UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305176F: Combat Survivor Evader Locator
UNCLASSIFIED
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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 0305176F / Combat Survivor Evader Locator
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
- 0.000 0.000 0.973 0.000 0.973 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Continuing Continuing
654522: CSAR EMD
- 0.000 0.000 0.973 0.000 0.973 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Continuing Continuing
Quantity of RDT&E Articles - - - - - - - - - -
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
The Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) System provides aircrews with end-to-end global satellite secure emergency communication capability during combat and
peace-time flying operations. CSEL provides a hand held radio as part of the mandatory aircrew survival gear. CSEL is a joint program (AF, Army, and Navy) and is the
DoD program of record for personnel recovery survival radios. CSEL supports four of five Personnel Mission Phases: Report, Locate, Support, and Recover.
A National Security Agency (NSA) Cryptographic Modernization mandate and the Ultra High Frequency Follow-On satellite constellation are at the end of life and are
driving upgrades to base stations. This effort includes development to modernize the system to integrate common waveforms, integrate broadcast reception for non-
CSEL devices, provide for cryptographic modernization, leverage software defined capabilities based on the FY16 cryptographic study, and to procure intellectual
property. CSEL will leverage software defined capabilities to replace the legacy handheld radio with a new device that supports report, locate, and recovery missions.
The new device will leverage technological advancements and efficiencies to develop a more intuitive device that enables secure communication between the joint
warfighter and rescue support teams. This funding will also be used to perform various studies and analysis in support of the CSEL Enterprise.
This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver CSEL capabilities. The use of such program funds would
be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605898F,
and 0605833F.
In FY2018, PE 0305176F, Combat Survivor Evader Locator efforts were transferred to PE 1203176F, Combat Survivor Evader Locator, due to the creation of a new
Major Force Program (MFP) for Space programs. In FY2021, CSEL efforts were transferred back to PE 0305176F to more closely align the program's efforts with a
more applicable MFP.
This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and
manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
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UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305176F: Combat Survivor Evader Locator
UNCLASSIFIED
Air Force Page 2 of 2 R-1 Line #110
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 0305176F / Combat Survivor Evader Locator
B. Program Change Summary ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 Base FY 2021 OCO FY 2021 Total
Previous President's Budget 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Current President's Budget 0.000 0.000 0.973 0.000 0.973
Total Adjustments 0.000 0.000 0.973 0.000 0.973
• Congressional General Reductions 0.000 0.000
• Congressional Directed Reductions 0.000 0.000
• Congressional Rescissions 0.000 0.000
• Congressional Adds 0.000 0.000
• Congressional Directed Transfers 0.000 0.000
• Reprogrammings 0.000 0.000
• SBIR/STTR Transfer 0.000 0.000
• Other Adjustments 0.000 0.000 0.973 0.000 0.973
Change Summary Explanation
Funding for FY2018, FY2019, and FY2020 ONLY is aligned under APP3600, BA 05, PE C3176F.
Funding for FY2021 and out is aligned under APP3600, BA 05, PE 0306176F.
Funding from FY2019 to FY2020 (ref: APP3600, BA 05, PE C3176F) is increased by $1.07M. The increased amount will fund NGCA, and begin development for
SHiELD.
Funding from FY2020 to FY2021 is reduced by $1.03M (ref: APP3600, BA 05, PE 0306176F). This change is driven by nearing the completion of NGCA, and
continued development needs of SHiELD.
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