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
Description (continued):
b. AIR COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEMS (ACTS) UPGRADES: FY01-03 funds provide a "modular" approach to Air Combat
Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) range upgrades, which includes additional security equipment and GPS capability, through the P4
Refurbishment Contract (P4RC) program and the P4RC Plus program. These funds continue the upgrade of selected legacy systems to a more
state-of-the-art, functional configuration. Aging computational and control systems (CCS) and advanced display and debriefing systems
(ADDS) will be replaced with smaller, more capable, efficient, open architecture computer systems capable of hosting the latest fielded software
upgrades. Secure capability will be added to range instrumentation and threat systems to support realistic training with state-of-the-art air-to-air
missile systems such as the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), modern surface-to-air missiles systems, and advanced
"double digit" adversary threat systems. GPS capability will be added to legacy ground instrumentation subsystems to complement airborne
GPS training instrumentation subsystems through a refurbishment approach. Ground display and debriefing equipment will be upgraded to read
and display new data cartridges/formats and host display and debriefing software on personal and laptop computers. These upgrades will
improve equipment sustainability and maintainability and will improve training by providing expanded range coverage and providing some
"rangeless" training. "Rangeless" training capability permits instrumented air combat training to be accomplished in any available airspace
without having to fly over highly instrumented ground ranges. This will provide high fidelity, instrumented training for aircrews. Additionally,
FY01-03 funds procure ground electronics equipment to support display and debriefing of data from P4 series training pods being upgraded
under the P4RC program.
c. FORCE OPERATIONAL READINESS AND COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS SIMULATION (FORCES): No FY03 funding is
requested.
2. ELECTRONIC COMBAT THREAT SYSTEMS: (formerly known as Advanced Threats Upgrade): Congress added $21.4 million in FY01
for the Unmanned Threat Emitter (UMTE) System. Reference Appropriation Conference Report 106-754, July 17, 2000, page 210. In FY02
Congress added $19.8 million for the Modular Threat Emitter, Mini-MUTES (Multiple Threat Emitter System), Mobile Remote Emitter
Simulators and UMTE. Reference Appropriations Conference Report 107-350, Dec 19, 2001, page 293.
The Mini-MUTES Modernization Program (M3P) provides system upgrades for the AN/MST-T1(V), Mini-MUTES to satisfy electronic
warfare (EW) training capability requirements. Mini-MUTES provides surface-to-air missile, anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) and acquisition radar
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