Common Imagery Processor (CIP)

The Imagery Processing effort develops the Virtual Imagery Processing Capability (VIP-C) within the Air Force ISR Transport and Processing (Formerly DCGS) architecture. Current efforts include further developing the virtual software capability to enhance processing performance while decreasing latency across the enterprise and testing, development, and demonstrations integrating updated and new/emerging air and space based sensors into the DAF Battle Network. In addition, the project involves improving the Machine Assisted Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Exploitation (MAGE) capability to employ advanced technologies, automation, and augmentation at speed and scale to close the gap between image collection and actionable intelligence. Efforts within this PE align with USAF investment in the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) (0604003F), Tech Transition - Air (0604858F), and Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) (0305208F) to deliver the Long-Range Fires architecture for the DAF BATTLE NETWORK. Program RDT&E funding may be utilized to implement innovation insertion, capability insertion, software increments, spiral upgrades, modular component swaps, and other insertions consistent with Modular Open System Architecture. Program RDT&E funding may be utilized to design, develop, integrate, and test weapon system and/or component level open architectures. Program RDT&E funding may be utilized to fund the concept refinement, design, development, integration, and testing of interdependent technologies and common architectures that underpin weapon system and portfolio-wide mission outcomes. This program element included all necessary expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, and 0605898F