Combat Air Intelligence System Activities

Combat Air Intelligence System Activities is focused on providing key intelligence infrastructure and production capabilities for air component and unit operations worldwide. The program's specific goals include processing, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence for air component and unit operations, as well as providing intelligence infrastructure and funding to Air Force Major Commands, Intelligence, Cyber and Space Squadrons, Field Operating Agencies, and subordinate units. The program aims to modernize the Combat Air Intelligence System enterprise capabilities to keep pace with evolving Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) components, integrated Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components, Department of Defense (DoD) directives, and changes in the underlying Information Technology (IT) environment. Additionally, the program includes necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver targeting and geospatial intelligence weapon system capability.

Another aspect of this program is Project 675307: Targeting Enterprise Research. This project provides support to personnel utilizing Target Development, Planning, and Execution applications; Unit Level Intelligence; Tactical Intelligence Applications; and direct support to national, combatant command, and Air Force intelligence missions. The specific objectives of this project include conducting limited early R&D for tools and workflow, initial cloud and data structure architecture, initial implementation of Sensor-to-shooter concept to accelerate kill chain for at scale dynamic execution, TTP development for targeting in an agile combat environment in the lead wing concept, enhanced target mensuration development to improve speed and capacity for target location. The project also aims to continue kill chain automation support to enhance Find, Fix, Track. Target, Engage, assess sensor-to-shooter intelligence and training on applications to shorten long-range kill chains.

These programs are part of Budget Activity 7: Operational Systems Development because they include development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.