Command & Control, Battle Management, Communications (C2BMC)

Abstract

Budget Project MD01 includes a phased progression of RDT&E articles. Spiral 6.4, was successfully fielded in FY 2011/FY 2012 in NORTHCOM, PACOM, EUCOM, and CENTCOM to support multi-TPY-2 sensor management, BMDS situational awareness and battle management, and European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) Phase 1 capability declaration. Spiral 6.4 is also the basis of support to EPAA Phase 2 and near-term discrimination improvements The next spiral (Spiral 8.2-1) has completed development and is currently in verification testing. This capability is scheduled for FY 2017 fielding. Spiral 8.2-1 supports Enhanced Homeland Defense capability by providing increased Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) battlespace, Link 16 track reporting of additional sensors, enhanced sensor tasking to meet track quality and discrimination timeliness requirements to support GMD engagements, and space situational awareness tasking support. Spiral 8.2-1 also provides access to the BMDS Overhead Persistent Infra-Red (OPIR) assets and upgraded Space Based Infra-Red System (SBIRS) sensor data to enable much earlier cueing for radars and shooters. Spiral 8.2-3 is currently in development and is scheduled for an FY 2019 delivery. This capability will enable Aegis BMD to provide a five-fold increase in defended area by providing critical sensor management and track reporting improvements for Aegis BMD Engage-on-Remote (EOR) functionality in support of EPAA Phase 3, improve OPIR-based cueing of radars and shooters in all phases of threat engagements, and provide integration with the new Army IBCS. Spiral 8.2-3 supports Presidential mandate EPAA Phase 3 capability declaration by providing critical sensor management and track reporting improvements to Aegis BMD Engage-on-Remote functionality, improves OPIR-based cueing of sensors and shooters in all phases of threat engagements, as well as integration with the new Army IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS). Spiral 8.2-5 is in requirements analysis and is scheduled to be fielded in the 2020 timeframe. Spiral 8.2-5 will integrate and control the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) into the BMDS. C2BMC will perform sensor management of the LRDR and fusion of LRDR sensor data into the C2BMC system tracking capability. C2BMC will update interfaces to provide appropriate LRDR-based information to Ground Based Missile Defense (GMD) Fire Control (GFC) and other BMDS elements. The discrimination improvements effort will develop and field integrated Element capabilities to improve BMD System ability to identify lethal and non-lethal objects. Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications will complete initial SCOUT development and begin final development and operational integration/interoperability. SE&I will perform BMDS performance analysis and requirements engineering activities to specify the BMDS requirements and interfaces to achieve the improved capability. SE&I will allocate Near-term performance requirements across BMDS elements. For Mid-term and Far-term, SE&I will establish performance goals for the technology development phase, and develop functional, performance, and interface requirements to address the Mid-term and Far-term threat sets. SE&I will establish ground and flight test requirements for the Near-term, Mid-term, and Far-term phases, and generate threat data to support analysis and testing activities. Development of C2BMC capabilities in the functional areas of BMDS planning, situational awareness, sensor management, and engagement coordination are fully traceable to baselined BMDS specifications and associated Element specifications. Performance outcomes within these functional areas include: - Improved formulation of a common threat track from multiple sensors with sufficient data accuracy and timeliness for BMDS weapon Elements to enable successful engagements via Link-16 - Improved Interface with AN/TPY-2 Forward Based Mode (FBM) to provide greater flexibility in meeting C2BMC and Weapons System needs for Engagement Quality Data supporting Remote Engagements (EOR) with Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) - Incorporation of BMDS Overhead Persistent Infra-Red (OPIR) Architecture and upgraded Space Based Infra-Red System (SBIRS) sensor data to enable much earlier cueing of sensor and shooter, improve threat tracking, and provide source information for discrimination - Integration of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) into the BMDS to provide robust homeland and regional defense - Improved BMDS discrimination logic using multiple sensors' discrimination data to identify lethal objects and reduce the number of interceptors required to achieve successful threat engagement - Engagement coordination tools to make more efficient use of limited sensor and shooter inventory - Enhanced BMD planning and situational awareness to improve placement of BMDS assets and maintain warfighter cognizance of the battle space - Delivery of a Distributed Training System to enable Combatant Commands (CCMD) to support large scale exercises and training events without scheduling downtime of BMDS operations - Delivery of the Training Support System to provide a flexible scenario, small footprint training system for small scale CCMD training events and schoolhouses Development activities culminate in three key test events: Simulation-based Verification, Site Activation Testing, and Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)-wide Ground Testing. Simulation-based verification focuses on integration testing with other Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Elements. Site Activation Testing and successful participation in BMDS Ground Test campaigns verify delivery of fully functioning operational software, which is then made available for deployment. C2BMC also provides the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Communications Network (BCN), which connects an expanding set of sensors and weapons systems, to enable the National Command Authority and the strategic, theater, and tactical level commanders to optimally engage ballistic missile threats including near simultaneous theater, regional and homeland attacks. The BCN provides a robust, end-to-end, high availability, operational communications network infrastructure with diverse paths to rapidly share information across the global Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The C2BMC system and networks are protected from cyber-attacks by layered defenses that start with circuits comprising the BCN that are isolated from the known networks. Where the BCN and the known networks meet, layers of firewalls, encryption devices, routers and switches each with specific access control lists (ACLs), further protect the internal systems and allow only identified and approved users and systems access to the C2BMC data. Effective network management will coordinate and integrate across diverse equipment platforms, interface with other DoD communications systems, evolve information standards and capabilities, and adhere to the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF). Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) services are highly leveraged in providing worldwide communications.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: MD01_0603896C_4_0400_PB_2017

Tags

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Space
• Space - Space Objects