Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)
ABMS is the PE funding architecture and systems engineering (ASE), digital infrastructure, a suite of battle management command and control (BMC2) applications and tools used for homeland defense and other tactical C2 mission sets, airborne connectivity (formerly known as aerial networking), deployable systems, and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) long range fire & control software capability for specialized targets for the DAF's primary contribution to the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) warfighting concept, which the DAF formally refers to as the DAF BATTLE NETWORK. The DAF Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communication, and Battle Management (DAF PAE C3BM) has the lead role in battle management and Command and Control (C2) capabilities for the DAF. This entails not only directing technical integration throughout the DAF but also holding acquisition authorities to develop and implement organic materiel solutions. These solutions aim to establish resilient and widely distributable command and control capabilities within the DAF BATTLE NETWORK. The ABMS PE portfolio funds specific interdependent programs over which the DAF PAE C3BM exercises direct oversight in terms of cost, schedule, and performance. This encompasses both the management of these programs and the necessary architectural and systems engineering efforts to ensure effective technical coordination across the broader DAF infrastructure. Additionally, DAF PAE C3BM has identified an initial array of approximately 50 core programs spanning various PAEs/Program Executive Offices (PEO), whose organizations collectively form the C3BM Enterprise. These programs represent an evolving collection of systems that, when integrated together, are pivotal in contributing to the development of the DAF BATTLE NETWORK. Collaborating closely with the PAE/PEOs overseeing these core programs, DAF PAE C3BM orchestrates technical integration of the DAF BATTLE NETWORK. This integration is essential to achieve the requisite operational decision advantage crucial for the triumph of the USAF, USSF, joint, and coalition forces in the face of evolving challenges. These inter-PAE/PEO initiatives encompass a spectrum of activities, such as technical and programmatic cooperation, comprehensive reporting, and seamless integration.
Thrust 1a Mission Domain Architectures (MDA) and Mission Integration Team (MITs): -Operational Analysis: Continue to build models and provide mission value metrics for C3BM decisions. Invest in longer-lead modeling to enable rapid responsiveness to Mission Integration Team priorities set annually in consultation with C3BM Enterprise…
Read the FY2027 plan →Enterprise Engineering Group (EEG): -Continue management of the ABMS Consortium activity comprised of industry partners, FFRDC, and USG stakeholders performing operational analysis, mission analysis, Systems Engineering, and integration of ABMS Digital Infrastructure. -Continue data architecture, data tagging, and data orchestration…
Read the FY2027 plan →CBC2: -Continue supporting activities focused on a scalable and extensible data-cloud architecture at multiple classification levels and different REL environments in partnership with ABMS Digital Infrastructure, and other DAF enterprise solutions that leverages AI/ML applications and produces a common operating picture. - Continue to…
Read the FY2027 plan →Phalanx Griffon: -Continue developing/integrating hardware and software solutions to continue development of an aerial node that meets C3 architectural requirements and can be tailored for hosting on tactical aircraft (e.g., F-15E/EX). -Continue to conduct planning for test and demonstration activities associated with Phalanx Griffon…
Read the FY2027 plan →-Will complete experimentation and testing with TOC-L MR 2 kits in multi-domain joint force exercises, with a focus on INDOPACOM Defense of Guam initiatives, joint fire integration, and long-range kill chain scenarios. -Will conclude formal combined Developmental Test and Evaluation and Operational Test and Evaluation and will inform…
Read the FY2027 plan →-Continue to fund and guide prototype capability development efforts. -Continue to establish required documentation, personnel, infrastructure, and pipeline resources to support transition of existing prototypes into a common baseline for continued development. -Deliver initial maritime mission thread minimum viable capability release to…
Read the FY2027 plan →-Will continue to support all ABMS Thrust areas (ASE, ORT, DI, SwA, AC, DS, DIFC2) with program management A&AS and SETA support. -Will continue to support ORT prototype integration and experimentation of digital tactical edge connectivity prototypes and aid their transition to C3BM DI for further development. -Will continue to support…
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