Networking And Mission Planning

Abstract

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget estimate submission request funds the development of Networking and Mission Planning systems required to horizontally and vertically integrate the battlefield and the integration of those systems into Army aircraft. Tasks in this Project support research, development, and test efforts in the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phases of these systems. The Aviation Data Exploitation Capability (ADEC) is an Army aviation automated information system program providing specific capabilities needed at the aviation unit level to implement and support improvements within aviation operations, safety, and training to increase operational effectiveness and situational awareness at all command echelons. ADEC provides a common and interoperable capability required to implement the DoD mandated Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance processes. ADEC will standardize flight scheduling/management, risk management, mission approval, and flight data analysis and visualization. ADEC provides interfaces to Centralized Aviation Flight Records System (CAFRS) to reduce data entry and the information technology footprint while enabling disconnected and split based operations. The Improved Data Modem (IDM) is the common solution for digitizing Army Aviation and is fielded on every modernized, rotary-wing Army aircraft, including the CH-47 Chinook, AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk. The IDM-401 provides the Army rotary-wing fleet with critical communication capabilities, performing as an internet controller and gateway to the Tactical Internet (TI) and Fire Support (FS) internet. The IDM enables connectivity to multiple radios used by rotary-wing aircraft and the Blue Force Tracker transceiver, as well as providing the means for rapid data transfer. The Multi-Core Processor (MCP)-501 modification effort will be a technology replacement for the current Army IDM-401. The MCP-501 will satisfy Army requirements for hardware, software, and firmware and be able to satisfy cybersecurity requirements. The MCP-501 will replace the current IDM-401 with a common server capability to support current and additional IDM-401 functionality that are common among multiple Army Aviation platforms and become a core component of the Digital Backbone for Army rotary wing aircraft. The Aviation Mission Planning System (AMPS) is a decision support and battle synchronization system for automated mission planning, risk assessment, and transfer of mission data to aviation platforms in support of Mission Command functions within an Aviation unit. This includes route generation, performance planning, communications planning, terrain analysis, data transfer, and mission rehearsal. It also provides connectivity to Army Mission Command Systems. The AMPS efforts support the advancement of Army Aviation Mission Planning from the legacy Hardware/Software solution to a mobile, Future Airborne Capability Environment/Open Architecture conformant, hardware agnostic system. These efforts will include development and testing of a new underlying architecture to support the move of Army Aviation Mission Planning from the current structure to one that supports synchronization both vertically and horizontally between Aviation and Ground forces. It will allow for a modular, multipronged approach to meet the needs of the various planning and execution environments and allow aircrews to continually plan and update route, threat and performance data throughout all phases of an Aviation mission. Development of a mobile aircraft performance planning/weight & balance calculator is currently underway and will be the first migration of AMPS capabilities to a mobile hardware agnostic environment.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: VU3_0604201A_5_2040_PB_2020

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• Aerospace Engineering

Technology Areas

• Cyber