Stand In Attack Weapon

Stand In Attack Weapon is a part of the Air Force's Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) budget activity. The program aims to develop the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) system to strike rapidly re-locatable targets that create an Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) environment. This includes targets such as Theater Ballistic Missile Launchers, Land Attack and Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launchers, GPS Jammers, Anti-Satellite Systems, and Integrated Air Defense Systems. The program's objectives include developing the SiAW missile system under a Digital Acquisition approach in a competitive environment that emphasizes agility and innovation. It also aims to pursue interim combat capability through the Navy's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) program with improved warhead/fuze and F-35 integration.

The program's specific goals include implementing Digital Acquisition tenets of Open, Agile, and Digital; building and establishing industrial base innovation around the program's enterprise for modularity and adaptability for the life cycle of the weapons system; leveraging common component development in collaboration with other weapon systems to reduce redundant costs between systems with similar subsystems requirements; investing in analytical, data management, digital environments, networks, facilities, and security infrastructure upgrades supporting development of the program's capabilities; expanding program office staff, facilities, and security infrastructure to support the required classification levels for the program's activities; engaging with DoD, DAF, and industry stakeholders to refine threat analysis, refine inventory requirements, and plan upgrade requirements; capitalizing on and incorporating successful laboratory research and development efforts applicable to the program's capability. The total cost of the SiAW RP Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is 1,145.33 million including RDT&E. The SiAW is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability.

In addition to these goals and objectives, the program also plans to utilize a multi-phase approach to migrate advanced technologies and weapon designs into a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) environment and then rapidly evolve the designs for an initial capability followed by a more comprehensive capability. The first Phases (1 & 2) have been approved as a Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) program and will focus on the integration of key technologies, implementation of digital acquisition, competitive selection, and an initial capability on a surrogate aircraft in less than 5 years. In Phase 3 or Post-MTA phase, the SiAW program plans to transition to a Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) where the capability will be improved and the system will be integrated on the F-35A. Key tenets of the SiAW program will be the establishment/use of a MBSE environment, implementation of a Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA), and Agile Software Development. The Air Force plans to continue Navy-led AARGM-ER investments to field an interim combat capability on the F-35.

Overall, Program PE 0207328F aims to develop advanced capabilities for striking rapidly re-locatable targets within an Anti-Access/Area Denial environment through innovative digital acquisition methods while ensuring interoperability with existing weapon systems such as AARGM-ER and F-35 integration.