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General Bruce Carlson 5 October 2005
NDIA - Air Armament Symposium
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l
l e n c e
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Overview
Future Weapons
Challenge
Way Ahead
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Future Weapons Directed Energy
Force Protection
Space Situational Awareness
Long Range Strike
RF/HPM Electronic Attack
Precision Engagement
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RF Active Denial System
Capability Longest range non-lethal weapon
available from land, sea, or air
Ground Based Capability 1-5 years
Transformational Attributes
- Robust non-lethal effect - Long range, deep
magazine - Large safety margin and invisible beam
Air and Sea Based Capability 6-10 Years
Field Non-lethal Defense Capability
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HPM Electronic Attack
Capability Disrupt adversaries critical military
and infrastructure electronics and communications
equipment
Transformational Attributes
- Wide area swath speed of light delivery
minimizes acquisition, pointing, tracking -
Multiple targets per engagement multiple
engagements per mission - Graduated effects from
deny to destroy - Little or no collateral damage
(non-lethal) against morally-hardened targets
Mid-term Capability 8-12 years
Graduated Effects, Minimal CD, Low Reconstitution
Cost
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The Airborne Laser (ABL)
Capability Destruction of boosting theater
missiles at strategically significant ranges with
a high energy laser from a 40,000 foot loitering
747 aircraft
Transformational Attributes
- Boost phase intercept counters MIRV
advantage - Light speed time of flight for
salvos - Vital component of Family of Systems -
High potential as ISR platform
ABL Integral to Missile Defense
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Future Weapons Directed Energy

• Exciting weapon system capabilities
• on the horizon ... but the challenge is to
• Integrate effects with ongoing battlefield
  operations
• - Provide effective command and control

Next-Generation Weapon Systems
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The Air Force Vision
AF Vision 1990s
CSAF Perspective
QDR 2005
Organizing Constructs
Core Strategic Capabilities
Global Engagement

• Persistent C4ISR
• Global Mobility
• Rapid Strike

• Global Vigilance
• Global Reach
• Global Power

• Persistence
• Cursor Over the Target
• Predictive Battlespace Awareness
• One Time of Flight

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The Air Force Vision
Space
Air
FIND
FIX
ASSESS
TRACK
ENGAGE
TARGET
Cyber
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Narrowing the Gaps
Operation DESERT STORM
Operation ALLIED FORCE
EFX 98
JEFX 00
Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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Operation DESERT STORM
- Air Tasking Order (ATO) Manually Generated
Process -- Disseminated by AUTODIN - ISR
Collection Management Plan -- Not responsive to
dynamic environment - Coordination Accomplished
by Phone - Shooter Committed by Voice Relay from
AOC thru AWACS
Zero Confirmed Kills of Mobile SCUDs
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Operation ALLIED FORCE
- ATO Generation Became Automated -- Senior AOC
Director could view ATO and make changes - ISR
Center Supported Combat Operations -- Received
ISR feeds manual ID of TCTs -- Coordination
accomplished by phone - Shooter Committed by
SATCOM from AOC via AWACS - EFX 98 Impacts --
Space Support Teams in CAOC -- Joint Targeting
Workstation/Tactical Fusion Prototype --
Limited SOF integration enhanced CSAR of downed
F-117/F-16 pilots
TCTs Remained a Considerable Challenge
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Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
- First TST Cell Within AOC Combat Operations
-- Spreadsheets used to manage TCTs -- Falcon
View used to manually update airspace control
fire support - Theater Battle Management Core
System (TBMCS) First Used -- Enabled ATO
generation and dissemination -- Added
applications to assist planners and Wing Ops
Centers - ISR Collection Manager Assigned
Directly to Combined Forces CC -- Most
integrated ISR in modern warfighting history -
Shooter Committed by SATCOM from AOC via AWACS
-- Some B-52s and B-1s used Combat Track II few
had capability
Integration Still Limited and Cumbersome
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Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
- Significant Capability Improvement in TCT --
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Developed
--- Used Lessons Learned from OEF, JEFX,
INTERNAL LOOK, etc - Collaboration Significantly
Improved -- TBMCS Became Web-enabled --
Global Command Control System, Info Workspace,
Chat, C2PC -- Data Links and SATCOM improved
C2/Cockpit Communication - Non-traditional ISR
Used -- Targeting Pods on F-15s, F-16s, A-10s,
and B-52 -- Provided High-Resolution Ground
Target Video
Continuous ImprovementsIntegration Work Remains
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Work to be Done
- JEFX 04 Implement Lessons Learned --
Coalition and Service integration top priority
CSAF -- Included 3,000 Joint and Coalition
members -- Demonstrated C2 Constellation and
Constellation Net Vision - JEFX 06 Focus Areas
-- Continuous Air Planning and Execution --
ConstellationNet -- ISR Fusion -- Homeland
Security/Defense - TBMCS -- All five AOCs to be
upgraded - Jan 06 through Sep 06 - AOC Weapon
System Upgrades -- FY06-08 --- Airspace
management, improved coalition interoperability
-- FY08-09 --- Reduced manning, improved
target mensuration and recognition -- FY10-11
--- Deployable AOC, fused CoP, automated
target recognition
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C4ISR / AOC Integration
- Real-Time Intuitive Information - Seamless
Integration of Combined, Coalition and Joint
Effects - Machine to Machine ISR Sensor and
Platform Integration and Synchronization
We are going to figure out how to have
conversations between airborne platforms,
unmanned, on the ground, in the air. Well
build a constellation that marries up the manned
and the unmanned. Create that network in the
sky that will pass the information around.
General John Jumper, CSAF Proficiency in the
integration of air and space power is going to
be the hallmark for future AF leaders. It is
crucial that they have a well-developed aerospace
picture to better integrate AF capabilities into
the joint arena. Lt Gen David Deptula,
Commander, Kenney WFHQ
Shorten Sensor to Shooter Timeline
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The Air Force Vision
Air
Space
FIND
FIX
ASSESS
TRACK
ENGAGE
TARGET
Cyber
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Modern American Warfighting Capabilities
On the Threshold of a Major Increase in Combat
Capabilities
Future Inter-dependent, Net-enabled
Effects-based Operations
Desert Storm Integrated Operations
Desert One Collaborative and Interoperable Target
-based
Korean War Independent but Coordinated
WWII Isolated and Stovepiped
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Way Ahead
Disciplined Requirements Development Process
Define User Industry Standards
Enforce Standards
Increased Government Industry Cooperation
Integrateto Enhance Existing Capabilities
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