TACTS Pod evolution

Headquarters Air Combat Command

Air Combat Training Systems

Provided by ACC/A3AR AAC/EBYI Mr. Randall S. King

This Briefing is:

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Overview • • • • •

P5CTS Overview Baseline Program Description Fielding Status Retired Systems Debriefing Capability

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P5 Combat Training System Specifications Participant datalink: Data Link Relay: Accuracy: Performance GPS based Rangeless Live Monitoring Aircraft F-15 F-16 A-10C F-18 AV-8 EA-6B F-5

80 nm (Air to Air) 125 nm (Air to Grd) 200 nm 10ft x 10ft x 15ft

RTKN/Wpn Sims Interoperable - Link 16 - FAA Eurofighter EPAF F-16s Mirage Tornado SU-30 AH-1 UH-1

Provides Realistic Air Combat Training to the Warfighter

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P5CTS/TCTS Pods P50001A

P50001A

AN/ASQ-T50(V)1

Weight ~138 lbs

P50001A

P50001A

AN/ASQ-T50(V)2 Unballasted

Weight ~144 lbs

P50001N

P50001N

AN/ASQ-T50(V)2 Ballasted 142.00”

Weight ~190 lbs

Does not include end cap accoutrements

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Ground Subsystem Transportable Ground Subsystem (TGS)

Transportable Ground Subsystem w/Live Monitor - TGS/LM

GG Computer

GG Computer DRD Readers

DRD Readers LM Computer

LM Computer

ICADS Computer

ICADS Computer

DRD Readers

DRD Readers

HUD VTR’s

X

HUD VTR’s

X

Transformer

Transformer

Firewall/ GIM

Transformer

Transformer

TGS w/ LM comes with 1 RRU however additional RRU’s may be added

Portable Ground Subsystem (PGS)

Projector

Laptop Computer and Docking Station

Single Card Reader

Computer D L T

DTMF Decoder

DC/DC Power Supply

WinTV Device

AC/DC Power Supply

RRU

HUD VTR

RRU

Switch Assy

Filter

RRU Remote Range Unit 5

Rangeless Operations P5CTS GPS Accuracy

Real Time Kill/Miss Notification

Independent Pod-to-Pod Data Link

On-board Advanced Weapons Sims Automated Re-arm/Rebirth Data Link Inhibit for Frequency Restricted Operation

Extended Range with Data Link Relay

No-Drop Weapon Scoring

Quick Post-Mission Merge for Debrief

Train Anywhere, Anytime

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Integrated Operations GPS Network

Airborne Participants

Threat Systems

Ship-Board Station

Ground Forces

Joint Threat Emitter

RRU

RCC or Squadron Ops Ground Station/ Live Monitoring

Debrief Station 77

Integrated P5/LVC Operations GPS Network

Global Information Grid (GIG)

Airborne Participants

Legacy Threat Systems

Joint Threat Emitter

JNTC / DMO Network

Remote Range Unit

(Virtual)

(Virtual)

Ship-Board Station

Ground Participants Ground Station: - Live Monitoring -EW /Mux Server

Range Control Center

Debrief Station 88

P5CTS Fielding Status – Oct 2011 - First Fielding at Luke AFB - Oct 2006 - Fielded Units: ACC Eglin Seymour-Johnson Langley Nellis/Ft Irwin (GF-W) Mountain Home Shaw Barksdale Hill

COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP

AFRC Homestead ARB

COMP

ANG Savannah CRTC Gulfport CRTC Alpena CRTC Montana (Great Falls) Volk Field CRTC

COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP

AETC Luke Tyndall

COMP COMP

USAFE RAF Lakenheath Spangdahlem* Aviano*

COMP COMP COMP

- On the Horizon: 2012 - Eielson 2013 - Holloman (F-16 move from Luke), Nellis (Red Flag-N) 2014/15 - PACAF * Awaiting European frequency approval

TBD

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P5CTS Air Force Fielding Fielded: 779 Pods AF TOTAL: 1464 Pods Contracted: 152 pods delivered in FY11 Programmed: 165 Baseline Pods purchase in FY12 (del FY13) Planned: 368 Encrypted Pods (required FY 12, delivery TBD) Mountain Home AFB

Eielson AFB

Volk Field CRTC

Alpena CRTC Langley AFB

Great Falls ANG

Seymour Johnson AFB Shaw AFB

Savannah CRTC ANG

Hill AFB RAF Lakenheath

Holloman AFB Nellis AFB NTTR

Spangdahlem AB

Green Flag West Ft Irwin/Nellis

Aviano AB Gulfport CRTC ANG

Misawa AB

Eglin AFB

Kadena AB

Tyndall AFB

Luke AFB

Homestead ARB Green Flag East Fort Polk/Barksdale

Transition Update - Retirement • Retired Pods − − − − − −

HAIS POD - Apr 06 P4A (TACTS) – retired 2010 P4AM – retired Jun 07 P4AW – retired Aug 07 P4BX – retired Dec 08 P4G – retired Jun 09

• Retiring Pods − − − −

URITS - NLT FY 12 (Projected to retire Jan 2012) P4B - NLT FY12 (Projected to retire Jan 2012) P4NS - NLT FY13/14 P4BE – NLT FY 14/15

Down to 8 AF pod system baselines 11

Ground Infrastructure Reduction = P5 no relay

= P5 with relay

Old tethered range needed 18 TIS towers to cover the area in white. P5 covers the area in red with only 2.

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= Cubic = Metric (DRS) = Cubic/Metric (DRS) = ADTI/Cubic/Metric (DRS)

= Rockwell/Cubic

P3 ASQ-T11

= Interstate Electronics Corp = General Dynamics

Pod Evolution

1974

P4

1977

ASQ-T13

= Raytheon = Comptek/Metric = Kollsman

P4S

* Navy only Internal Stores

HAIS

P4A*

Hill AIS ASQ-T21

1760 GPS Multi-Lat Connectors

P4AE

Based

Egypt ASQ-T26

Recorder RangelessARDS

TIP Test Instrumentatio Pod n

(HDIS) ARQ-52B(V)2

ARDS URITS

Israel No Datalink

No datalink ASQURITS FMRI T38 S-band L-band Datalink ASQ-T38B Datalink ASQ-T38A

EnRAP

Australia ASQ-T38D

CRIIS Encrypted

P4KM

1987 BAIS

AISIK*

ASQ-T25J

Bomber AIS

1989 1990

ASQ-T28

ASQ-T27

P4BX

P4AW

No Altimeter ASQ-T27(V)1

Laser Sensor ASQ-T29

KGV-23 Encrypted AMODSM

(GNP) ARQ-52B(V)17

AARI

ASQ-T25

MODSM KGV-21 Encrypted

P4B

ARDS

KY-953/A Encrypted (REM)

P4AM

P3A ASQ-T18

MODSM Encryption Prototype

ASQ-T31

(LRIP) ARQ-52(V)2 KG-66 Encrypted

ASQ-T16

P4AX No Altimeter ASQ-T20

1980

AISI*

ASQ-T17

AIP-FW*

P4G

(LATR) ASQ-39T & 40T

ASQ-T27A

KITS P4N (NACTS) ASQ-T35

P4BE

No AMODSM

(AAU) ASQ-T27B

P4BEv1

P4NT

(GPMP) ASQ-T27C

(Taiwan) ASQ-T45

P4R1 No Datalink ASQ-T38C

P5CTS/TCTS

JACTS (Kadena) ASQ-T34

KGV-23 Encrypted AMODSM

JTCTS ASQ-T36 Plate ASQ-T37 Pod

AKITS

P4NS

SAKITS (Saudi Arabia) ASQ-T47

1996 1998 2000

(Alpena) ASQ-T46

(NACTS-RSI) ASQT35A

1994

2002 MOKKITS

(Misawa, Osan, Kunsan, Kadena)

ASQ-T503

ASQ-T50(V)1 ASQ-T50(V)2

= OBSOLETE/RETIRED

2004 2010 13

AS OF 1 JAN 2011

F-22 ACTS Short-Term Solution Post-Mission Merge Debrief – Fall 08

Post-Mission P C M CIA

uDTC

56K

Mode 3 Only

IN S E R T T H IS E N D

uDTC Recorded Events

F-22 Information is Encrypted

Merged Mission Debrief

Unencrypted

Live

F-22 long-term solution is an encrypted data link

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CDDT System Overview

Pod DRD ICADS

Aircraft Data Cartridge File

PCDS

GPS

EAG

Plus one-way conversions for: - ITAS - JDS - ARDS - 4 GPS variants 15

Questions ?

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