| COST (In Thousands) | FY 1995 Actual | FY 1996 Estimate | FY 1997 Estimate | FY 1998 Estimate | FY 1999 Estimate | FY 2000 Estimate | FY 2001 Estimate | Cost to Complete | Total Cost | ||
| Total Program Element (PE) Cost | 28246 | 23861 | 15758 | 20631 | 21235 | 28299 | 27122 | ----- | Continuing | Continuing | |
| D113 | Joint Tactical Ground Station | 9435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ----- | 0 | 32527 |
| D909 | Tactical Electronic Surveillance System - Eng Dev | 18811 | 23861 | 15758 | 20631 | 21235 | 28299 | 27122 | ----- | Continuing | Continuing |
Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: This Program Element (PE) supports the engineering development directed at meeting the tactical commanders intelligence mission requirements for contingency force deployment and deep battle surveillance and targeting - as stated in Field Manual 100-5. Specific Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and multi-spectral developments are managed within the Army's Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) program. The scope of the program is directed towards advanced techniques and capabilities to exploit National and selected theater capabilities that uniquely meet stated Army tactical intelligence and targeting needs and deficiencies for near-real-time receipt, analysis, and dissemination to the appropriate tactical echelon. Further details may be found in the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities (TIARA) Congressional Justification Book, Volume II and the TENCAP Master Plan. The projects in this PE support research efforts in the engineering and manufacturing development phases of the acquisition strategy and are therefore correctly placed in Budget Activity 5.
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification This project funds the development of two Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) JTAGS units. The project is a follow-on to the Tactical Surveillance Demonstration (TSD) and Tactical Surveillance Demonstration Enhancement (TSDE) programs (Project D909). JTAGS is designed for in-theater receipt, processing and dissemination of warning and alerting data from Defense Support Program (DSP) sensors and follow-on space based sensors of major tactical events such as missile launches. JTAGS supports active defense, attack operations, and passive defense. By being located in-theater, the system improves the warning and alerting response time and eliminates several single-point-failure susceptible communications relay nodes. It also serves as the in-theater element of the USSPACECOM's Tactical Event System (TES). The warning and cueing information gathered will be disseminated via Tactical Information Broadcast System (TIBS), Tactical Related Application (TRAP) and other existing in-theater communication networks.
Acquisition Strategy: JTAGS transitioned into a formal ACAT III NDI acquisition program at the MS II In-Process Review (IPR) on 6 May 1994. Based on the decision made by the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA), JTAGS entered the Engineering and Manufacturing (EMD) phase. The EMD phase called for design, total integration and delivery of two EMD prototypes. Technical and operational testing was completed in Nov 95. Milestone III approval was obtained on 26 Feb 1996.
FY 1995 Accomplishments:
| 6897 | Developed and delivered two JTAGS EMD units. | |
| 1851 | Completed developmental and operational testing of EMD units. | |
| 687 | Prepared for MS III decision review. | |
| Total | 9435 |
FY 1996 Planned Program: Project not funded in FY 1996
FY 1997 Planned Program: Project not funded in FY 1997
| B. Project Change Summary | FY 1995 | FY 1996 | FY 1997 | |
| Previous President's Budget (FY 1996) | 8851 | 0 | 0 | |
| Appropriated Amount (FY 1995) | 8665 | |||
| Adjustments to FY 1995 | +770 | |||
| Appropriated Amount (FY 1996) | ||||
| Adjustments to FY 1996 | ||||
| Adjustments to Budget Year (FY 1997) since
FY 1996 President's Budget |
0 | |||
| Current Budget Submit | 9435 | 0 | 0 |
Change Summary Explanation:
Funding: FY 1995: +770 were reprogrammed to support Army priority requirements
| C. Other Program Funding Summary | FY 1995 | FY 1996 | FY 1997 | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | To Compl | Total Cost | |
| Other Procurement Army, OPA-2
BZ8410 Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) |
0 | 29950 | 0 | 3059 | 2846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35855 | |
| RDTE, A Budget Activity 7
0208053A JTAGS (TIARA) |
2124 | 3192 | 5316 |
| D. Schedule Profile | FY 1995 | FY 1996 | FY 1997 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Deliver 1st EMD Prototype | X* | |||||||||||||||
| Begin Developmental Test | X* | |||||||||||||||
| Deliver 2nd EMD Prototype | X* | |||||||||||||||
| Begin Operational Tests | X* | |||||||||||||||
| Milestone III IPR | X* |
* Milestones Completed
| A. Project Cost Breakdown | FY 1995 | FY 1996 | FY 1997 | |
| Prime Contractor | 2199 | 0 | 0 | |
| Contract Engineering Support | 2070 | 0 | 0 | |
| Program Management Support | 2600 | 0 | 0 | |
| Government Engineering Support | 2497 | 0 | 0 | |
| Government Furnished Equipment | 69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9435 | 0 |
B. Budget Acquisition History and Planning Information: Not Applicable