AMPS

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AMPS Aviation Mission Planning System Briefing to
DAFIF DWG
MAJ Shawn Powell APM AMPS 256-876-3238 (DSN
746) shawn.powell_at_peoavn.redstone.army.mil
Terry Wales AMPS Program Integrator 256-876-3239
(DSN 746) terry.wales_at_peoavn.redstone.army.mil
5-7 Oct 2004
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Purpose of Briefing

• Provide information on Army Aviation Mission
  Planning System (AMPS)
• Communicate need to thoroughly coordinate changes
  in geospatial data used by DoD aircraft flight
  management systems

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Agenda

• Overview
• System Description/Status
• Concept of Operations
• Acquisition Strategy
• Software Development Schedule
• Supported Platforms/Common Avionics Insertion
• Conclusion

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Aviation MissionPlanning System
Description

• Planning/battle synchronization tool, which
  automates aviation mission planning tasks
• Route generation
• Performance planning
• Communications Planning
• Terrain Analysis
• Data Transfer
• Mission Rehearsal
• Provides connectivity to Army Battle Command
  System

Concept of Operations
Benefits / Capabilities

• Mission Planning - Disseminates mission and map
  data from Brigade to Battalion and Company level
• Flight Planning Weather, Performance Planning,
  Weight and Balance
• Data Loading Navigation, Communications, and
  Weapons

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AMPS Hardware (current)

• MILTOPE TSC-750M
• CPU 1.3 GHz Pentium M (Intel Centrino
  chipset)
• Hard Drive 40 GB
• Display 13.3 Sunlight
• readable (1024x768)
• DRAM 1 GB
• Video RAM 64 MB
• OS Windows 2000
• Meets all AMPS ORD
• environmental and
• ruggedization requirements
• Fielding 3QTR CY03 through 3QTR CY04 in
  conjunction with PFPS-Army 3.3 software
• Manufactured by MILTOPE Corp., Hope Hull, AL

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AMPS System Density
16
93
17
5
9
4
13
69
2
12
0
8
9
3
30
7
5
4
13
7
24
8
10
8
6
10
13
13
4
8
13
20
3
D.C. - 3
27
23
16
15
87
68
18
12
5
3
8
11
42
Puerto Rico - 3 USVI - 1
8
15
96
20
32
9
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Total Requirement 1149
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AMPS Battlefield Information Exchange
NGA products
AVTOC
MANEUVER BRIGADE
AMPS LNO
IMETS
CSSCS
ASAS
NGA products
X
AFATDS
FAADC2
MCS
AMPS LNO
I I
I
Tactical Internet
NGA products
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AMPS External Interfaces
Current
Joint
ACTD
ASAS (MIDB)
JMPS
CRD (XML) ATO, ACO (USMTF) SA (XML) MIDB
Queries COP Updates
ACES
Proposed
MCS
Air Force
IMETS
Joint Interfaces
Red Picture (USMTF)
Comms Data
Navy
TAIS
SA JCDB (USMTF)
Weather (USMTF)
SOCOM
Airspace (USMTF)
HF Tracker
AMPS
SA
MCS Light
SA (XML)
Falconview Route File
TUAV/SUAV/OAV
MOTS
Data Transfer Cartridge JVMF TACFIRE AFAPD
Flight Hazard Data (XML)
CRD (XML) SA (XML)
ASMIS
XML .doc file
Airspace (USMTF)
ADOCS
CAPES
AMDWS
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AMPS Program Strategy To Date

• Evolutionary Acquisition
• First baseline was CECOM C2D-developed software
• Initial fielding in 1994 to support OH-58D KW
• PM CHS Non-Developmental Item (NDI) hardware
• Legacy AMPS 4.3, 5.1.1, 5.2.1
• Fielded PFPS-A v 3.3.0 (Falconview) baseline (Sep
  03)
• To mitigate warfighting deficiencies identified
  by then-BG Cody in TF Hawk, primarily Joint
  operations interoperability
• First platform supported was Lot 7 AH-64D LBA
• Army functionality extensions to Air Force
  software (AMCOM SED)
• Testing PFPS-A v3.3.0 Release 3 Now!

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AMPS Program Strategy--Future

• Near Term PFPS-Army 3.3.x (Falconview)
• Will field PFPS-A v3.3.0 release 3 in 1QFY05
• Will support all Army rotary-wing Mission Design
  Series by Spring 2005
• Supports Army SW Block I and II
• Long Term JMPS
• Multi-service collaborative development under IPT
  structure (vice JPO)
• All services migration to common core planner
• First Army supported version JMPS 1.2.4 (Sep
  2005)
• JMPS 1.4 will support Army SW Block III (2008)
• Future Combat System support

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AMPS Software Migration
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
AMPS
KW CDS 2-4 AH-64A Mod LB SW V 6 CH-47D UH-60A/L
JPS-A
JMPS
PFPS-A
KW CDS 2-4 AH-64A Mod LB SW V 1-
6 CH-47D UH-60A/L
AMPSPFPS
PFPS-A
AMPSPFPS
UH-60A/L/Q (HH-60L) CH-47D AH-64A Mod LB SW V6
thru V10 KW CDS 2, 4 IIb, Blk 1CH-47D LB SW V 11
(UAV) CH-47F UH/HH-60M
AMPSPFPS
AMPSPFPS-A
UH-60A/L/Q (HH-60L) CH-47D AH-64A Mod LB SW
V6.1/6.01, 9 KW CDS 2, 4 IIb, Blk 1 LB SW V 10
UH-60A/L/Q (HH-60L)CH-47D AH-64A Mod LB SW V 6,
8 KW CDS 2, 4 IIb LB SW V 6.1/ 6.01, 9 KW CDS 4
Blk 1
UH-60A/LCH-47D AH-64A Mod LB SW V 6, 8 KW CDS 2,
4 IIb UH-60Q, HH-60L
UH-60A/LCH-47D AH-64A Mod LB SW V 7
PFPS/JMPS
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Map-Related Data LoadingRequirements
Digital map-equipped
Entity location data only
AH-64A Mod
AH-64D, Blk 2
AH-64D, Blk 3 (fielding 2008)
AH-64D, Blk 1
CH-47F (fielding 2007)
CH-47D (128D)
OH-58D KW, CDS4
OH-58D KW, CDS 2
HH/UH-60M (fielding 2008)
UH-60A/L/Q (128D)
Armed Recon Helicopter
Advanced Common Sensor
Approximately 2,900 aircraft
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Message

• Army Aviation fleet modernization programs
• Are being designed to accept NGA products to
  support tactical operations
• On board optimized run-time environments are
  architecturally rigid
• DoD aircraft flight management systems are
  minimally three years from contract award to
  fielding, preceded nominally by at least one year
  of government requirements specification
• Post-initial fielding upgrades are 18-24 months
  in development
• It is imperative that changes being evaluated to
  foundation geospatial data be thoroughly
  coordinated with supported Aviation platforms to
• Include fleet-wide impacts as part of decision
  criteria
• Program required technology insertions and
  funding for changes deemed necessary

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Questions
MAJ Shawn Powell APM AMPS 256-876-3238 (DSN
746) shawn.powell_at_peoavn.redstone.army.mil
Terry Wales AMPS Program Integrator 256-876-3239
(DSN 746) terry.wales_at_peoavn.redstone.army.mil