Integrated Air Surveillance Concept of Operations - Joint Planning ...

Integrated Air Surveillance Concept of Operations
Table of Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................................. i
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Background ..................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Scope ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Justification for Changes................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Coordination with Other Domains .................................................................................. 6
1.6 Governance ..................................................................................................................... 6
2 Current Operations and Systems ............................................................................................. 8
2.1 Description of Current Operations .................................................................................. 8
2.2 Current System Characteristics ..................................................................................... 16
2.3 Operational Constraints ................................................................................................ 17
2.4 Policy Constraints ......................................................................................................... 18
3 Description of Desired Operational Capabilities .................................................................. 19
3.1 Operational Policies and Principles .............................................................................. 19
3.2 Assumptions .................................................................................................................. 20
3.3 Constraints .................................................................................................................... 21
3.4 Integrated Air Surveillance Environment ..................................................................... 22
3.5 Desired Operational Capabilities .................................................................................. 27
4 Desired System Capabilities ................................................................................................. 31
4.1 Interagency Detection and Maintenance of Tracks ...................................................... 32
4.2 Agile Information Sharing Infrastructure ..................................................................... 32
4.3 Sensor Network ............................................................................................................. 34
4.4 Command Center Data Processing and Visual Displays .............................................. 36
4.5 Cross Domain Security Gateways ................................................................................ 36
5 System Operation and Sustainment ...................................................................................... 37
5.1 Surveillance Performance Reporting ............................................................................ 37
5.2 Full Required Surveillance Performance (RSP) and Modes of Operation ................... 37
5.3 System Support ............................................................................................................. 37
6 Operational Scenarios ........................................................................................................... 39
6.1 Tracking of lost cargo airliner within Continental United States (CONUS) ................ 39
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