Air Force Space Command's Environmental Monitoring Requirements and Planning Process
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Transcript of Air Force Space Command's Environmental Monitoring Requirements and Planning Process
Maj Richard “Krash” KrasnerDirectorate of RequirementsHeadquarters Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command's Environmental Monitoring Requirements and Planning
Process
2 Feb 05
This Briefing Is Unclassified
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Overview
• DoD requirement for tropospheric winds
• AF Planning, Requirements, and Acquisition process overview
• AFSPC Partnerships
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DoD Tropospheric Winds Requirement
4.1.6.8.1 Tropospheric Winds (DOC/DoD). Wind measured throughout the troposphere. Wind profile required for cloud returns and planetary boundary layer aerosol returns.
Systems Capabilities Thresholds Objectivesa. Vertical Coverage Surface to 20 kmb. Horizontal Resolution 50 kmc. Vertical Reporting Interval 0.1 kmd. Mapping Uncertainty 10 kme. Measurement Range 0 to 100 m s-1f. Measurement Precision 0.5 m s-1, vector windsg. Measurement Accuracy ±1 m s-1, horiz. componentsh. Latency 15 mini. Refresh 1 hour
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Application of Tropospheric Winds
• Near-real time analysis of global tropospheric winds• Important environmental
intelligence made available via command and control systems to aid operational decision cycles
• Input to numerical weather prediction models• More accurate modeling
improves planning and execution of a broad scale of joint military missions
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Military Missions Impacted by Improved NWP
• A Few Examples• Space Launch• Flight Planning/Avn Ops• Dispersion Forecasts for
NBC Releases• Precision Weapons
Delivery/Strike Option Planning
• Precision Airdrop• Reconnaissance• Aerial Refueling• Artillery • Battle Space Awareness
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Air Force Space Command
Supports all military services and combatant commands, with space forces to control and exploit space on a global basis, and in defense of the United States and its interests
Organizes, trains, and equips Air Force space and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) forces for space control, force application, force enhancement and space support
“If you’re not in space, you’re not in the race” --Gen Lance W. Lord AFSPC/CC
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Air Force Space Command’s Vision
PLANS
REQUIREMENTS
PROGRAMS FieldedCapabilities
Warfighters’ Needs
Air & Space Force
A Full Spectrum Space Combat CommandPreeminent in the Application of
Space Power forNational Security and Joint Warfare
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AF Planning Process
AF CONOPs
Acquisition ManagementSystem
CC GUIDANCE
National Guidance
DoD/JointGuidanceAir Force
Guidance
MissionSolutionsAnalysis
Concepts &Enabling
Technologies
MissionNeeds
Analysis
PrioritizedNeeds
MissionArea
Assessment
Operational & Support
Tasks
IntegratedInvestment
Analysis
20-YearInvestmentRoadmap
Strategic Master Plan
MAPs/MSP/CSP
Product Center/S&TCommunity
Capabilities Planning Process
Joint Capability Integration & Development System
CRRA
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AF Planning Process
MissionSolutionsAnalysis
Concepts &Enabling
Technologies
MissionNeeds
Analysis
PrioritizedNeeds
MissionArea
Assessment
Operational & Support
Tasks
What do we do?
How well do we do it now?How well do we need to do it?What is the resulting need?Do we need a materiel solution?Identify S&T needs.
What materiel solutions are possible?Identify S&T needs.
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Planning and Requirement Process
Mission Area Mission Area AssessmentAssessment
Mission Mission Needs Needs AnalysisAnalysis
Mission Mission Solutions Solutions AnalysisAnalysis
Integrated Integrated Investment Investment AnalysisAnalysis
Guidance JROCJROCFCB, JCBFCB, JCB
Joint Flag Joint Flag CoordinationCoordination
AFROCC AFROCC ApprovalApproval
Air Force & Air Force & Joint Staff Joint Staff
CoordCoord
Air Force & Air Force & Joint Staff Joint Staff
CoordCoord
HPT Writes HPT Writes DocumentDocument
Requirements Requirements Strategy Strategy ReviewReview
AFSPC Strategic Master Plan / MAPs
AFSPC Strategic Master Plan / MAPs
Tech Insertio
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Top-Down
Directed
Top-Down
Directed
CRRACRRA Combatant Commande
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Combatant Commande
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HQ AFSPC REQUIREMENTS DIRECTORATE
Command Command Lead Lead
Appointed Appointed
AFSPC Group/AFSPC Group/Board/Board/CouncilCouncil
AFSPC Group/AFSPC Group/Board/Board/CouncilCouncil
HQ AFSPC Plans/ Programs
Directorate
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National Security Space (NSS)Acquisition Policy
• Defines an Acquisition Decision Process that works in parallel to standard acquisition process• Defines Defense Space Acquisition Board process
• Separates Key Decision Points from contractual actions to allow for greater program flexibility
• Allows smart tailoring to match individual program needs and constraints
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Post-system Acquisition
Phase C: Build, Test, LaunchAcquisition & Operations Support
Phase B: Design Phase
Phase A: Study Phase
Pre-system Acquisition
LRIP Decision
CriticalDesign Review
Pre-KDP A Activities
IOC FOC
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FRP Decision
Sys Demo LRIP, IOT&E, FRP, FOT&E
MDA Key Decision Points Other Key Decisions/Reviews
System Acquisition
Phases
ConceptDecision
Acquisition Focused Space Systems
1st Launch1st Launch
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Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)
•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)
•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
• Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)• Identifies capability gap or other deficiency
• Describes evaluation of material approaches
• Not updated once approved
Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
Capability Capability ProductionProduction
Document (CPD)Document (CPD)•• Production attributesProduction attributes
•• Supports Milestone CSupports Milestone C
Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
Capability Capability ProductionProduction
Document (CPD)Document (CPD)•• Production attributesProduction attributes
•• Supports Milestone CSupports Milestone C
Capability Documents
Initial CapabilitiesInitial CapabilitiesDocument (ICD)Document (ICD)
•• Capability GapCapability Gap
•• Supports Milestone ASupports Milestone A
Initial CapabilitiesInitial CapabilitiesDocument (ICD)Document (ICD)
•• Capability GapCapability Gap
•• Supports Milestone ASupports Milestone A
Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)
•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
Capability Capability DevelopmentDevelopment
Document (CDD)Document (CDD)•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes
•• Supports Milestone BSupports Milestone B
Capability Capability ProductionProduction
Document (CPD)Document (CPD)•• Production attributesProduction attributes
•• Supports Milestone CSupports Milestone C
• Capability Development Document (CDD)• Identifies operational performance attributes of
proposed system
• System specific, applies to single increment (in an evolutionary program)
• Updated or rewritten for subsequent increments
• Capability Production Document (CPD)
• Identifies production attributes for a single increment of a program
• Prepared during System Development and Demonstration
• Rewritten for each increment in an evolutionary program
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AFSPC Partnerships
• Air Force Weather • Work with AFSPC to define Army and AF space
based environmental sensing requirements• Provides weather support to AFSPC operations
• NOAA• Operates Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
satellites• Partner on acquisition of NPOESS; 50/50 cost share• Provide critical space environmental sensing
capabilities to support AFSPC operations• Example: space environmental sensors on GOES
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Summary
• DoD requirement and use of data
• AF Planning, Requirements and Acquisition process
• AFSPC Partnerships