(U) A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: This Applied Research program is the primary source of new concepts, feasibility demonstrations, and
advanced technology for Air Force C3. Current developments include: increasing operational availability of C3 systems through improving reliability, diagnostic
capability, and electromagnetic environmental performance; improving effectiveness and survivability through secure communications; improving surveillance range and
detection capabilities against low-observable threats and enemy electronic countermeasures; and improving the timeliness and quality of data acquisition for decision
making. The program addresses six technology areas: reliability sciences; surveillance; communications; information; electromagnetics; and command and control. Note:
FY 1997 increase provides additional support costs which will be incurred as the laboratory assumes its stand-alone posture as directed by the 1993 Base Closure and
Realignment Commission. Also, additional emphasis has been placed on C3 technology user-identified deficiencies.
(U) B. Program Change Summary ($ in Thousands):
Cost (U) Change Summary Explanation:
Funding: Changes to this PE since the previous President's Budget are due to budget constraints and priorities within the Science and Technology (S&T) Program.
Schedule: Not Applicable.
Technical: Not Applicable.
(U) C. Other Program Funding Summary: Not Applicable.
(U) D. Schedule Profile: Not Applicable.
(U) A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: The Air Force requires technology which increases reliability and diagnostic capability for electronic devices
and systems while assessing electromagnetic environmental performance. Payoffs are increased system availability and lower life cycle costs. This effort focuses on
technology to identify and eliminate design and fabrication characteristics that result in poor reliability. It develops equipment and system reliability and diagnostic
techniques to be applied in development of military systems with improved operational readiness and supportability. Areas of emphasis include electronic technology
reliability assessment, diagnostic development and integration, design for reliability, and system design and operational assurance.
(U) FY 1996 ($ in Thousands):
FY 1996
FY 1997
FY 1998
FY 1999
Total
(U) Previous President's Budget
93,056
96,615
98,847
99,115
Cont
(U) Appropriated Value
96,477
96,615
(U) Adjustments to Appropriated Value
a. Congressional/General Reductions
-1,957
-2,227
b. SBIR
-1,094
-1,082
c. Omnibus/Other Above Threshold Reprogrammings
-1,182
-91
d. Below Threshold Reprogrammings
(U) Current Budget Submit/FY 1998 PB
92,244
93,215
86,067
84,537
Cont
| (U) $3,588 | Developed electronic reliability techniques to evaluate new devices/systems in an operational environment and recommend corrective action. |
| (U) Developed prediction, modeling, analysis, and tracking techniques to assess the reliability of electronic devices and systems operating in severe electrical, thermal, and dynamic environments throughout all phases of the system life cycle. | |
| (U) Assessed the effects of metal oxide semiconductor degradation in deep sub-micron main operating system transistors to improve the reliability of ultra-large scale integrated circuits. | |
| (U) $3,558 | Developed diagnostics technologies and integrated them into existing tools and techniques to address high-priority user requirements. |
| (U) Developed, evaluated, and demonstrated non-destructive injection and fault sampling techniques for digital systems. | |
| (U) Developed test automation and internal diagnostic techniques for microcircuit devices that are tested algorithmically. | |
| (U) Developed electromagnetic simulation, analysis, and measurement tools to predict susceptibility thresholds and radio frequency performance in operational environments. | |
| (U) $3,605 | Developed reliability system design process enhancements to create tools, techniques, and guidelines to improve C3 devices. |
| (U) Improved design techniques for solid state monolithic microwave integrated circuit high-power amplifiers to meet high-power, low-cost, reliable, and energy efficient system requirements. | |
| (U) Developed techniques for building reliability into the design of ultra-high density memory devices by evaluating the effects of decisions made early in the design process on reliability. | |
| (U) $10,751 | Total |
(U) FY 1997 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $3,448 | Develop electronic reliability techniques to evaluate new devices in an operational environment and recommend corrective action. |
| (U) Assess the quality, reliability, and electromagnetic effects performance of advanced electronic packaging concepts. | |
| (U) Define performance of advanced microelectronics devices and measure their potential for system applications. | |
| (U) Assess electromagnetic performance and reliability of microwave/millimeter-wave and optoelectronic devices for future systems. | |
| (U) $3,385 | Develop diagnostics technologies and integrate them into existing tools and techniques to address high-priority user requirements. |
| (U) Develop design techniques that integrate computer-aided design with insertion of established built-in test modules. | |
| (U) Develop electromagnetic analysis and measurement tools to predict susceptibility thresholds and radio frequency performance in operational environments. | |
| (U) $3,704 | Develop reliability system design process enhancements to create tools, techniques, and guidelines to improve C3 devices. |
| (U) Improve systems reliability by characterizing the electrical, electromagnetic, and mechanical stress-inducing parameters of the aerospace operational environment. | |
| (U) Develop computer-based reliability and maintainability tools and techniques for design of electronic circuits, devices, and systems. | |
| (U) $10,537 | Total |
(U) FY 1998 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $2,834 | Develop electronic reliability techniques to evaluate new devices in an operational environment and recommend corrective action. |
| (U) Develop a benchmark reliability and performance database on electronic devices in diverse environments for use in reliability prediction computer aided design tools and techniques. | |
| (U) Demonstrate the performance of advanced microelectronics devices and their applicability for military systems. | |
| (U) Evaluate electromagnetic performance and reliability of microwave/millimeter-wave and optoelectronic devices for future systems. | |
| (U) $2,720 | Develop diagnostics technologies and integrate them into existing tools and techniques to address high-priority user requirements. |
| (U) Conduct detailed designs for techniques that integrate computer-aided design with insertion of established built-in test modules. | |
| (U) Demonstrate electromagnetic analysis and measurement tools to predict susceptibility thresholds and radio frequency performance in operational environments. | |
| (U) $3,065 | Develop reliability system design process enhancements to create tools, techniques, and guidelines to improve C3 devices. |
| (U) Develop integrated and miniaturized multiparameter environmental smart sensors, utilizing micro-electro-mechanical systems technology, which can be applied to military systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles to help support information operations requirements, logistics requirements and system health monitoring requirements. | |
| (U) Demonstrate computer-based reliability and maintainability tools and techniques for design of electronic circuits, devices, and systems. | |
| (U) $8,619 | Total |
(U) FY 1999 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $1,863 | Develop electronic reliability techniques to evaluate new devices in an operational environment and recommend corrective action. |
| (U) Validate the benchmark reliability and performance database concept for electronic devices in diverse environments for use in reliability prediction computer-aided design (CAD) tools and techniques | |
| (U) Investigate the applicability of a virtual reality environment to improve system reliability and maintainability, and decrease life cycle costs. | |
| (U) Demonstrate electromagnetic performance and reliability of microwave/millimeter-wave and optoelectronic devices for advanced systems. | |
| (U) $1,759 | Develop diagnostics technologies and integrate them into existing tools and techniques to address high-priority user requirements. |
| (U) Demonstrate techniques that integrate computer-aided design with insertion of established built-in test modules | |
| (U) Develop fault tolerant electronic systems where diagnostics are performed during the operational mission. | |
| (U) $2,075 | Develop reliability system design process enhancements to create tools, techniques, and guidelines to improve C3 devices. |
| (U) Conduct preliminary designs of integrated and miniaturized multiparameter environmental smart sensors, utilizing micro-electro-mechanical systems technology, which can be applied to military systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles to help support information operations requirements, logistics requirements,and system health monitoring requirements. | |
| (U) Develop CAD tools and integrated computational frameworks for the reliable design of military unique technologies and leading edge technologies. | |
| (U) $5,697 | Total |
(U) B. Program Change Summary ($ in Thousands):
Cost (U) Change Summary Explanation:
Funding: Changes to this project since the previous President's Budget are due to budget constraints and priorities within the Science and Technology (S&T)
Program.
Schedule: Not Applicable.
Technical: Not Applicable.
(U) C. Other Program Funding Summary:
(U) Related Activities:
(U) PE 0603617F, C3 Applications.
(U) PE 0603726F, C3 Subsystems Integration.
(U) PE 0603728F, Advanced Computer Technology.
(U) PE 0603789F, C3 Advanced Development.
(U) PE 0604609F, Reliability and Maintainability Technology Insertion Program.
(U) PE 0708026F, Producibility, Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability.
(U) This project has been coordinated through the Project Reliance process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication.
(U) D. Schedule Profile: Not Applicable.
(U) A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: The Air Force requires advanced surveillance technologies to improve the performance and reduce the cost
of Air Force surveillance systems. Major Applied Research areas of interest include: low-observable surveillance; passive surveillance; and advanced processing
technologies. Technologies being developed include: advanced passive bistatic radar; spatial coordinate and time processing techniques; sensor and data fusion; signal
generation; and advanced array antennas.
(U) FY 1996 ($ in Thousands):
FY 1996
FY 1997
FY 1998
FY 1999
Total
(U) Previous President's Budget
10,751
11,221
11,527
12,064
Cont
(U) Current Budget Submit/FY 1998 PB
10,751
10,537
8,619
5,697
Cont
| (U) $5,734 | Developed, tested, and demonstrated processing technologies and algorithms to enhance small target detection in a complex electromagnetic background. |
| (U) Completed Phase 1 fabrication of multi-chip module wafer scale signal processor with a capability to perform five billion operations per second. | |
| (U) Completed real-time, airborne spatial coordinate and time processing experiments using an embedded parallel processing computer. | |
| (U) Demonstrated applicability of expert system constant false alarm rate technology in an operational airborne radar system. | |
| (U) Analyzed and evaluated space-time processing algorithms using the multichannel airborne radar measurements test bed. | |
| (U) $5,090 | Developed technologies and concepts for passive surveillance with emphasis on electronic support measures and bistatics for enhanced detection, track, and classification in severe clutter and jamming environments. |
| (U) Performed studies in support of the advanced airborne radar and bistatic fusion processing technology demonstrations, leading to a preliminary system design for the real-time, airborne, bistatic capability demonstration. | |
| (U) Developed advanced airborne bistatic radar software; completed integration of 64-channel antenna/receiver into the static wing testbed; provided baseline test data for transition to the bistatic test integration experiment and the advanced airborne radar technology demonstration. | |
| (U) Completed assessment of combining non-cooperative bistatic synthetic aperture radar techniques with electronic support measures and advanced parallel processing computer technology for high confident target identification. Integrated fusion algorithms into airborne sensor processor to provide enhanced detection capability. | |
| (U) $4,241 | Developed, tested, and demonstrated advanced multispectral/multisensor fusion techniques for enhanced target detection and tracking. |
| (U) Exploited fusion and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to develop an "AI fusion black box" for enhanced target detection and tracking. | |
| (U) Developed and demonstrated algorithms for a sensor level AI approach to multispectral, multisensor fusion. | |
| (U) $1,000 | Designed, developed, and tested ultrahigh fidelity microwave electronics for radar applications. |
| (U) Developed and demonstrated wideband pre-selector technology for bistatic radar systems. | |
| (U) Developed optically-based increased dynamic range radar array emulation hardware for test and evaluation of microwave components. | |
| (U) $16,065 | Total |
(U) FY 1997 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $7,520 | Develop, test, and demonstrate processing technologies and algorithms to enhance small target detection in a complex electromagnetic background. |
| (U) Develop knowledge-based adaptive processing for bistatic ground-to-air radar applications. | |
| (U) Complete Phase 2 of the multi-chip module wafer scale signal processor with a capability to perform twenty billion operations per second. | |
| (U) Evaluate embedded parallel processing architecture for integrating wafer scale signal processor chips for a real-time signal processor enhancement demonstration. | |
| (U) $4,928 | Develop technologies and concepts for passive surveillance with emphasis on electronic support measures and bistatics for enhanced detection, track, and classification in severe clutter and jamming environments. |
| (U) Conduct a design evaluation of the advanced airborne radar technology demonstration. | |
| (U) Complete data collection, hardware integration, and software development for the static wing testbed; conduct ground-based field test. | |
| (U) Conduct extensive field tests and demonstrations using integrated electronic support measures and bistatic passive surveillance and imaging technology on board a small aircraft; enhance integrated passive surveillance and imaging technology capabilities through an airborne demonstration with a very broad frequency bandwidth controlled phase array. | |
| (U) $2,860 | Develop, test, and demonstrate advanced multispectral/multisensor fusion techniques for enhanced target detection and tracking. |
| (U) Develop special purpose artificial intelligence machines for both "expert" and 'blackboard" systems. | |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate graphical user interface software and platform-based displays; analyze, test, and demonstrate integrated knowledge-based fusion concepts. | |
| (U) $1,000 | Design, develop, and test ultrahigh fidelity microwave electronics for radar applications. |
| (U) Demonstrate optically-based increased dynamic range radar array emulation hardware for test and evaluation of microwave components. | |
| (U) Develop high fidelity power conditioning system for active radar apertures. | |
| (U) Incorporate digital preprocessing in the development of transmit and receive module technology for ground-to-air radar. | |
| (U) $16,308 | Total |
(U) FY 1998 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $6,514 | Develop, test, and demonstrate processing technologies and algorithms to enhance small target detection in a complex electromagnetic background. |
| (U) Demonstrate operational algorithm suites on embedded high performance computers. | |
| (U) Evaluate and assess aircraft interaction algorithms for spatial coordinate and time adaptive processing. | |
| (U) Continue development of multi-chip module wafer scale signal processor with a capability to perform twenty billion operations per second. | |
| (U) $4,923 | Develop technologies and concepts for passive surveillance with emphasis on electronic support measures and bistatics for enhanced detection, track, and classification in severe clutter and jamming environments. |
| (U) Conduct initial advanced airborne surveillance program demonstration tests. | |
| (U) Complete ground based field tests using the static wing testbed. Analyze effects of aircraft interactions on antenna sidelobe performance. Determine 64-channel receiver data degrees-of-freedom figure-of-merit baseline. Initiate transition of ground testbed to airborne bistatic testbed environment. | |
| (U) Continue integrated electronic support measures and bistatic passive surveillance and imaging technology testing on board a small aircraft using a very broad frequency bandwidth phased array antenna. Initiate technology transition to unmanned aerial vehicle applications. | |
| (U) $3,243 | Develop, test, and demonstrate advanced multispectral/multisensor fusion techniques for enhanced target detection and tracking. |
| (U) Demonstrate and assess special purpose artificial intelligence machines for both "expert" and "blackboard" systems. | |
| (U) Continue development and demonstration of advanced graphical user interface software and platform based displays; analyze, test, and demonstrate integrated knowledge-based fusion concepts. | |
| (U) $882 | Design, develop, and test ultrahigh fidelity microwave electronics for radar applications. |
| (U) Complete development of optically-based increased dynamic range radar array emulation hardware for test and evaluation of microwave components. | |
| (U) $15,562 | Total |
(U) FY 1999 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $6,070 | Develop, test, and demonstrate processing technologies and algorithms to enhance small target detection in a complex electromagnetic background. |
| (U) Demonstrate power efficient signal processing accelerator utilizing high bandwidth fiber optic interconnects. | |
| (U) Demonstrate multi-chip module wafer scale signal processor. | |
| (U) Develop spatial coordinate and time adaptive processing parallelization techniques for large scale high performance computer applications. | |
| (U) $4,279 | Develop technologies and concepts for passive surveillance with emphasis on electronic support measures and bistatics for enhanced detection, track, and classification in severe clutter and jamming environments. |
| (U) Develop enhanced target detection capabilities through innovative bistatic waveform designs. | |
| (U) Complete the advanced airborne surveillance program demonstration tests. | |
| (U) Transition ground testbed results to airborne bistatic testbed environment. | |
| (U) Complete integrated electronic support measures and bistatic passive surveillance and imaging technology testing and transition technology to unmanned aerial vehicle applications. | |
| (U) $5,000 | Develop, test, and demonstrate advanced multispectral/multisensor fusion techniques for enhanced target detection and tracking. |
| (U) Complete development and demonstration of advanced graphical user interface software and platform based displays; transition integrated knowledge-based fusion concepts to multi-platform applications. | |
| (U) Develop real-time sensor resource management and multispectral fusion techniques. | |
| (U) $15,349 | Total |
(U) B. Program Change Summary ($ in Thousands):
Cost (U) Change Summary Explanation:
Funding: Changes to this project since the previous President's Budget are due to budget constraints and priorities within the Science and Technology (S&T)
Program.
Schedule: Not Applicable.
Technical: Not Applicable.
(U) C. Other Program Funding Summary:
(U) Related Activities:
(U) PE 0603726F, C3 Subsystems Integration.
(U) PE 0603789F, C3 Advanced Development.
(U) This project has been coordinated through the Project Reliance process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication.
(U) D. Schedule Profile: Not Applicable.
(U) A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: The Air Force requires technologies which will provide worldwide communications. The rapid application
of air power via assured connectivity for timely, reliable, responsive, affordable transfer of information using all available communications media is essential to support
rapid build-up of U.S. presence abroad. This program provides the technologies for: multi-level, secure, seamless networks; advanced communications processors; anti-jam
and low probability of intercept techniques, such as spread spectrum and adaptive null steering; lightweight antennas and phased array antennas; and modular,
programmable, low-cost radios and C3 across the electromagnetic and optical spectrums. It includes technologies for advanced processors and devices, advanced network
protocols, artificial intelligent communications management and control, advanced algorithms, and enabling processing techniques.
FY 1996
FY 1997
FY 1998
FY 1999
Total
(U) Previous President's Budget
16,737
17,382
17,529
17,627
Cont
(U) Current Budget Submit/FY 1998 PB
16,065
16,308
15,562
15,349
Cont
(U) FY 1996 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $3,518 | Developed critical communications technologies employing programmable devices, processing technologies, and monolithic microwave integrated circuits to provide survivable radios and transceivers. |
| (U) Demonstrated commercially compatible switching concepts for ultra-high frequency (UHF) communications to aircraft and other systems; demonstrated applicability of commercial high capacity (45-155 megabits per second) trunk radio technology/equipment for military use. | |
| (U) Developed modifications of state-of-the-art data compression techniques to emphasis their utility in a UHF communications environment. | |
| (U) Upgraded the wideband communications extension and remoting capability for multimedia integrated services demonstration. | |
| (U) Assessed supporting operations involving remote local area networks, voice, and slow scan/compressed video within the wideband communications for distributed computing environments. | |
| (U) $6,031 | Developed technologies for improved security, survivability, timeliness, and reconstruction of communications networks. |
| (U) Assessed secure, survivable communications networking, multiple accessing, and radio networking to enhance implementation planning. | |
| (U) Analyzed evolving components within the asynchronous switching infrastructure to support a distributed information system. | |
| (U) Designed and implemented a peer-to-peer management interface for intelligent, survivable network management. | |
| (U) $2,337 | Developed advanced electronic and photonic processors, advanced network protocols, advanced algorithms, and processing technologies essential for survivable communications. |
| (U) Developed communications and control technologies applicable to of smart radios, including the use of spatial processing and adaptive antenna, parallel processors, field programmable gate arrays, and other high performance digital signal processors and devices. | |
| (U) Demonstrated new "smart" adaptive communications signal processing techniques and wave forms. | |
| (U) $11,886 | Total |
(U) FY 1997 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $3,826 | Develop critical communications technologies employing programmable devices, processing technologies, and monolithic microwave integrated circuits to provide survivable radios and transceivers. |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate on-demand multiple access, packet switching, imagery compression, and reachback technologies. | |
| (U) Design reduced weight, low-cost minimum-drag antenna solutions for airborne vehicle communications systems. | |
| (U) Develop improved nulling algorithms, monolithic microwave integrated circuits, and packaging technologies for advanced ultra-high frequency and super-high frequency communications. | |
| (U) Develop a joint high capacity trunk radio for tactical mobile and fixed nodes. | |
| (U) Investigate joint military use of personal communications systems. | |
| (U) $5,996 | Develop technologies for improved security, survivability, timeliness, and reconstruction of communications networks. |
| (U) Demonstrate selected multiple access and asynchronous switching protocols for theater applications. | |
| (U) Conduct initial demonstration of standards-based, interactive, secure user services which optimally employ the underlying commercially compatible communications network. | |
| (U) Demonstrate intelligent, survivable network management that provides secure, system-wide optimization of resource usage. | |
| (U) $2,478 | Develop advanced electronic and photonic processors, advanced network protocol, advanced algorithms, and enabling processing technologies essential for survivable communications. |
| (U) Develop specifications for the next generation smart networking radio, incorporating proven smart adaptive signal processing multiple access and networking technologies. | |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate potentially high payoff communications signal processing technologies applicable to future smart radio systems. | |
| (U) $12,300 | Total |
(U) FY 1998 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $3,450 | Develop critical communications technologies employing programmable devices, processing technologies, and monolithic microwave integrated circuits to provide survivable radios and transceivers. |
| (U) Develop high frequency and super-high frequency on-board packet switching, advanced communications protocols, imagery and video transmission, and reachback technologies. | |
| (U) Develop reduced weight, low-cost, minimum-drag subsystems for air vehicle communications systems. | |
| (U) Design and breadboard improved nulling algorithms, monolithic microwave integrated circuits, and crosslink and packaging technology for satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle platforms. | |
| (U) Demonstrate fixed high capacity trunk radio with Army. | |
| (U) Specify required improvements to personal communications systems for military use. | |
| (U) $5,854 | Develop technologies for improved security, survivability, timeliness, and reconstruction of communications networks. |
| (U) Develop intelligent interface or bridge between mobile wireless networks and wired/fiber network. | |
| (U) Complete demonstration tests of standards-based, interactive, secure user services which optimally employ the underlying commercially compatible communications network. | |
| (U) Demonstrate cooperation between network management entities to optimize information flow throughout the overall information system including a dynamic applications interface and user responsive security mechanisms. | |
| (U) Demonstrate intelligent, survivable network management that provides secure, system-wide optimization of resource usage. | |
| (U) $2,246 | Develop advanced electronic and photonic processors, advanced network protocol, advanced algorithms, and enabling processing technologies essential for survivable communications. |
| (U) Design, test and evaluate smart networking radio subsystems. | |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate new adaptive communications signal processing and control technologies. | |
| (U) $11,550 | Total |
(U) FY 1999 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $3,289 | Develop critical communications technologies employing programmable devices, processing technologies, and monolithic microwave integrated circuits to provide survivable radios and transceivers. |
| (U) Continue development of ultra-high frequency and super-high frequency on-board packet switching, advanced communications protocols, imagery and video transmission, and reachback technologies. | |
| (U) Demonstrate reduced weight, low-cost, minimum-drag subsystems for air vehicle communications systems. | |
| (U) Demonstrate highly efficient nullling algorithms, monolithic microwave integrated circuits, and crosslink and packaging technologies for advanced spacecraft antennas. | |
| (U) Conduct joint demonstration of high capacity trunk radio. | |
| (U) Evaluate 94 Gigahertz (GHz) and 120 GHz solid-state power amplifier, frequency synthesizer, and related component technologies to exploit extremely-high frequency resources. | |
| (U) $5,475 | Develop technologies for improved security, survivability, timeliness, and reconstruction of communications networks. |
| (U) Demonstrate early intelligent interface capabilities between mobile wireless network and wired/fiber network. | |
| (U) Augment cooperative network management system to include artificial intelligence based control mechanisms. | |
| (U) Demonstrate intelligent, survivable network management that provides secure, system-wide optimization of resource usage. | |
| (U) $2,200 | Develop advanced electronic and photonic processors, advanced network protocol, advanced algorithms, and enabling processing technologies essential for survivable communications. |
| (U) Demonstrate initial smart networking radio and subsystems. | |
| (U) Transition smart networking radio and associated technologies to advanced development. | |
| (U) $10,964 | Total |
(U) B. Program Change Summary ($ in Thousands):
Cost (U) Change Summary Explanation:
Funding: Changes to this project since the previous President's Budget are due to budget constraints and priorities within the Science and Technology (S&T)
Program.
Schedule: Not Applicable.
Technical: Not Applicable.
(U) C. Other Program Funding Summary:
(U) Related Activities:
(U) PE 0603726F, C3 Subsystems Integration.
(U) PE 0603728F, Advanced Computer Technology.
(U) PE 0603789F, C3 Advanced Development.
(U) This project has been coordinated through the Project Reliance process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication.
(U) D. Schedule Profile: Not Applicable.
(U) A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: The Air Force requires technologies which improve and automate capabilities to process, manage, generate,
fuse, exploit, interpret, and disseminate timely information. This project: improves recording, storage, and retrieval of high data-rate, large volume data; pursues speech
processing technologies for signal exploitation, information deception, and exploiting unintentional emissions; develops technology for correlation and fusion of multisource
data; develops natural language capabilities that can read text and extract data of interest; develops tools and techniques to build and manage a scaleable client server
environment; provides advanced processing techniques for receipt, correlation analysis, and display of target reports from advanced sensors; supports advanced weapon
systems through the exploration of multispectral, multisource imagery; and provides advanced techniques for mapping, charting, and geodesy data processing.
FY 1996
FY 1997
FY 1998
FY 1999
Total
(U) Previous President's Budget
11,886
13,100
13,470
13,373
Cont
(U) Current Budget Submit/FY 1998 PB
11,886
12,300
11,550
10,964
Cont
(U) FY 1996 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $7,953 | Developed processing technologies responsive to operational deficiencies by improving information timeliness, reliability, and accessibility. |
| (U) Developed three-dimensional (3-D) holographic read-only-memory optical disk for information storage and retrieval to provide higher capacity, faster throughput, and decreased access time for today's systems to provide timely imagery/information. Incorporated error correction and detection algorithms and developed first generation erasable 3-D materials. | |
| (U) Developed processing techniques to analyze background sound to determine aircraft status and configuration. | |
| (U) Developed techniques to support the release of beyond-visual-range weapons against high confidence air targets. | |
| (U) Developed and assessed preliminary model abstraction and advanced data display techniques to exploit electronic imagery/information. | |
| (U) $2,090 | Developed advanced information data handling techniques to automatically extract event data and update databases for prediction purposes. |
| (U) Developed techniques to rapidly assess situations and warn decision makers and warfighters. | |
| (U) Developed message processing techniques which extract only pertinent information from free text and multimedia sources so decision makers and war planners have the most recent information available and on-line. | |
| (U) Developed first generation techniques to configure and manage a scaleable distributed information computing environment. | |
| (U)$2,238 | Developed sensor exploitation techniques for faster and more efficient imaging to support targeting, planning, and mission execution. |
| (U) Developed Phase 1 techniques to manage, query, and exploit digital imagery databases. | |
| (U) Developed techniques to apply artificial neural networks to problems associated with finding objects in aerial imagery. | |
| (U) Investigated applications of modeling technology to provide battle damage assessment. | |
| (U) $12,281 | Total |
(U) FY 1997 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $8,452 | Develop processing technologies responsive to operational deficiencies by improving information timeliness, reliability, and accessibility. |
| (U) Integrate three-dimensional memory, error correction algorithms, and optical device technologies to develop enhanced storage and retrieval devices with reduced size, weight, and power requirements at lower cost; evaluate the first generation erasable media. | |
| (U) Develop processing algorithms to automatically sort and route large volumes of communication signals to assist information analysts. | |
| (U) Develop techniques that pro-actively correlate active radar signals with processing of non-cooperative signal emanations to support the release of beyond-visual-range weapons against high confidence air targets. | |
| (U) Incorporate counter information technologies into the model abstraction and advanced data display techniques to enhance the exploitation of electronic imagery/information. | |
| (U) $2,452 | Develop advanced information data handling techniques to automatically extract event data and update databases for prediction purposes. |
| (U) Develop techniques to build intelligent, single point, multimedia databases to provide the warfighter global awareness. | |
| (U) Develop analytical tools which exploit message processing techniques to extract multimedia information for concise, efficient display to the warfighter. | |
| (U) Integrate techniques to configure and manage a scaleable distributed information computing environment. | |
| (U) $2,505 | Develop sensor exploitation techniques for faster and more efficient imaging to support targeting, planning, and mission execution. |
| (U) Develop Phase 2 techniques to improve the methodology required to manage and query imagery databases. | |
| (U) Develop information currency techniques and data consistency techniques to support combat imagery/information systems. | |
| (U) Apply modeling techniques which exploit aircraft mission video data to satisfy battle damage assessment requirements. | |
| (U) $13,409 | Total |
(U) FY 1998 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $8,342 | Develop processing technologies responsive to operational deficiencies by improving information timeliness, reliability, and accessibility. |
| (U) Demonstrate read only three-dimensional memory configurations with error correction to develop enhanced storage and retrieval devices with reduced size, weight, and power requirements at lower cost; develop and assess second generation erasable media. | |
| (U) Complete processing algorithm development to automatically sort and route large volumes of communication signals to assist information analysts. | |
| (U) Develop processing technologies to exploit non-cooperative target attributes to support high confidence air target identification, continue development of pro-active fusion model for abstraction and inference of target identifications, continue developing techniques to correlate active radar tracks with passive signal identification techniques, develop advanced techniques for non-cooperative target identifications through the exploitation of target emissions. | |
| (U) Evaluate and assess first generation model abstraction and advanced data display techniques which incorporate counter information technologies to enhance the exploitation of electronic imagery/information. | |
| (U) $2,350 | Develop information data handling techniques to automatically extract event data and update databases for prediction purposes. |
| (U) Integrate advanced techniques to build intelligent, single point, multimedia databases to provide the warfighter global awareness. | |
| (U) Integrate analytical tools which exploit message processing techniques to extract multimedia information for concise, efficient display to the warfighter. | |
| (U) Evaluate machine learning techniques to configure and manage a scaleable distributed information computing environment. | |
| (U) $2,400 | Develop sensor exploitation techniques for faster and more efficient imaging to support targeting, planning, and mission execution. |
| (U) Evaluate and assess Phase 2 imagery data base query developmental capability. | |
| (U) Integrate information currency techniques and data consistency techniques to support combat imagery/information systems. | |
| (U) Integrate modeling techniques which exploit aircraft mission video data to satisfy battle damage assessment requirements. | |
| (U) $13,092 | Total |
(U) FY 1999 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $8,332 | Develop processing technologies responsive to operational deficiencies by improving information timeliness, reliability, and accessibility. |
| (U) Demonstrate write once, read many three-dimensional (3-D) optical memory capabilities; integrate 3-D memory to computer/workstations; demonstrate read/write/erase optical 3-D memory capability. | |
| (U) Test and evaluate processing algorithms to automatically sort and route large volumes of communication signals. | |
| (U) Develop processing technologies to exploit non-cooperative target attributes to support high confidence air target identification, demonstrate a pro-active fusion model for high confidence target identification, demonstrate techniques for active radar and passive signal identification correlation, develop non-cooperative target identification techniques through target emanation exploitation. | |
| (U) Develop the model abstraction and advanced data display techniques which incorporates neural network technologies to enhance the exploitation of electronic imagery/information. | |
| (U) $2,377 | Develop information data handling techniques to automatically extract event data and update databases for prediction purposes. |
| (U) Evaluate techniques to automatically optimize performance of intelligent, single point, multimedia databases to provide the warfighter near-real-time global awareness. | |
| (U) Develop advanced analytical tools which apply machine learning techniques to message processing techniques to extract multimedia information from messages for concise, efficient display to the warfighter. | |
| (U) Test, evaluate, and modify Phase 2 techniques to configure and manage a scaleable distributed information computing environment. | |
| (U) $2,424 | Develop sensor exploitation techniques for faster and more efficient imaging to support targeting, planning, and mission execution. |
| (U) Conduct Phase 3 development of an imagery data base query system. | |
| (U) Develop spatial data currency and consistency capability to support combat imagery/information systems. | |
| (U) Develop parallel processing for video and other imagery exploitation in support of targeting. | |
| (U) $13,133 | Total |
(U) B. Program Change Summary ($ in Thousands):
Cost (U) Change Summary Explanation:
Funding: Changes to this project since the previous President's Budget are due to budget constraints and priorities within the Science and Technology (S&T)
Program.
Schedule: Not Applicable.
Technical: Not Applicable.
(U) C. Other Program Funding Summary:
(U) Related Activities:
(U) PE 0603726F, C3 Subsystems Integration.
(U) PE 0603789F, C3 Advanced Development.
(U) This project has been coordinated through the Project Reliance process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication.
(U) D. Schedule Profile: Not Applicable.
(U) A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: This project consists of three subset technologies: electromagnetics; solid state sciences; and photonics.
Future surveillance, communications, and imagery/information processing systems will require improved technology for the generation, control, processing, and radiation of
electromagnetic and optical energy to reduce system cost, improve system sensitivity, and increase processing rates. Promising technologies for improving C3 systems are
electromagnetic propagation and scattering (from targets and clutter), and monolithic microwave and millimeter-wave integrated components and antennas. This project
develops: a technology base for electronic and photonic devices and device materials for C3 systems; optical technology for electronic data processing and storage; real-time
target recognition and high-speed fiber optic interconnects; and control techniques for large phased array antennas. It also characterizes phenomena for low-observable
surveillance.
FY 1996
FY 1997
FY 1998
FY 1999
Total
(U) Previous President's Budget
12,281
14,278
15,134
15,063
Cont
(U) Current Budget Submit/FY 1998 PB
12,281
13,409
13,092
13,133
Cont
(U) FY 1996 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $7,452 | Developed electromagnetic technologies for advanced surveillance and communications systems applications. |
| (U) Developed parallel processing algorithms for digital beamforming for antenna testbed; formulated new models of complex scattering mechanisms to improve radar cross-section codes. | |
| (U) Developed "ducted" mode high frequency communications for super-long distance, covert links. | |
| (U) Evaluated and refined hardware for infrared small target motion discriminator, and initiated hardware development for infrared spectral imager. | |
| (U) Demonstrated concept of a semiconductor wideband short-pulsed source element array (spectrum shaping) for target tracking and recognition. | |
| (U) $6,110 | Developed advanced materials and components capable of higher processing speeds at reduced power levels for telecommunications and survivable server applications. |
| (U) Designed, built, and tested monolithic transmit chip with integrated amplifier and phase shifter; integrated phase shifter and antenna feed network. | |
| (U) Develop advanced chemical vapor deposition thin film crystal growth methods for high frequency, high data rate communications and radar devices. | |
| (U) $10,959 | Developed photonic components and related materials for insertion into core C3 programs. |
| (U) Analyzed optoelectronic integration on indium phosphide. | |
| (U) Fabricated and tested multi-chip module interconnect technology in cooperation with commercial vendor. | |
| (U) Developed design concepts for an ultra-high-speed multiple access testbed with specialized components for unique switching architecture, radar processors, and communications protocols. | |
| (U) Developed design concepts for unique photonic signal processor brassboards to demonstrate optical logic and optical neural networks. | |
| (U) $24,521 | Total |
(U) FY 1997 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $7,056 | Develop electromagnetic technologies for advanced surveillance and communications systems applications. |
| (U) Conduct experimental assessment of techniques to improve bistatic signal-to-clutter ratios for low radar cross section target detection. | |
| (U) Finalize algorithm and initiate hardware development for infrared small target spectral discriminator. | |
| (U) $6,039 | Develop advanced materials and components capable of higher processing speeds at reduced power levels for telecommunications and survivable server applications. |
| (U) Design and fabricate brassboard, high-temperature transmit array; design, fabricate, and test monolithic low noise amplifier. | |
| (U) Develop substrates for aluminum/gallium nitride for high-power, high temperature and optoelectronic applications, using new crystal growth methods. | |
| (U) $11,266 | Develop photonic components and related materials for insertion into core C3 programs. |
| (U) Implement recursive tracking techniques for infrared focal plane arrays to exploit unique qualities of Schottky barrier technology. | |
| (U) Develop optical sources, detectors, and modulators for high-speed analog fiber optic links. | |
| (U) Develop 'smart' pixel optoelectronics technology for high-speed parallel signal processing. | |
| (U) Conduct Phase 1 development of the ultra-high-speed multiple access testbed and associated components for unique switching architecture, radar processors, and communications protocols. | |
| (U) Conduct Phase 1 development of unique photonic signal processor brassboards to demonstrate optical logic and optical neural networks. | |
| (U) Demonstrate radio frequency optical beamforming and anti-jamming processors for radar and communication systems. | |
| (U) $24,361 | Total |
(U) FY 1998 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $6,295 | Develop electromagnetic technologies for advanced surveillance and communications systems applications. |
| (U) Evaluate digital beamforming algorithms for multiple simultaneous beams; evaluate phased array correction algorithms; develop wide-bandwidth techniques for arrays of patch radiators; evaluate competing designs for coupling signals within multilayer antenna structures. | |
| (U) Develop algorithms, based on bistatic adaptive polarimetry, to extract targets from clutter; develop propagation models for channel distortion on wideband communications and surveillance links. | |
| (U) $5,205 | Develop advanced materials and components capable of higher processing speeds at reduced power levels for telecommunications and survivable server applications. |
| (U) Develop Generation II indium phosphide crystal growth apparatus based on experiment-based modeling and simulation. | |
| (U) Develop nitride-based substrates for low-defect-density aluminum/gallium nitride films for high-power, high temperature, and optoelectronic applications. | |
| (U) Evaluate low noise amplifier using strain free, high indium content channels on gallium arsenide; develop array techniques for evaluating photonically triggered, wide bandwidth microwave sources. | |
| (U) $9,564 | Develop photonic components and related materials for insertion into core C3 programs. |
| (U) Develop a multiband, infrared imaging spectrometer capable of creating two-dimensional infrared data on a high value target. | |
| (U) Fabricate optical sources, detectors and modulators for high-speed analog fiber optic links. | |
| (U) Fabricate 'smart' pixel optoelectronics technology for high-speed parallel signal processing. | |
| (U) Conduct Phase 2 development of the ultra-high-speed multiple access testbed and associated components for unique switching architecture, radar processors, and communications protocols. | |
| (U) Conduct Phase 2 development of unique photonic signal processor brassboards to demonstrate optical logic and optical neural networks. | |
| (U) Integrate radio frequency optical beamforming and anti-jamming processors for radar and communication systems. | |
| (U) $21,064 | Total |
(U) FY 1999 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $6,682 | Develop electromagnetic technologies for advanced surveillance and communications systems applications. |
| (U) Compare parallel computer operation to single serial digital beamformer; demonstrate simultaneous near-field and far-field nulling; compare time-domain antenna analysis with frequency-domain techniques; demonstrate new computer code for predicting antenna performance in complex multi-layered dielectric environments. | |
| (U) Evaluate new computer codes for fast and accurate prediction of the bistatic radar cross section of complex targets; develop model-based tools for channel distortion cancellation on wideband communications and surveillance links. | |
| (U) $5,573 | Develop advanced materials and components capable of higher processing speeds at reduced power levels for telecommunications and survivable server applications. |
| (U) Evaluate Generation II indium phosphide crystal growth furnace, in preparation for its transition to Defense Industrial Base. | |
| (U) Evaluate potential for electronic materials based on alloys of nitrides with arsenides and phosphides. | |
| (U) Evaluate new low loss microwave films for high power applications; develop and verify new electromagnetic models of extremely-high frequency circuitry for advanced low noise amplifiers. | |
| (U) $10,017 | Develop photonic components and related materials for insertion into core C3 programs. |
| (U) Fabricate and test optical sources, detectors, and modulators for high-speed analog fiber optic links. | |
| (U) Complete fabrication and test 'smart' pixel optoelectronics technology for high-speed parallel signal processing. | |
| (U) Test ultra-high-speed multiple access testbed and associated components for unique switching architecture, radar processors, and communications protocols. | |
| (U) Fabricate unique photonic signal processor brassboards to demonstrate optical logic and neural networks for ultimate application to surveillance and communication systems. | |
| (U) Demonstrate radio frequency optical beamforming and anti-jamming processors for radar and communication systems. | |
| (U) $22,272 | Total |
(U) B. Program Change Summary ($ in Thousands):
Cost (U) Change Summary Explanation:
Funding: Changes in this project since the previous President's Budget are due to budget constraints and priorities within the Sciences and Technology (S&T)
Program.
Schedule: Not Applicable.
Technical: Not Applicable.
(U) C. Other Program Funding Summary:
(U) Related Activities:
(U) PE 0603617F, C3 Applications.
(U) PE 0603726F, C3 Subsystems Integration.
(U) PE 0603789F, C3 Advanced Development.
(U) This project has been coordinated through the Project Reliance process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication.
(U) D. Schedule Profile: Not Applicable.
(U) A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification:
FY 1996
FY 1997
FY 1998
FY 1999
Total
(U) Previous President's Budget
24,661
23,263
23,702
23,657
Cont
(U) Current Budget Submit/FY 1998 PB
24,521
24,361
21,064
22,272
Cont
(U) FY 1996 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $6,209 | Developed intelligent information technologies for real-time battle management and C2 for time-critical air operations. |
| (U) Developed concept design approaches for initiative planning and approximate planning. | |
| (U) Completed demonstration of dynamic backscattering search for generative planning. | |
| (U) $5,326 | Developed software technologies to provide increased capability, quality, and reliability while reducing support cost. |
| (U) Completed enhancement of process controls and security for computer environments and certification of reusable software. | |
| (U) Provided automated scenario generation for requirements engineering analysis environments. | |
| (U) Developed benchmarks and specifications for parallel processing software usage on high-speed computers. | |
| (U) Completed technology efforts to support learning; defined architectural improvements for the knowledge-based-software-assistant. | |
| (U) $5,205 | Developed enabling technology for distributed computing and database technology using cluster techniques to allow secure processing and management of multimedia information by commanders at all echelons. |
| (U) Demonstrated feasibility of shared collaborative context workspace across a distributed computing environment. | |
| (U) Completed feasibility demonstration of interactive datawall with non-tethered, interactive input devices. | |
| (U) Completed feasibility demonstration of synthetic visualization environment to command center applications. | |
| (U) $16,740 | Total |
(U) FY 1997 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $6,032 | Develop intelligent information technologies for real-time battle management and command and control (C2) for time-critical air operations. |
| (U) Demonstrate integration of planning technology using autonomous software agents and mixed initiative scheduling toolbox. | |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate dialog-based, man-machine integration planning task. | |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate evaluation criteria for intelligent information systems. | |
| (U) $4,982 | Develop software technologies to provide increased capability, quality, and reliability while reducing support cost. |
| (U) Develop Phase 1 of the high level requirements engineering language with scenario generation for the requirements engineering environment. | |
| (U) Evaluate concept design approaches and visualization techniques for parallel processing systems, parallel object-oriented programming methods, and advanced techniques for real-time parallel processing analyses. | |
| (U) Complete development of benchmarks for parallel processing software. | |
| (U) $5,286 | Develop enabling technology for distributed computing and database technology using cluster techniques to allow secure processing and management of multimedia information by commanders at all echelons. |
| (U) Demonstrate asynchronous switching technology as a local interconnect mechanism for shared collaborative context workspace across a distributed computing environment. | |
| (U) Demonstrate feasibility of an optical storage and retrieval mechanism for multimedia database management brassboard. | |
| (U) Demonstrate feasibility application-based reconfiguration of multiple distributed computing clusters. | |
| (U) $16,300 | Total |
(U) FY 1998 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $6,008 | Develop intelligent information technologies for real-time battle management and command and control for time-critical air operations. |
| (U) Develop high performance computational mechanism for knowledge discovery/mining and information integration for massive knowledge-based systems. | |
| (U) Develop fully autonomous planning technology for inclusion in software toolbox. | |
| (U) Demonstrate full-dialog man-machine interface for integration into planning task. | |
| (U) Apply evaluation criteria for high performance knowledge bases. | |
| (U) $5,002 | Develop software technologies to provide increased capability, quality, and reliability while reducing support cost. |
| (U) Continue development of the high level requirements engineering language with scenario generation for the requirements engineering environment and other advanced technologies for requirements elicitation, specification, and validation. | |
| (U) Develop architecture-directed synthesis technology and demonstrate the formal synthesis of high assurance software. | |
| (U) Develop technology to support modeling and analysis of evolvable software, including dynamic language support. | |
| (U) Develop concept design approaches and visualization techniques for parallel processing systems, parallel object-oriented programming methods, and advanced techniques for real-time parallel processing analyses. | |
| (U) Expand baseline set of benchmarks for parallel processing software to include provisions for real-time systems. | |
| (U) $5,170 | Develop enabling technology for distributed computing and database technology using cluster techniques to allow secure processing and management of multimedia information by commanders at all echelons. |
| (U) Evaluate asynchronous switching technology as a local interconnect mechanism for shared collaborative context workspace across a distributed computing environment. | |
| (U) Evaluate utility of optical storage multimedia database management brassboard. | |
| (U) Evaluate utility of application-based reconfiguration of multiple distributed computing clusters. | |
| (U) $16,180 | Total |
(U) FY 1999 ($ in Thousands):
| (U) $6,336 | Develop intelligent information technologies for real-time battle management and command and control for time-critical air operations. |
| (U) Demonstrate integration of planning technology for incremental plan refinement and synchronization of resources. | |
| (U) Demonstrate high performance knowledge base technology for coordination, cooperation, and negotiation. | |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate preplan-to-react planning technology. | |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate tools and techniques for collaborative intelligent systems including intelligent agents and knowledge bases. | |
| (U) $5,308 | Develop software technologies to provide increased capability, quality, and reliability while reducing support cost. |
| (U) Complete visualization techniques to provide software developers with the means to understand and visualize the design and implementation of parallel software systems. | |
| (U) Complete development of high level requirements engineering language with scenario generation for the requirements engineering environment and other advanced technologies for requirements elicitation, specification, and visualization. | |
| (U) $5,478 | Develop enabling technology for distributed computing and database technology using cluster techniques to allow secure processing and management of multimedia information by commanders at all echelons. |
| (U) Apply asynchronous switching technology as a local interconnect mechanism for shared collaborative context workspace across a distributed computing environment. | |
| (U) Integrate optical storage multimedia database management systems. | |
| (U) Develop and demonstrate brassboard application-based reconfiguration of multiple distributed computing clusters for command and control systems. | |
| (U) $17,122 | Total |
(U) B. Program Change Summary ($ in Thousands):
| FY 1996 | FY 1997 | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | Total Cost | |
| (U) Previous President's Budget | 16,740 | 17,371 | 17,485 | 17,331 | Cont |
| (U) Current Budget Submit/FY 1998 PB | 16,740 | 16,300 | 16,180 | 17,122 | Cont |
(U) Change Summary Explanation:
Funding: Changes in this project since the previous President's Budget are due to budget constraints and priorities within the Science and Technology (S&T) Program.
Schedule: Not Applicable.
Technical: Not Applicable.
(U) C. Other Program Funding Summary:
(U) Related Activities:
(U) PE 0603617F, C3 Applications.
(U) PE 0603728F, Advanced Computer Technology.
(U) PE 0603789F, C3 Advanced Development.
(U) PE 0303401F, Communications-Computer Systems (C-CS) Security RDT&E.
(U) This project has been coordinated through the Project Reliance process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication.
(U) D. Schedule Profile: Not Applicable.
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