
UNCLASSIFIED
LI 2361 - Automatic Identification System (AIS)
UNCLASSIFIED
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Exhibit P-40, Budget Line Item Justification: PB 2021 Navy
Date: February 2020
Appropriation / Budget Activity / Budget Sub Activity:
1810N: Other Procurement, Navy / BA 02: Communications & Electronics Equip /
BSA 5: Reconnaissance Equipment
P-1 Line Item Number / Title:
2361 / Automatic Identification System (AIS)
ID Code (A=Service Ready, B=Not Service Ready): A Program Elements for Code B Items: N/A Other Related Program Elements: N/A
Line Item MDAP/MAIS Code: N/A
Resource Summary
Prior
Years FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
To
Complete Total
Procurement Quantity (Units in Each) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gross/Weapon System Cost ($ in Millions) 10.014 4.000 5.368 3.862 0.000 3.862 3.831 2.761 2.662 2.714 Continuing Continuing
Less PY Advance Procurement ($ in Millions) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Net Procurement (P-1) ($ in Millions) 10.014 4.000 5.368 3.862 0.000 3.862 3.831 2.761 2.662 2.714 Continuing Continuing
Plus CY Advance Procurement ($ in Millions) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Obligation Authority ($ in Millions) 10.014 4.000 5.368 3.862 0.000 3.862 3.831 2.761 2.662 2.714 Continuing Continuing
(The following Resource Summary rows are for informational purposes only. The corresponding budget requests are documented elsewhere.)
Initial Spares ($ in Millions) - 0.005 0.033 0.037 - 0.037 0.035 0.020 0.019 0.018 Continuing Continuing
Flyaway Unit Cost ($ in Thousands) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gross/Weapon System Unit Cost ($ in Thousands) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Description:
1U030: Automatic Identification System (AIS) is required for safety of navigation for all surface ships and submarines. AIS is a maritime Very High Frequency (VHF) communication system, which allows
ships to exchange navigation, ship identification, and cargo information machine-to-machine via VHF transponders. AIS provides vessels with the ability to rapidly identify and track commercial shipping,
which significantly increases the Navy's ability to distinguish between normal and suspicious merchant ships headed towards United States and allied ports around the globe. AIS provides critical track data to
the Common Operational Picture (COP) on surface ships, AN/BYG-1 Combat System on submarines, Global Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M) on Force level ships, and Global Command
and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J) at Fleet Maritime Operations Centers (MOC) for publishing AIS data to the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Data Sharing Community of Interest. The AIS submarine
configuration provides an interface to the AN/BYG-1 Combat System and encrypted AIS capability that is currently not available on other AIS variants. This capability dramatically improves the Combatant
Commanders' situational awareness and MDA data sharing capabilities in support of regional engagement, and tracking efforts against potential maritime terrorism threats.
Funds will procure and install AIS systems for Navy ships, submarines and shore sites consisting of a combination of modified Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and government/commercial software, such as
omni-directional Very High Frequency (VHF), Global Positioning System antennas, AIS transponders, displays and associated cables, servers, power supplies, laptop computers, junction boxes, switches and
radio frequency couplers. Without this configuration of AIS, Navy submarines will not be able to see encrypted AIS track data and will increase the risk of collisions.
The Navy increased the AIS program procurements on Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) mission capable Ohio class Ship, Submersible, Ballistic, Nuclear (SSBN) submarines. The need
for AIS system is especially important for SSBN submarines, which have limited maneuverability during strategic patrol. The AIS Submarine configuration provides situational awareness (to include encrypted
AIS message traffic from United States Coast Guard vessels) during time constrained ascents to communications depth, thereby significantly reducing the risk of a close-aboard contact situation, impacting the
already limited resource of these SSBN submarines.
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