Non-Kinetic Countermeasure Support

The Non-Kinetic Countermeasure Support program, described in Program Element (PE) 0302315F, is an Air Force initiative under the Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation, specifically within Budget Activity 7: Operational Systems Development. The primary goal of this program is to enable the testing, prototyping, and development of a Department of Defense (DoD)-wide federated data architecture and repository. This system is intended to support a specific mission set identified in the 2025 Classified Congressional Justification Book (CJB) MIP Volume 5, focusing on enhancing scientific and technical intelligence capabilities across the DoD and Intelligence Community.

The program is managed by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. NASIC's objectives include evaluating current database capabilities, designing a federated architecture, and developing a minimum viable product for a data repository. This repository is envisioned to provide tailored analysis and visualization tools to meet the intelligence needs of the acquisition intelligence enterprise, the broader DoD Intelligence Enterprise, and Title 10 operational requirements.

The effort aims to improve data sharing, analysis, and operational decision-making across multiple defense and intelligence agencies. The project line within this program element focuses on the evaluation of existing database solutions, design of the federated architecture, and prototyping of repository capabilities in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. The repository will be designed to support rapid, secure, and federated access to mission-critical data, enabling advanced analytics and visualization for operational and intelligence users.

The program encountered budgetary adjustments due to Congressional marks related to a lack of justification for the data architecture/repository component. As a result, only NASIC's portion of the funding was justified and executed, while the remainder, associated with a higher classification, was reprogrammed to a different, classified program element. This highlights the sensitivity and importance of the work being undertaken, as well as the challenges in providing detailed public justification for classified efforts.

A portion of the funding, referred to as Classified Support, is associated with activities that exceed the classification level of the unclassified budget documentation. These funds are managed under a separate, appropriately classified program element and are not detailed in the public justification. This ensures that sensitive operational capabilities and intelligence methods are protected while allowing the unclassified portion of the program to proceed.

The acquisition strategy for the Non-Kinetic Countermeasure Support program anticipates a mix of contract types, with a preference for cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts during the research and development phase. This approach supports agile software development and allows for flexibility as requirements evolve. The InSITE contract is identified as the primary vehicle for general operation, maintenance, and administration of IT infrastructure and mission systems supporting this effort.