning (IPSIS) program will develop tools to tightly synchronize strike, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and communications spectrum management planning and maximize the contribution of all assets through increased utilization, exploiting synergies, and defending against network disruption. The program will develop tools supporting a mixed initiative planning approach, maximizing automation according to operator's choice, and enabling human-in-the-loop intervention and modification. The tools will provide a decomposition of the commander's intent into targeting and information needs, and develop plans to satisfy the identified synchronization needs across multiple domains. During execution, the tools will provide lifecycle tracking of targeting and information needs and sophisticated plans, and real-time execution visualization capabilities. The tools will dynamically respond as directed to ad hoc requests and significant plan deviations via a real-time dynamic re-planning capability, and easily adapt to technology refreshes. The IPSIS tools will transition to the Air Force and the Navy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 77714b3744c62f3b494174b94aeebb80