Mission Engineering
Abstract
This Program Element (PE)/Project Code (Pcode) establishes a dedicated funding line to support the technical activities to carry out responsibilities described in the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 855 titled Mission Integration Management (MIM) and supports the National Defense Strategy goals of developing new joint warfighting concepts and modernization of emerging capabilities to achieve a more lethal force. In FY 2022, USD(R&E) will achieve full operational capability of the mission engineering framework that is being built in FY 2021 to instantiate the technical element of MIM and identify and promulgate best practices for mission-focused analyses and studies. This is to ensure the DoD applies engineering rigor to both operational and technical analysis of future capabilities to enable DoD leaders to make informed investment decisions and deliver technologies and capabilities to close mission gaps in response to new threats. Using this guidance, the USD(R&E) staff will execute multiple mission engineering studies in support of the National Defense Strategy modernization areas to identify technology solutions, advise on development of requirements, and develop Government Reference Architectures (GRA) for new joint warfighting capabilities. GRAs are a key enterprise document that will be used to guide and constrain development of capabilities that are required for warfighters to carry out operational and tactical missions against our adversaries. USD(R&E) staff, in coordination with the Joint Staff, OSD/CAPE, USD/A&S, Combatant Commands, Services, and other stakeholders, will provide engineering analysis and studies at the campaign, mission, and engagement levels to support the prioritization and development of the Department’s technology modernization and prototyping roadmaps. USD(R&E) will also continue to develop the technical infrastructure and analysis tools for engineering studies and data mining as well as modeling and simulation analytic tools to support this effort. This effort also supports the analysis of “as is” operational and technical architectures of current joint capabilities and further support the development of “to be” GRAs of future required capabilities to align investment opportunities with emerging technological developments. It will also create opportunities to maintain a tactical edge by enabling innovative and timely application of new warfighting concepts, insertion of advanced capabilities on shorter timelines, improving interoperability, and formulating long-term strategies to retain or improve our technical overmatch against our adversaries. Project Code 842 supports the following activities: • Develop GRAs; establish enduring mission engineering analytic capability; instantiate a digital ecosystem to share knowledge amongst MIM / ME stakeholders. • Participate in mission engineering activities by providing functional and program specific engineering expertise to support joint mission level analysis. • Integrates models with advanced analytic and computational tools to enable rapid design and analysis of current and future weapon systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 842_0605142D8Z_6_0400_PB_2022
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- Root: Systems Engineering
- Child Accomplishment: Mission Integration