DoD s Target Control System Developing a Corporate Strategy

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DoDs Target Control SystemDeveloping a
Corporate Strategy
Dennis Mischel Target Management Initiative
Program Manager Director, Operational Test
Evaluation
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Overview

• Why a Corporate Strategy
• Open Architecture
• Notional Road Ahead

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Defense Science BoardObservations

• Interoperability is limited, and the flexibility
  to use each others test range resources is
  absent.
• One can envision the gradual introduction of
  common control elements that would eventually
  provide us with the ability to shoot any target
  on any range.
• This approach will yield operations cost savings
  over time, since todays one-of-a-kind systems
  will become increasingly difficult to service,
  maintain, and upgrade.
• Target interoperability will also facilitate
  better joint testing and training.
• Past attempts at common control have failed.
• The Task Force believes another attempt is
  worthwhile if service buy-in can be achieved

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Why a corporate strategy now!
FY08 Proposed TMI Target Control projects

• Air Force - Incorporating Army UHF Targets into
  the AF TCS
• Army - Integration of Air Force BQM-167 into Army
  Test Ranges
• Army - High Compression UHF Data Link
• Army - MSTCS L-Band Transponder for Sub-Scale
  Targets
• Army - Navy BQM-74 GRDCS Frequency Integration
• Army - Object Oriented Navigation, Guidance and
  Control (NGC) Software
• Navy Proprietary Info
• Navy - Cooperative Adaptive Control of Target
  Systems

They all have merit but do not lead us to a
corporate solution
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Todays Situation

• Army
• DFCS Capable but may be replaced
• TTCS Capable, limited, Army owns data rights
• WSTCS Derivative of MSTCS
• Air Force
• GRDCS System of Systems Approach, Unique, Old
• Navy
• ITCS Only one site operational
• SNTC Serves training and maybe testingMay
  upgrade to FAS or a new architecture.
• OSD
• NGTCS Terminated
• MSTCS Early successs
• SRTG Control System Open architecture approach
  for mobile ground targets

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Current Target Control Issues

• System specific issues
• Frequency Authorization Differences
• Bandwidth
• Hardware Software Maintenance Upgrades

• Oversight perspective
• Duplication of efforts
• Lack of data rights
• Lack of interoperability amongst targets and
  ranges.
• Limits test and training
• AST will be required to fly on tri-service ranges

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Current Target Control Related TMI Projects

• Message Format Study
• Army lead thru 5D Systems, Inc.
• Common Interface Demonstration
• Navy lead thru MSI

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Target Control System Open Architecture

• A multi-faceted strategy providing a framework
  for developing a joint interoperable control
  system architecture that adapt and exploit
  open-system design principles and architectures

• Modular design with full design disclosure
• Identify key interfaces with open standards
• Reuseable software application
• Life cycle affordability
• Encourage collaboration and competition.
• Certify conformance

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Notional System Block Architecture
TargetControlSystem
Key Interface
Open Key Interface
Closed Interface
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Road Ahead(Notional Roadmap)

• Identify a common target control architecture
• Hardware
• Software
• Identify key interfaces
• Identify associated standards
• Identify interim wrappers
• Develop software modules
• Experiments, test and evaluation
• Establish Conformance and Maintenance

Fund in FY08 projects that comply with
architecture