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PE 0604735F: Combat Training Ranges
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Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB2021Air Force
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
3600: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force / BA 5: System
Development & Demonstration (SDD)
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0604735F / Combat Training Ranges
COST ($ in Millions)
Prior
Years FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Total Program Element
- 42.383 52.365 8.898 0.000 8.898 23.959 24.384 171.178 315.767 Continuing Continuing
652286: Combat Training Range
Equipment
- 42.383 52.365 8.898 0.000 8.898 23.959 24.384 171.178 315.767 Continuing Continuing
Quantity of RDT&E Articles - - - - - - - - - -
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
The Combat Training Ranges (CTR) program provides equipment and support to Air Force units and combat training ranges for electronic warfare (EW) mission
testing, training, and evaluation of aircrews, as well as operational testing of weapon systems and tactics under simulated combat conditions. This program provides
funding for the development and integration of EW training capabilities to include: Air Combat Training Systems (ACTS); threat emitters; advanced radar threat systems;
communication jammers; command and control and debrief capability; and instrumentation equipment/systems. These systems and capabilities support integrated
training operations for all aircraft (including 5th Generation) and for Joint, Coalition, and Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) training events.
The Advanced Radar Threat System (ARTS) programs design, develop, build, and test threat systems based on advanced foreign fielded surface-to-air missile
(SAM) radar threat systems. The ARTS variants will be used at Department of Defense (DoD) training ranges for 4th and 5th Generation aircrew training and tactics
development to increase combat effectiveness and aircrew survivability by training aircrews to engage or defend against an advanced SAM threat before encountering it
in actual combat to stress their tactics, techniques and procedures. The ARTS programs support early research, studies, technology development, and planning for next-
generation threat systems. The ARTS programs also fund development of high-fidelity surrogate targets matching simulated threat systems to stress 5th Generation
sensor fusion capabilities.
The Modernization Range Threats Systems (RTS) efforts fund development of modifications for range threat systems to provide continued combat training relevancy
and enhanced systems capabilities. RTS efforts include Multiple Threat Emitter System (MUTES), Miniature Multiple Threat Emitter System (Mini-MUTES), Modular
Threat Emitter (MTE) system, Tactical Radar Threat Generator (TRTG) system, Band Simulator, Unmanned Modular Threat Emitter (UMTE) system, and legacy
Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) systems. Enhancements focus on upgrading threat systems to match fielded modifications for foreign threat systems faced by combat
aircrews. The Common Electronic Attack Receiver (CEAR) provides reactive training and enhanced debriefs using legacy threats. The Modernization Systems effort
upgrades Band Simulator and other legacy emitters with modern electronics to improve threat relevance and sustainability. The Double Digit Threat Emitter (DDTE)
effort leverages JTE to provide greater on-range threat density of advanced SAM radars. The B-Pedestal modification will provide double-digit threat capability to Mini-
MUTES B-Pedestals.
The P5 Combat Training System (P5 CTS) program addresses new capability requirements for the fielded P5 system, to include continued operations in a global
positioning system (GPS)-contested environment. This will enable ongoing analyses, studies, risk reduction efforts, and/or technology development to enhance
Operational Training Infrastructure (OTI), such as combat training range equipment integration into a blended training architecture, communication and GPS jammers,
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