Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston Welcomes, Charleston Defense Contractors Association

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Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center,
Charleston Welcomes,Charleston Defense
Contractors Association
17 April 2008

• Joint Warfighter Support for Intelligence
  Surveillance Reconnaissance and Information
  Operations (ISR/IO)

Mr. Michael Shafer Head, IW Exploitation Systems
Engineering SPAWAR 5.6.1 ISR/IO Competency
Delivering Joint Interoperable Solutions to the
Warfighter Through Engineering Excellence
Speed to Capability
Rapid Prototyping
Leveraging Technology
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Agenda

• Mission / Vision
• Funding Profile
• 5.6.1 Current Planned Contract Rqmts
• Capabilities-based SE Model
• Value Added Leveraging
• What we do What we need to know
• Navy, SOCOM, USMC, Army programs
• RD Transitions to Programs of Record
• Transformational Business Model
• ASN RDA Memo
• Why Charleston?
• Team Charleston

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ISR/IO - Code 5.6.1
Mission We provide and sustain innovative,
scaleable, timely and effective NetCentric ISR/IO
capabilities in support of battle space
information dominance for the Joint Warfighter
and National Security.
Vision We will be the premier provider of ISR/IO
solutions to support the Joint Warfighter for
global operations and civil agencies for
Homeland Security.
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Division 56100
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ISR/IO Division
Customer Annual Funding
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ISR/IO Division
Current FY 08
Customer Funding YTD FY08
Procurement 55
Average FY 07- 03
Procurement 51
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ISR/IO Division

• 141 Government Employees
• Span of Control Avg. for seven branches is 171
• Approximately 65 of Government workforce are in
  technical job series

10 Admin Support
18 Program Mgt / Analyst
Engineers 35
10 Logistics Mgt
11 IT Spec/ Computer Scientists
16 Technicians
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Contracts
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Open and Future Opportunities

• N65236-07-R-0002
• Engineering and technical support services for
  manufacturing development, prototyping, and life
  cycle planning services for GENSER support of
  Information Warfare (IW) Exploitation and Threat
  Warning Systems. Full Open Under Evaluation -
  Estimated Award May 2008
• N65236-07-R-0003
• Small Business Set-Aside companion to
  N65236-07-R-0002 Estimated Request for
  Proposals (RFP) release June 2008

• Cryptologic Sustainment and Operations Support
  (CSOS)
• Intend to issue a RFP for technical support
  services to the US Navy as well as other DoD
  agencies.
• The primary focus of this acquisition will be the
  support of the US and UK Navy shipboard and shore
  cryptologic systems worldwide in the areas of
  test and evaluation.
• This includes assessment, operational and
  maintenance training, equipment repair, and
  In-Services Engineering Agent (ISEA) functions.
  Estimated RFP release later FY08

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Capabilities-based Systems Development Approach
Maximizing contributions to the Naval and Joint
Warfighter
ARMY
PMW 120
NNWC
USCG
NRO
USSOCOM
USMC
NAVAIR
NSA
System Requirements







Core Reusable Parts
System Requirements
System Requirements
Core Reusable Parts
System Requirements
Core Reusable Parts
Core Reusable Parts
Core Reusable Parts
System Requirements
Core Reusable Parts
System Requirements
Operational Requirements

SPAWAR Systems Center Cryptologic Systems
Factory
ACCES
PROPHET
SRTD
JTWS GSK
TARPCIS
JTWS MARITIME
Many systems exploiting common applications
architectures.
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ISR/IO Systems

• A Collection of ISR/IO Systems and Capabilities
  Which
• Are Derived From a Common Basis
• Meet a Variety of Needs
• Benefit from a related development, maintenance,
  training, and support path
• By enhancing one, you enhance them all

RUBICON NETWARCOM
Ground SIGINT Kit USSOCOM
Embedded Natl Tactical Rcvr NRO / NAVSPECWARCOM
SENTINEL AFSOC
TPCS/ CESAS / MEWSS USMC
PREVENT USCG
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Value Added Leveraging
CUB HITS LMS ACVOP GCCS-M BUSH HOG COLT DESPERADO
TRADEMARK HONEYCOMB
LMS JCAF DESPERADO ENTR COLT JTWS
DRT LMS BUSH HOG
ENTR GEOLOCATION ELCC X_MIDAS
E/A
ANTENNAS
MIDAS LMS DESPERADO
BLACKBIRD (AGILENT) HYPERLITE (BAE) ARGON (SSEE
Inc E) DRT (DRT) ICE (BAE) HIDRAH (RRT) DF
(TECHCOMM, DRS) RECEIVERS
PIANOLA GLAIVE
Private Industry
Private Industry
DESPERADO TRITON HONEYCOMB
BLACKBIRD SIGINT TECH CAINO/ BLUESTREAM ATOMICRAF
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SPEECH ENHANCEMENT DESPERADO
LMS DESPERADO HYPERLITE E/A
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What Do 5.6.1 Personnel Really Do?

• Signal Intelligence (SIGINT)
• Information Operations (IO)
• Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)
• Direction Finding (DF)
• Geolocation
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Nanotechnology
• Specific Emitter ID (SEID)
• Signal analysis
• ISEA support
• Integrated logistics support
• Training
• Configuration management
• Risk management
• Program / Project management

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What do 5.6.1 personnel need to know to do what
5.6.1 does?

• Systems engineering
• Software engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Hardware engineering and integration
• Radio Frequency (RF) engineering
• Antenna engineering design
• Signal processing
• Modeling and simulation
• Data acquisition management
• Test and evaluation
• Acquisition
• Logistics (life cycle management)
• Requirements analysis / definition
• Financial management
• Contracts
• Purchasing

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Navy Programs

• Legacy Navy Programs
• Cooperative Outboard Logistics Upgrade (COBLU)
• Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System
  (BGPHES)
• Combat Direction Finding (CDF)
• GCCS-M/TBMCS Production
• Development/Acquisition Support Efforts
• Ships Signals Exploitation Equipment (SSEE)
  Increment E
• Ships Signals Exploitation Equipment (SSEE)
  Increment F
• Automated Information Systems (AIS)
• Cryptologic
• Carry-On Program
• (CCOP)

BGPHES
SSEE
CDF
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Cryptologic Carry On Program (CCOP)

• System Description
• Inventory of Collection and Exploitation
• Products That Can Be Rapidly Racked
• and Stacked to Meet Multitude of Mission Rqmts
• Single Service / Counter-Narcotics / GWOT /
  Homeland Defense
• Scalable and Flexible Approach Gets Capabilities
  to the Fleet Quickly and Supports Modular
  Reconfiguration
• Provides Comprehensive Cryptologic Capability to
  the Furthest Corners of the World Where None May
  Exist.
• Rapidly Deployable to Support Crisis Situations

Rapid and Flexible Response Any Platform,
Anywhere, Anytime
HITS/ DRAGONFLY
CCBS
BUSHHOG
DRT
ACCES D(4)
TRDF
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Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-3C Counter Drug
Upgrade (CDU) Program

• Engineering and Technical Services
• Life Cycle Support of aircraft counter-drug
  sensors
• New technology insertions (e.g., PRC-117 secure
  SATCOM and Over-the-Horizon Imagery capture)
• Training and documentation (operator and
  maintenance)
• Forward Operating Location (FOL) support
  in-theater (Curacao, Ecuador, El Salvador)

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CDU Aircraft Sensors
APG-66 (Current)
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EP-3E SCAS System

• Special Collection Add-on System (SCAS)
• One (1) VXI chassis
• Blackbird High-speed radio frequency (RF)
  front-end for signal intercept
• Desperado Signals Analysis Software package
  (SSC-C 5.6.1 Software Support Activity)
• 20 systems designed, produced and delivered by
  SSC-C Code 5.6.1
• Provide Life Cycle Support including system
  repair (Depot)

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Digital Signal Processing Tools

• Desperado contains
• Analysis Software
• Micro-Friar
• Spectrum, Oscilloscope, Waterfall Displays
• Demodulators
• Record and Playback Features
• Recognition Software
• Processing Software
• Generators
• File Import/Export
• Network Audio Input/Output

• Desperado
• Desperado is a collection of software tools for
  real time and file based signals analysis
• The tool set capable of recognizing,
  demodulating, decoding and generating a variety
  of digital signal types.
• Capability to be mounted on SUN/Solaris or Linux
  platforms
• Suite includes signal generation tools
• Facilitates rapid integration of external Agency
  algorithms

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SOCOM Programs Joint Threat Warning System (JTWS)
JTWS

Air (UAV/UV)
Privateer MKV ISSMS SEID
RDTE
JTWS SIGINT Payload Systems developed/ fielded in
conjunction with SOAL UAV/UV payload DPM
JTWS GroundSIGINT Kit (GSK)
JTWS TeamTransportable
JTWS Air
JTWS Maritime
Joint Threat Warning System Component
Architecture and Framework (JCAF)
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Software Open Architecture (OA)

• JCAF is the software architectural approach that
  SPAWAR Charleston is using to meet the needs of
  JTWS.
• JCAF is used in to build multi-platform,
  distributed threat warning and SIGINT systems.
• JCAF is a Government-owned and controlled,
  standards based, open software architecture that
  encourages reuse and discourages proprietary,
  stove-piped systems.
• JCAF allows disparate capabilities from competing
  vendors to co-exist within a trusted environment.

• JTWS
• (Joint Threat Warning System)
• Component
• Architecture and
• Framework

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USMC Programs

• Programs
• Team Portable Collection System Multi-Platform
  Capable (TPCS-MPC)
• mission configurable multi-platform system with
  full ISR suite
• Communication Emitter Sensing and Attacking
  System (CESAS)
• Provides Electronic Attack Support for CESAS
  Project Officer
• AN/MLQ-36(B) Mobile Electronic Warfare Support
  System (MEWSS)
• incorporates the TPCS-MPC ISR suite

TPCS-MPC
CESAS
MEWSS
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Marine Corps Support
CODE 56100

• Description
• In response to an Urgent Universal Needs
  Statement MARCORSYSCOM is procuring vehicle
  mounted jammers to prevent and/or defeat RCIEDs.
  The current jammers are the Chameleon and Hunter
  systems.
• SSCC tasked to provide integration, logistical
  and testing support to Marine C-RCIED procurement
  effort.
• Migrating to a Program of Record
• Project Officers Capt Phil Erdie (Chameleon)
• LtCol Casey Travers (Hunter)

USMC CREW Counter RCIED Electronic Warfare

• Major Accomplishments, Products,
• Deliverables, Future Milestones
• Successful Developmental Test (DT) in Jan 06
• Successful Operational Assessment at JERC, Yuma
  in Feb 06
• First deliveries to SPAWAR 28 April 06
  (Chameleon)
• Integration into Up Armored HMMWV line began 1
  May 06 over 370 installs completed, ended Jun 07
• All systems delivered and processed through SSCC
  (current received/shipped numbers 6000
  Chameleons and 1000 Hunters)
• 4000 MRAP installs planned, commenced Apr 07

• Operational Relevance
• Support effectiveness testing to ensure C-RCIED
  systems meet operational requirements
• Support interoperability testing
• Support the development of Vehicle Integration
  Kits (VIKs) for a wide variety of USMC tactical
  vehicles
• Provide Field Service Representative support to
  operators and installers in Theater
• Chameleon and Hunter are in use now in Iraq with
  demonstrated C-RCIED capability.

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Army Programs

• Tasking
• Provides Special Signal Capability as well as
  advanced analysis suite at the BFSB level
• System to operate on both vehicle and generator
  power
• Capable of both on-the-move and Quick Halt DF as
  well as national network connectivity on-the-move
• Operate Disjoint or vehicle mounted
• Major Accomplishments
• Began as the Prophet technology Insertion (COBRA)
  in 2004 Fielded 12 systems in 2005
• Phase II of program Prophet Triton - added
  satellite communications on the move. Also
  incorporated automatic processing/routing of
  threats
• 8 systems currently fielded to theater
• Cougar variant fielded November, 2007

Prophet Triton
Prophet Triton
Prophet COBRA
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RD Transitions to Programs of Record
TRL
OM
Proc
MERIT Prg.
6.7
Defense acquisition Challenge
Foreign comparative Testing
Tech Transition Initiative
Research engineering
6.5
USJFCOM Prototypes
SSC-C Innovation Program
6.4
6.3
6.2
6-12 Mo Fielding
Science technology
COCOM / Joint / Coalition Focused Demo 1-4
Years
6.1
TRL
MANPACK ACTD
Multi-Phase SME Reviews
LPI SWE-Dish
Digital Beam-forming
FY06 13 Funded
FY07 proposals under evaluation
Present
JTWS
Service-Oriented Desperado Architecture
Team Transportable GSK-2
Multiple Tech Transitions
Future
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Poseidon Park - RF Test Facility

• 20 diameter turntable
• Vehicle rotated 360

Antenna Interference Testing

• Performance tests for each vehicle configuration
• Measurements determine how effective the antenna
  radiates 360 around the vehicle
• Antenna radiation pattern visually depicts how RF
  energy radiates from the vehicle

The front of the vehicle correlates with 0 and
the rear of the vehicle correlates with 180
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Transformational Business Model

• Government / Contractor Team

• Navy Working Capital Fund Organization
• Break-even (Nonprofit)
• Receive No Mission or Direct Appropriated Funds
• Customer Pays Fully-burdened Rate
• Must Satisfy Customer and Control Our Rates

• Small and Mid Size Companies Well Represented

• Large Portfolio of Contracts
• (6.6B Available Ceiling)

• Wide Range of C4ISR Products and Services
• Unlimited Contracting Authority

• Alternate Performance Appraisal System
• Pay Band
• Pay for Performance

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Revitalizing Technical Workforce
ASN RDA Memo
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Why SSC Charleston?

• Leveraging
• Leveraging broad customer base
• Substantial savings, speed to capability, ensures
  operational interoperability
• stretch customer s use of RDTE Programs TST,
  ACTD, CTO (FCT/DAC), Govt owned IP SW JCAF,
  MIDAS, Desperado Falcon View
• Share Capabilities, lessons learned and training
• Enhancements to capabilities are provided back to
  the developers, e.g. MIDAS, Desperado
• Quality People/Products/Services
• Army and Marines are our customers as a result of
  our SOCOM and Navy products
• SSC Charleston has achieved CMMI maturity level 3
  assessment
• Involvement in numerous IPTs, Forums, Conferences
  and Working Groups
• We foster an Attitude of Innovation and a desire
  to do Whatever It Takes to Support the Warfighter

• Able to act as an Honest Broker in satisfying
  user rqmts
• Not tied to single vendor or contractor - free to
  choose best of breed
• Work closely with users to develop and/or refine
  rqmts
• Integrate capabilities from disparate vendors
  while protecting their Intellectual Property
• Contractual Flexibility
• Should rqmts change able to turn on a dime
• Able to provide cradle to grave support of
  systems
• Heavily leverage contractor support to provide
  customer a Govt/Contr Team

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Why SSCC drives Team Charleston !
SPAWAR Charleston Private Industry Partners

Customer Relationship - Drivers External and
Internal -Challenges - Potential Solutions -
Opportunities

• Drives our marketing (what do we offer) which
  drives our resources (people) knowledge, skills
  and abilities which drives our organizational
  structure (optimized for efficiency)
• We share the same challenges and opportunities
• unique (govt / contr team) acquisition, business
  and technical model

• It has been proven to work well success breeds
  success
• We will grow together
• We are in this together
• Communication is the key!

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Questions ?
Delivering Joint Interoperable Solutions to the
Warfighter Through Engineering Excellence
Speed to Capability
Rapid Prototyping
Leveraging Technology
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Contact Information

• Michael S. Shafer
• IW Exploitation Systems Engineering Division
  (SPAWAR 5.6.1)
• Intelligence and Information Warfare Department
• SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, South Carolina
• Phone [phone] (office)
• Email michael.shafer_at_navy.mil