maj richard “krash” krasner directorate of requirements headquarters air force space command air...

Maj Richard “Krash” KrasnerDirectorate of RequirementsHeadquarters Air Force Space Command

Air Force Space Command's Environmental Monitoring Requirements and Planning

Process

2 Feb 05

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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

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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

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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


Document (CDD)Document (CDD)•• Performance attributesPerformance attributes









• Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)• Identifies capability gap or other deficiency

• Describes evaluation of material approaches

• Not updated once approved




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 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