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The operating concept for the AOC grew up from ad hoc efforts, and the service still struggles with that legacy. \u201cThe vast majority of these systems go back to Gulf War I, when individual units brought their own tools they gathered under a tent and shared information,\u201d Wiggins said. \u201cThat has grown more cohesive, but it is still a series of stovepipes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Present solutions jury-rig connectivity between such elements as the Air Force\u2019s theater battle management core system and master air-attack plan toolkit, space ISR assets, airborne sensor data, and a global command-and-control system managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe find ways to interface each of these different systems. We will set up a software bridge from one system to another to extract data back and forth,\u201d Wiggins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AOC has a program office set up just to manage all these translations. \u201cRight now we have to do this in order to get our ISR data fed to our main decision-makers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the upgrades, the Air Force wants to forge a more organic series of interconnections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe end vision, the goal to which the program office is aiming, is an integrated, seamless C2 weapons system. It has everything you need: Your inputs go in here, your outputs go out there, there is no more Frankenstein-ing a system together,\u201d Wiggins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raytheon says it can deliver this \u201cwithout interruption to critical missions\u201d by using software development best practices including Agile and DevOps, said Todd Probert, vice president of Mission Support & Modernization at Raytheon\u2018s intelligence, information and services division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, software processes alone won\u2019t do it. The Air Force says it also considering infrastructure upgrades that would support a more seamless environment. Tools such as a service-oriented architecture and web-based platforms may come into play as a way to move the AOCs toward a more uniform, cloud-based design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All this could have a direct impact on the ISR mission. Upgrades could enable more dynamic, time-sensitive targeting, something the Air Force is eager to achieve in the face of a fast-changing battle space. \u201cThese days, the turnaround time is in minutes,\u201d Wiggins said. \u201cWe are breaking the stovepipes and widening the process by which that information is pulled in. We are going to be pulling in that raw data and we will have a fasted process by which it can be coalesced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once that infrastructure is in place, the service plans to turn its attention to net-enabled weaponry and advanced multi-domain command and control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With net-enabled weaponry, it might be possible for the AOCs to reprogram a missile in flight based on enhanced ISR data. Multi-domain C2 would enable the AOCs to share ISR data with allies while protecting sources of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All this would lead to a more combat-ready Air Force. \u201cFor the war fighter down range, seamless integration of data allows for faster reaction,\u201d Wiggins said. \u201cIt allows for better data integrity to execute the mission. It also makes maintenance easier for the system administrators who have to take care of the system down range.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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