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USMC Concepts & Programs 2013
COMMON AVIATION COMMAND
AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S)
Description
CAC2S will provide a complete and coordinated
modernization of Marine Air Command and Control
System (MACCS) equipment. CAC2S will replace current
dissimilar systems and provide the Marine Air-
Ground Task Force Aviation Combat Element (MAGTF
ACE) with the necessary hardware, software, and facilities
to effectively command, control, and coordinate air
operations integrated with naval, joint, and combined
command and control units. CAC2S will be comprised
of standardized modular and scalable tactical facilities,
hardware, and software that will significantly increase
battlefield mobility and reduce the physical size and
logistical footprint of the MACCS.
Operational Impact
CAC2S is an Acquisition Category IAC, Major
Automated Information System program. It has been
restructured with a revised acquisition strategy to
ensure the CAC2S program fields’ ready and proven
technologies at the earliest opportunity. To achieve
this goal, Increment I requirements will be achieved in
two phases.
Phase 1 accommodates rapid fielding of operationally
relevant capabilities, including mobility, situational
awareness, tactical communications, information
dissemination, and operational flexibility that will
establish the baseline CAC2S capabilities. This phase
will upgrade fielded MACCS equipment with mature,
ready technologies and will establish an initial product
baseline Processing and Display Subsystem (PDS) and
Communications Subsystem (CS). Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Crane, Indiana, will oversee the integration
and upgrades of the previously developed and fielded
systems (e.g., AN/TSQ-239 COC and AN/MRQ-12)
into CAC2S PDS and CS.
Phase 2 has been structured to accommodate the
integration of technologies necessary for the CAC2S
Sensor Data Subsystem (SDS) to meet remaining ACE
battle management and command and control requirements.
This phase will build upon the capabilities
of the Phase 1 product baseline by integrating the SDS
with the Phase 1 PDS into a single subsystem (Aviation
Command & Control Subsystem (AC2S) and with
the CS, thereby fully meeting CAC2S Increment I
requirements.
Program Status
CAC2S requirements were originally documented
in an Operational Requirements Document in February
2003. The CAC2S requirements were further refined
in a Capability Production Document and approved
by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council
in September 2007.
The program was designated a MAIS program
on December 26, 2007, and elevated to an ACAT IAC.
CAC2S Phase 1 successfully completed its Initial Operational
Test and Evaluation in the third quarter of
FY 2011. Subsequently, Phase 1 received its Full Deployment
Decision in the fourth quarter of FY 2011
and Limited Deployment Capability (LDC) in February
2012. Phase 2 is currently in the Engineering and
Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase with a
Milestone C decision anticipated in the fourth quarter
of FY 2014. The AAO for CAC2S Increment I is 50
AC2S, and 75 CS. Initial Operational Capability (IOC)
for Phase 1 commenced 17 January 2012 with the
first operational unit (MASS-3) at Camp Pendleton,
CA, followed by 2d Marine Aircraft Wing (2d MAW),
Cherry Point, NC, in August 2012.
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