LGM-30G Air Launch Control System Replacement (ALCS-R)
Abstract
In FY 2019, Project 672983, MM Ground and Comm Equipment - Air Launch Control System Replacement (ALCS-R) was terminated. The requirement for air-based, survivable launch capability will be fulfilled through an alternative path: a dual-capable Secondary Launch Platform - Airborne, under the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. The GBSD program is budgeted in PE 0605230F, Ground Based Strategic Deterrent. The purpose of the ALCS-R program was to design, develop, produce and deploy a replacement for the legacy nuclear command and control system that provides the capability to launch Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles from an airborne platform, currently the Navy E-6B, as well as consider future alternate launch requirements. The legacy system consists of a nuclear hardened radio and MM III interface at each Launch Facility, and a suite of launch and cryptographic equipment that generates and transmits commands from the E-6B. ALCS dependent on the Strategic Air Command Code Processing System for codes data supplied to airborne equipment, and the Navy E-6B radio Command, Control, and Communication data path to transmit signals to the Launch Facilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- f5edfa4c7d7b14088df1742c239abde0
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