USMC Concepts & Programs 2013 - Defense Innovation Marketplace

chapter 3: programs
Operational Impact
The AN/TPS-59A(V)3 radar system is optimized
to detect and track TBMs and air-breathing aircraft targets
that constitute threats to MAGTF operations. Marine
Air Control Squadrons employ the radar during
sustained operations ashore and as part of the joint theater
integrated air and missile defense architecture. The
radar system supports the MAGTF commander in antiair
warfare operations and en-route traffic control to
a distance of 300 nautical miles and TBM surveillance
to 400 nautical miles. The radar system is deployed to
Operation Enduring Freedom and in direct support of
MAGTF operations.
Program Status
The AN/TPS-59A(V)3 Radar System is in the operations
and support phase. In order to maintain the
radar to 2025, an incremental sustainment strategy of
engineering change proposals and technical refresh efforts
will address diminishing manufacturing sources,
material shortages, and obsolescence issues. Additionally,
per Department of Defense mandate, a Mode 5
Identification Friend or Foe capability will be incorporated
into the AN/TPS-59A(V)3 in the FY 2014 to
FY 2015 timeframe.
Procurement Profile: FY 13 FY 14
Quantity: 0 0
Developer/Manufacturer:
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors,
Syracuse, NY
IDENTITY DOMINANCE
SYSTEM (IDS)
Description
The requirement for an enduring Marine Corps
biometric capability originated from urgent warfighter
requests to support counter-insurgency operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan. The Biometric Automated Toolset
(BAT) is a fielded, commercial-off-the-shelf item
that is fulfilling that immediate need. The Identity
Dominance System (IDS) will replace BAT with improvements
such as increased data storage and longer
battery life.
The IDS will be a multimodal biometric system
that collects and compares unique, individual biometric
characteristics to enroll, identify, and track persons
of interest and build digital dossiers on the individuals
for purposes that include anti-terrorism/force protection,
local employee screening, detention management,
civil affairs, base access, humanitarian assistance, population
control, counter intelligence, and high-value
target identification. The IDS is designed as a threetiered
system with hardware and software including a
server suite capability, a client suite capability, and a
family of handheld capabilities.
Operational Impact
The primary mission of the IDS is to provide the
Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) and other
Department of Defense (DOD) forces with the means
to identify persons encountered in the battlespace. The
capability requires the MAGTF commander be able to
collect, match, store, and share biometric data. The IDS
will enable Marines to collect biometric, biographical,
and reference information on an individual and match
this locally developed information with pre-existing
information available to the expeditionary force.
Program Status
In August 2012, a Marine Corps Systems Command
Acquisition Decision Memorandum designated
the IDS as an Abbreviated Acquisition Program and
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