Naval Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air Systems Engineering

Nav Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air System encompasses several specific goals and objectives within the Navy's Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) budget. The program includes the All Domain Long Range Naval Integrated Fire Control (LR-NIFC) project, which aims to coordinate and align the acquisition enterprise for the delivery of effective and interoperable long-range kill chains. This involves coordinating development and validation of all kill chain components across key enabler programs, including sensors, networks, transport architectures, radios, weapons, platforms, and combat systems across warfighting domains. Additionally, the program focuses on joint architecture and Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) development and maturation to optimize current and emerging capabilities across Navy and other mission partners.

Furthermore, the program includes the Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air SEI&T project, which extends the Naval Integrated Air and Missile Defense battlespace out to the maximum kinematic range of weapons for air, surface, and strike warfare missions. This involves exploiting capabilities inherent in existing systems, optimizing current and emerging technologies in component system upgrades, integrating them together to form an interoperable System of Systems (SoS), and performing kill chain tests to maximize future defense capabilities. The program also supports the integration of NIFC FTA capabilities within Pillar Programs to improve lethality, survivability, and interoperability by extending the battlespace out to the maximum kinematic range of weapons for air, surface, and strike warfare missions.

Overall, these efforts are aimed at enhancing the Navy's long-range kill chain capabilities by integrating various systems and technologies to maximize offensive and defensive integrated capabilities while prioritizing nearer-term fielding of effective capabilities. The program also focuses on refining digital architectures aligned with ongoing programs and developing necessary Concept of Employment (CONEMP) in coordination with Warfare Development Centers (WDCs) and OPNAV to achieve required military effect. These initiatives are supported by a comprehensive system engineering approach involving multiple performing activities across various locations.

In summary, Program PE 0604378N is dedicated to advancing long-range naval integrated fire control capabilities through a coordinated effort that spans multiple projects aimed at optimizing kill chain components across key enabler programs while integrating existing systems and technologies to enhance offensive and defensive capabilities for air, surface, and strike warfare missions.