unclassified - Air Force Financial Management & Comptroller

BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (EXHIBIT P-40)
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE:
FEBRUARY 2002
APPROP CODE/BA:
OPAF/ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
P-1 NOMENCLATURE:
COMBAT TRAINING RANGES
FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
QUANTITY
COST
(in Thousands)
$44,774 $111,207 $17,242 $21,658 $19,681 $20,263 $20,392
Description:
This program procures electronic telecommunications and instrumentation equipment/systems for training ranges worldwide. These systems
provide real-time monitoring and control of aircrew air-to-air, air-to-ground, ground-to-air, and electronic warfare training along with the ability
to record events for crew debriefing and analysis. This program also procures weapons scoring systems, advanced threat simulator systems to
satisfy Electronic Warfare (EW) training capability requirements, aircraft/pod interfaces, software interoperability among services’ ranges and
the encryption of range/aircraft data links. FY01-03 funding continues the upgrade of these critical training systems. Emphasis in FY03 will be
placed on acquiring increased Global Positioning System (GPS) capability while operating in a rangeless, joint environment under advanced
radar threat. FY01-03 funding also addresses modernization of an aging electronics and telecommunications infrastructure on ranges to ensure
compliance with current standards and continued range safety.
1. AIR COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEMS (ACTS): In FY01, Congress added $2.5 million for the Force Operational Readiness and Combat
Effectiveness Simulation (FORCES) for the Air National Guard (ANG). Reference Appropriation Conference Report 106-754, July 17, 2000,
page 210. In FY02, Congress added $6.3 million for the P4 Refurbishment program. Reference Appropriations Conference Report 107-350,
Dec 19, 2001, page 293.
a. JOINT ADVANCED WEAPON SCORING SYSTEM (JAWSS): The JAWSS program consists of Navy-developed scoring systems
which upgrade the weapon (bombing and gunnery) and laser spot scoring on Air Force (AF) ranges. These upgrades provide multiple new
capabilities, to include scoring of day or night operations, production of a data stream with immediate displays, and results transmission to the
pilot. Other provisions include the capability to monitor and control an extended, realistic target environment for simulated ordnance delivery,
and aircrew training for airborne laser designators. FY01 funds procured upgrades at four ANG and two AF ranges. FY02 funds procure
upgrades for three AF ranges. FY03 funds will procure upgrades for one AF range and three ANG ranges.
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