Rook PlatformÖ for B-52 AgilePod

Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) & the Department of the Air Force (DAF) have a national Defense-related mission need in command, control, communications and battle management systems (C3BM). The goal is to optimize the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).á Additionally, the AFGSC Commander has prioritized the commandĺs capability gaps to include the ability to conduct rapid and open modernization, implementation updates, and integrate new technologies across weapon systems architectures that will enable and enhance the commandĺs ability to provide long range strike to the Joint Force.áá With rapidly advancing Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) operating environments for the AFGSC fleet, the ability to swiftly field new capabilities is key to many of the proposed solutions for aircraft responsiveness, lethality & survivability. As a result, AFGSC is focused on accelerating disruptive technology integration within its bomber fleet.á The command is currently developing a multi-function, reconfigurable pod (AgilePod) for the B-52H aircraft. A critical component of integrating these AgilePod capabilities is the rapid development and fielding of software that will provide connectivity to the aircrew through graphical user interface (GUI) displays.á Such displays will enable the effective employment of B-52 long range strike capabilities in highly contested and rapidly evolving threat environments by providing near real-time situational awareness via a Common Operating Picture (COP) that is tailorable to user and mission needs.áá The Air Force faces many challenges to keep its software on the B-52 up to modern standards. Designing new software systems has taken several years for the majority of its existing capabilities, which is unacceptable in todayĺs environment. Complicating this lengthy development time are the difficulties of integrating such systems with new data sources and formats. Finally, because such software systems are wired directly into the plane, updating them to accommodate changing needs is expensive in time and resources. In this effort, we propose to address these challenges by utilizing the Rook PlatformÖ, a data fusion engine that allows for rapid development of applications and fast data source integration. The Rook PlatformÖ underpins successful Department of Defense (DoD) programs with a data management mechanism that requires no modification to source data systems, is extremely flexible, data-format agnostic and built with an open architecture. Praeses has demonstrated the technical expertise and resources to rapidly develop and field such software, as well as to adapt existing software or develop new software to support emergent AgilePod capabilities.á Praeses has also demonstrated the ability to develop, test and field software requirements in terms of months, ensuring B-52 weapons system viability and effectiveness in future operating environments.