COMMAND CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS/SUBSYSTEM-INNOVATIVE C3 CONCEPTS FOR SRT ATTACK

THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH ACTIVITY IS TO DEVELOP A C3 MASTER PLAN TO SUPPORT THE SRT ATTACK MISSION. THIS PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE CONTEXT OF A MID/FAR TERM SRT ATTACK ARCHITECTURE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED BY FRONTIER FOR THE AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION/DEPUTY FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (ASD/XR). THIS ON-GOING ACTIVITY WILL EXPAND AND EVOLVE THE CURRENT/NEAR SAC PLANS INTO AN INTEGRATED SRT FAR-TERM ARCHITECTURE. OUR PROPOSED PHASE I OBJECTIVESARE TO (1) IDENTIFY C3 CONCEPTS AND C3 SYSTEM CONSTRUCTS (2) DEFINE MAJOR ELEMENTS, CONNECTING INTERFACES AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND (3) DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING C3 CONCEPTS. IN PHASE II WE WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE THE METHODOLOGY (PC BASED COMPUTER PROGRAM) AND USE IT TO DERIVE C3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES, IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGY DRIVERS AND GENERATE C3 DEVELOPMENT ROADMAPS.