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Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army / BA 7: Operational
Systems Development
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
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
- 26.416 13.177 13.283 15.575 28.858 21.386 16.444 21.830 29.224 0.000 157.335
EH2: EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
- 3.205 3.218 1.998 - 1.998 2.009 2.049 5.730 18.951 0.000 37.160
EH3: EMARSS Payloads ADV
DEV (MIP)
- 6.531 5.959 6.290 - 6.290 6.486 6.616 6.936 7.006 0.000 45.824
EH5: ARL Payloads ADV DEV
(MIP)
- 15.980 2.000 0.999 15.575 16.574 8.495 7.779 9.164 3.267 0.000 63.259
EH7: Guardrail Common Sensor
(GRCS) Payloads (MIP)
- 0.700 2.000 3.996 - 3.996 4.396 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 11.092
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
The Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) is the Army's newest generation C-12 based, direct support, manned airborne
intelligence collection, processing, and targeting support system. It provides a persistent capability to detect, locate, classify/identify, and track surface targets with a high
degree of timeliness and accuracy. EMARSS is assigned to the United States (U.S.) Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Aerial Exploitation Battalions,
providing Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance support to combatant commanders. EMARSS is also assigned to the United States Army Training and
Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in support of training at the US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE). The Army Acquisition Objective for EMARSS is
36 systems, with an Army Procurement Objective of 24, to include the following variants: eight (8) EMARSS-G (Geo-INT); four (4) EMARSS-V (Vehicle and Dismount
Exploitation Radar, VaDER); eight (8) EMARSS-M (Multi-INT); and four (4) EMARSS-S (SIGINT). Budget Item Justification is addressed in each Project.
Airborne Reconnaissance Low - Enhanced (ARL-E) is a worldwide self-deployable airborne Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) system designed for timely,
accurate, assured support to tactical forces over the full spectrum of operations. This system is a De Havilland DHC-8 aircraft replacing the DHC-7 in accordance with
the Aerial ISR (AISR) 2020 Strategy. ARL-E will enhance the ARL-M sensor capability sets through the procurement of new and refurbished sensors to meet the ARL-
E Capabilities Production Document (CPD) requirements. It provides a persistent capability to include: Broad-Area Surveillance and/or Focused Stare on Target Areas
of Interest (Point or Objective Targets), Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR)/Full-Motion Video (FMV) , Multi-Mode Radar, Robust Communications Intelligence (COMINT),
on-Board Collection, Analysis, Sensor Cross Cue and dissemination through Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Enabled workstations. ARL-E will
be assigned to the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command's Aerial ISR Brigade providing AISR support to combatant commanders. For the overall system, the
Army Acquisition Objective and the Army Procurement Objective, is nine (9). The Mission Equipment Package (MEP) objective is eight (8). Budget Item Justification is
addressed in each Project.
The RC-12X Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) is a fixed-wing, airborne COMINT and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) collection and precision targeting location system.
GRCS provides a persistent capability to detect, locate and classify/identify high value targets with a relevant degree of timeliness and accuracy. GRCS is assigned to
two (2) U.S. Army INSCOM Aerial Exploitation Battalions providing Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AISR) support to combatant commanders. The
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Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army / BA 7: Operational
Systems Development
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
Army's Acquisition Objective/Army's Procurement Objective is 19 RC-12X; seven (7) fielded to 3rd Ml; and seven (7) fielded to the 204th Ml, and five (5) trainers within
TRADOC and INSCOM. Budget Item Justification is addressed in each Project.
GRCS is the only Army AISR system that currently provides extended range COMINT and ELINT capabilities to support long range targeting of near-peer threats in an
A2AD environment.
Research Development Technology & Evaluation (RDT&E) and procurement funding currently planned will address obsolescence issues for critical SIGINT and ELINT
capabilities on the GRCS platform. These investments ensure GRCS AISR support in the A2AD environment is not impacted, which would prevent critical intelligence
collection at large standoff which is needed to address long range targeting of near-peer threats and maintain system relevancy.
B. Program Change Summary ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 Base FY 2021 OCO FY 2021 Total
Previous President's Budget 26.416 25.177 13.296 - 13.296
Current President's Budget 26.416 13.177 13.283 15.575 28.858
Total Adjustments 0.000 -12.000 -0.013 15.575 15.562
• Congressional General Reductions - -
• Congressional Directed Reductions - -12.000
• Congressional Rescissions - -
• Congressional Adds - -
• Congressional Directed Transfers - -
• Reprogrammings - -
• SBIR/STTR Transfer - -
• Adjustments to Budget Years - - -0.013 15.575 15.562
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Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH2 / EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
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
EH2: EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
- 3.205 3.218 1.998 - 1.998 2.009 2.049 5.730 18.951 0.000 37.160
Quantity of RDT&E Articles - - - - - - - - - -
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
The Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) is the Army's newest generation C-12 based, direct support, manned airborne
intelligence collection, processing, and targeting support system. It provides a persistent capability to detect, locate, classify/identify, and track surface targets with a
high degree of timeliness and accuracy. EMARSS is assigned to the United States (U.S.) Army INSCOM Aerial Exploitation Battalions, providing Aerial Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance support to combatant commanders. EMARSS is also assigned to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC) in support of training at the US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE). The Army Acquisition Objective for EMARSS is 36 systems, with an Army
Procurement Objective of 24, to include the following variants: eight (8) EMARSS-G (Geo-INT); four (4) EMARSS-V (Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar, VaDER);
eight (8) EMARSS-M (Multi-INT); and four (4) EMARSS-S (SIGINT).
This funding line supports non-recurring engineering (NRE), development of type certificates (TC), testing, integration of Modifications in Service of Army Aerial,
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AISR) systems and engineering analysis/studies/structural modifications to substantially increase EMARSS (King Air
B300) payload capacity and time on station. Funding provides for the integration of Department of Defense (DoD) mandated safety equipment to meet current and
evolving International Standards. It also enhances aircraft communications, navigations and surveillance (CNS); aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) and the integration
of the AISR mission equipment package (MEP) as well as obsolescence issues and commonality with the EMARSS Program of Record (POR) aircraft.
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Title: Non-Recurring Engineering
Description: This funding line supports non-recurring engineering (NRE), development of type certificates (TC),
testing, integration of Modifications in Service of Army Aerial, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(AISR) systems and engineering analysis/studies/structural modifications to substantially increase EMARSS
(King Air B300) payload capacity and time on station. Funding provides for the integration of Department
of Defense (DoD) mandated safety equipment to meet current and evolving International Standards. It also
enhances aircraft communications, navigations and surveillance (CNS); aircraft survivability equipment (ASE)
and the integration of the AISR mission equipment package (MEP) as well as obsolescence issues and
commonality with the EMARSS Program of Record (POR) aircraft.
FY 2020 Plans:
3.205 3.218 1.998 - 1.998
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Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH2 / EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
This funding line supported non-recurring engineering (NRE), development of type certificates (TC), testing,
integration of Modifications in Service of Army Aerial, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AISR)
systems and engineering analysis/studies/structural modifications to substantially increase EMARSS (King Air
B300) payload capacity and time on station. Funding provided for the integration of Department of Defense
(DoD) mandated safety equipment to meet current and evolving International Standards. It also enhanced
aircraft communications, navigations and surveillance (CNS), aircraft survivability equipment (ASE), future
development for modifications in service, and the integration of the AISR mission equipment package (MEP) as
well as obsolescence issues and commonality with the EMARSS Program of Record (POR) aircraft.
FY 2021 Base Plans:
This funding line supports NRE, development of TC, testing and integration of Army AISR systems. Funding
provides for the integration of DoD mandated safety equipment to meet current and evolving International
Standards. It also enhances aircraft CNS, ASE performance and the integration of the AISR MEP as well as
obsolescence issues involved with the transition from QRC to POR in regards to platform survivability equipment
such as the Navy AAR-47 changing to Army AAR-57, BFT to BFT-2 and the APX-123 Transponder to APX-119
Transponder.
FY 2020 to FY 2021 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Successfully completed prior year NRE activities. The $1.998 million in FY 2021 allows for completion of
additional NRE efforts as listed in the FY 2021 Base Plan above.
Accomplishments/Planned Programs Subtotals
3.205 3.218 1.998 - 1.998
C. Other Program Funding Summary ($ in Millions)
Line Item 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
• A02112: EMARSS
SEMA Mods (MIP)
60.248 43.139 2.452 26.460 28.912 1.717 1.749 2.180 2.222 Continuing Continuing
• AZ2054: EMARSS Payloads (MIP) 18.809 12.146 2.174 10.000 12.174 17.757 7.911 10.511 10.813 Continuing Continuing
• EH3: EMARSS
Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
6.531 5.959 6.290 - 6.290 6.486 6.616 6.936 7.006 0.000 45.824
Remarks
The EMARSS Research Development Technology & Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts are found in the following two project lines; 0305206AEH2 EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
(Fixed Wing Project Office) and 0305206AEH3 EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (Project Manager Sensors - Aerial Intelligence). The supporting Aircraft Procurement Army
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Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH2 / EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
C. Other Program Funding Summary ($ in Millions)
Line Item 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
(APA lines are A02112 (P-1 Line #25) for Fixed Wing and AZ2054 (P-1 Line #20) for Aerial Intelligence. Separate funding lines support the Army Acquisition Executive's
directive, codified in the October 28, 2011 memorandum, to assign overall acquisition lead for manned airborne intelligence systems to Program Executive Officer for
Aviation; and overall sensor, processing, exploitation, and dissemination responsibilities to Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors.
D. Acquisition Strategy
The acquisition strategy, supported by the EMARSS CPD, is to design, test and field 24 systems as well as provide enhancements to the following sensor capabilities
in order to maintain relevancy to the Warfighter: Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR)/Full Motion Video (FMV); Communications Intelligence (COMINT); Wide Area Aerial
Surveillance (WAAS); Light Imaging Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and improved Synthetic Aperture Radar / Moving Target Indicator (SAR/MTI) radar; line-of-site
(LOS) and beyond line-of-site (BLOS) communications; and Processing Exploitation and Dissemination (PED) supporting two Distributed Common Ground System
- Army (DCGS-A) enabled operator workstations. The EMARSS fleet of 24 systems will consist of the following variants: eight (8) EMARSS-G (Geo-INT); four (4)
EMARSS-V (Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar, VaDER); eight (8) EMARSS-M (Multi-INT); and four (4) EMARSS-S (SIGINT).
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Exhibit R-3, RDT&E Project Cost Analysis: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH2 / EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
Management Services ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
PMO RO
FW PO/ PM SAI :
Huntsville, AL/
Aberdeen, MD
0.104 0.272 Jan 2019 0.273 Jan 2020 0.160 Jan 2021 - 0.160 0.000 0.809 -
Subtotal
0.104 0.272 0.273 0.160 - 0.160 0.000 0.809 N/A
Product Development ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Non-Recurring
Engineeering (OEM
Design)/FAA Testing and
Certification
SS/CPFF Textron : Wichita, KS - 2.933 May 2019 2.945 May 2020 1.838 May 2021 - 1.838 0.000 7.716 -
Subtotal
- 2.933 2.945 1.838 - 1.838 0.000 7.716 N/A
Test and Evaluation ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Testing MIPR
AFTD RTC : Eglin,
AFB, FL
1.636 - - - - - 0.000 1.636 -
Subtotal
1.636 - - - - - 0.000 1.636 N/A
Prior
Years FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Project Cost Totals
1.740 3.205 3.218 1.998 - 1.998 0.000 10.161 N/A
Remarks
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Exhibit R-4, RDT&E Schedule Profile: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH2 / EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
Note
FY19 $3.205 FY20 $3.218 FY21 $1.998 FY22 $2.009 FY23 $2.049 FY24 $5.730 FY25 $18.951
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Exhibit R-4A, RDT&E Schedule Details: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH2 / EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP)
Schedule Details
Start End
Events Quarter Year Quarter Year
Non-Recurring Engineering (OEM Design) 3 2019 2 2021
FAA Testing and Certification 3 2020 2 2021
Army Testing 3 2021 2 2022
Developmental Initiatives for Performance Enhancements 3 2022 4 2025
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Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH3 / EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
COST ($ 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
EH3: EMARSS Payloads ADV
DEV (MIP)
- 6.531 5.959 6.290 - 6.290 6.486 6.616 6.936 7.006 0.000 45.824
Quantity of RDT&E Articles - - - - - - - - - -
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
The Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) is the Army's newest generation C-12 based, direct support, manned airborne
intelligence collection, processing, and targeting support system. It provides a persistent capability to detect, locate, classify/identify, and track surface targets with a high
degree of timeliness and accuracy. EMARSS is assigned to the United States (U.S.) Army Intelligence and Security Command's Aerial Exploitation Battalions, providing
Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance support to combatant commanders. EMARSS is also assigned to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC) in support of training at the US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE). The Army Acquisition Objective for EMARSS is 36 systems, with an Army
Procurement Objective of 24, to include the following variants: eight (8) EMARSS-G (Geo-INT); four (4) EMARSS-V (Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar, VaDER);
eight (8) EMARSS-M (Multi-INT); and four (4) EMARSS-S (SIGINT).
This funding line supports enhancements to the following sensor capabilities in order to maintain relevancy to the Warfighter: Communications Intelligence (COMINT);
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT); Wide Area Aerial Surveillance (WAAS); Light Imaging Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and improved Synthetic Aperture Radar / Moving
Target Indicator (SAR/MTI) Radar; Line-Of-Site (LOS) and Beyond Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) communications; and Processing Exploitation and Dissemination (PED)
supporting two Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A) enabled operator workstations.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 funding in the amount of $6.290 million continues the development of sensor enhancements through SIGINT software porting and development
of new SIGINT software focusing on new signal sets applicable in a near peer environment. This funding also initiates SIGINT architecture development to exploit
additional signals of interest relative to MDO, and a SIGINT server leveraging development of other services and facilitating rapid and continuous integration of
capabilities targeting emerging signal sets and threats. This SIGINT architecture development work continues through FY 2025.
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Title: EMARSS - Sensor Enhancement
Description: Enhancement of EMARSS MDO SIGINT capabilities to decrease target identification time,
increase probability of intercept, and increased signal simultaneity. Efforts include the initial development of
Advanced LiDAR, software porting and analysis of design of modular open system architecture.
FY 2020 Plans:
5.531 5.577 5.706 - 5.706
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Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH3 / EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Completed preliminary design of Advanced LiDAR. Initiate sensor enhancements to upgrade existing EMARSS
sensors.
FY 2021 Base Plans:
Continue sensor software updates to develop the next generation SIGINT capability and improve performance in
a near peer environment to integrate capabilities developed by other programs.
FY 2020 to FY 2021 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Cost increase from FY 2020 to FY 2021 due to reprioritization towards MDO capabilities.
Title: EMARSS - Sensor Engineering Support
Description: Matrix engineering support for sensor enhancements.
FY 2020 Plans:
Continued matrix government engineering support for sensor enhancements.
FY 2021 Base Plans:
Continue matrix government engineering support for sensor enhancements.
FY 2020 to FY 2021 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Cost increased from FY 2020 to FY 2021 due to estimated increase to rates.
0.563 0.301 0.310 - 0.310
Title: Program Management Support
Description: Program Management Office (PMO) support and travel, as well as Systems Engineering and
Technical Assistance (SETA) support.
FY 2020 Plans:
Continued Program Management Office government support and travel as well as SETA support.
FY 2021 Base Plans:
Continue Program Management Office government support and SETA support.
FY 2020 to FY 2021 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Cost increased from FY 2020 to FY 2021 due to new contract award and increased support required for sensor
enhancement efforts.
0.437 0.081 0.274 - 0.274
Accomplishments/Planned Programs Subtotals
6.531 5.959 6.290 - 6.290
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Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH3 / EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
C. Other Program Funding Summary ($ in Millions)
Line Item 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
• A02112: EMARSS
SEMA Mods (MIP)
60.248 43.139 2.452 26.460 28.912 1.717 1.749 2.180 2.222 Continuing Continuing
• AZ2054: EMARSS Payloads (MIP) 18.809 12.146 2.174 10.000 12.174 17.757 7.911 10.511 10.813 Continuing Continuing
• EH2: EMARSS ADV DEV (MIP) 3.205 3.218 1.998 - 1.998 2.009 2.049 5.730 18.951 0.000 37.160
Remarks
The EMARSS Research Development Technology & Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts are found in the following two (2) project lines; 0305206AEH2 EMARSS ADV DEV
(MIP) (Fixed Wing Project Office) and 0305206AEH3 EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (Project Manager Sensors - Aerial Intelligence). The supporting procurement lines
are A02112 and AZ2054. Separate funding lines support the Army Acquisition Executive's directive, codified in the October 28, 2011 memorandum to assign overall
acquisition lead for manned airborne intelligence systems to Program Executive Officer for Aviation and overall sensor, processing, exploitation, and dissemination
responsibilities to Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors.
D. Acquisition Strategy
The acquisition strategy, supported by the EMARSS CPD, is to provide enhancements to the following sensor capabilities in order to maintain relevancy to the
Warfighter: EO/IR FMV; COMINT; WAAS; LiDAR and improved SAR/MTI radar; LOS and BLOS communications; and PED supporting two DCGS-A enabled operator
workstations. The EMARSS fleet of 24 systems consists of the following variants: eight EMARSS-G (Geo-INT); four EMARSS-V (Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation
Radar, VaDER); eight EMARSS-M (Multi-INT); and four EMARSS-S (SIGINT).
485
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 12 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-3, RDT&E Project Cost Analysis: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH3 / EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
Management Services ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
PMO C/CR
PEO IEW&S, PM
SAI : APG, MD
0.390 0.437 Jan 2019 0.081 Nov 2019 0.274 Nov 2020 - 0.274 Continuing Continuing -
Subtotal
0.390 0.437 0.081 0.274 - 0.274 Continuing Continuing N/A
Product Development ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
LiDAR sensor
enhancement
SS/CPFF
JHU APL : Laurel,
MD
1.500 - - - - - 0.000 1.500 -
AWAPSS sensor
enhancement
C/CPIF BAE : Nashua, CT 0.200 - - - - - 0.000 0.200 -
SIGINT sensor
enhancement
C/CPFF
CACI/Boeing : APG,
MD
0.114 - - - - - 0.000 0.114 -
SIGINT sensor
enhancement
C/CPFF
Lockheed Martin
Integrated Systems :
Marlton, NJ
0.948 - - - - - 0.000 0.948 -
Advanced LiDAR
Development
SS/CPFF
Johns Hopkins
University Applied
Physics Laboratory,
LLC : Laurel, Md
1.893 5.531 Dec 2018 0.895 Dec 2019 - - - 0.000 8.319 -
SIGINT sensor
enhancement
C/CPFF
AASKI : Tinton Falls,
NJ
- - 4.682 Feb 2020 5.706 Dec 2020 - 5.706 Continuing Continuing -
Subtotal
4.655 5.531 5.577 5.706 - 5.706 Continuing Continuing N/A
Support ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Matrix Government
Engineering Support
MIPR
USACERDEC,
I2WD : APG, MD
0.390 - 0.301 Nov 2019 0.310 Dec 2020 - 0.310 Continuing Continuing -
486
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 13 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-3, RDT&E Project Cost Analysis: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH3 / EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
Support ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Contractor Engineering
Support
C/CPFF BAH : APG, MD 0.213 0.563 Jan 2019 - - - - 0.000 0.776 -
Subtotal
0.603 0.563 0.301 0.310 - 0.310 Continuing Continuing N/A
Test and Evaluation ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Engineering Government
Testing
MIPR CFA : Lakehurst, NJ 0.125 - - - - - 0.000 0.125 -
Subtotal
0.125 - - - - - 0.000 0.125 N/A
Prior
Years FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Project Cost Totals
5.773 6.531 5.959 6.290 - 6.290 Continuing Continuing N/A
Remarks
487
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 14 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-4, RDT&E Schedule Profile: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH3 / EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
488
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 15 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-4A, RDT&E Schedule Details: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH3 / EMARSS Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
Schedule Details
Start End
Events Quarter Year Quarter Year
QRC to EMARSS POR Modification and Conversion 2 2015 4 2019
EMARSS Fielding 3 2017 4 2019
Advanced LiDAR Development 2 2018 2 2020
Advanced LiDAR Analysis Study 2 2020 2 2020
Advanced LiDAR PDR 2 2020 2 2020
Sensor Upgrades/Enhancements 2 2020 4 2025
489
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 16 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH5 / ARL Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
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
EH5: ARL Payloads ADV DEV
(MIP)
- 15.980 2.000 0.999 15.575 16.574 8.495 7.779 9.164 3.267 0.000 63.259
Quantity of RDT&E Articles - - - - - - - - - -
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
Airborne Reconnaissance Low - Enhanced (ARL-E) is a worldwide self-deployable airborne Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) system designed for timely,
accurate, assured support to tactical forces over the full spectrum of operations. This system is a De Havilland DHC-8 aircraft replacing the DHC-7 IAW the Aerial ISR
(AISR) 2020 Strategy. ARL-E will enhance the ARL-M sensor capability sets through the procurement of new and refurbished sensors to meet the ARL-E Capabilities
Production Document (CPD) requirements. It provides a persistent capability to include: Broad-Area Surveillance and/or Focused Stare on Target Areas of Interest
(Point or Objective Targets), Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR)/Full-Motion Video (FMV) , Multi-Mode Radar, Robust Communications Intelligence (COMINT), on-Board
Collection, Analysis, Sensor Cross Cue and dissemination through Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Enabled workstations. ARL-E will be assigned
to the United States (U.S.) Army Intelligence and Security Command's Aerial ISR Brigade providing AISR support to combatant commanders. For the overall system, the
Army Acquisition Objective and the Army Procurement Objective, is nine. The Mission Equipment Package (MEP) objective is eight.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Base funding of $16.575 million will fund the development of the Long Range Radar Electronic Protection Measure software which will allow
the Long Range Radar to support the warfighter in a contested electromagnetic spectrum. This funding line also continues the new signal enhancement development
effort to complete Signal 3 and begins the development of software to enhance the COMINT collection capabilities with the lab and flight test for Signal 5 to meet the
requirements in the ARL-E CPD.
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Title: New Signals (COMINT/Software Upgrades)
Description: To develop software for Signals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
FY 2020 Plans:
Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 OCO funding of $2.000 million continued the new signal enhancement development
effort to develop software to enhance the COMINT collection capabilities to see if it meets the requirements in
the ARL-E CPD. This funding line supported continued software development to enhance COMINT collection
capabilities to effectively prosecute high priority and emerging modern signal emitters.
FY 2021 Base Plans:
15.980 2.000 0.999 15.575 16.574
490
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 17 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH5 / ARL Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
FY 2021 Base funding of $0.999 million will continue to fund the new signal enhancement development effort to
complete Signal 3. This funding line supports continued software development to enhance COMINT collection
capabilities to effectively prosecute high priority and emerging modern signal emitters.
FY 2021 OCO Plans:
FY 2021 OCO funding of $15.575 million will fund the development of the Electronic Protection Measure
software which will allow the sensors to support the warfighter in a contested electromagnetic spectrum. This
funding line also continues the new signal enhancement development effort to complete Signal 3 and begins
the development of software to enhance the COMINT collection capabilities with the lab and flight test for Signal
5 to meet the requirements in the ARL-E CPD. This funding line supports continued software development
to enhance COMINT collection capabilities to effectively prosecute high priority and emerging modern signal
emitters.
FY 2020 to FY 2021 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Increase due to FY 2021 Unfunded Requirements (UFRs) funded for New Signals and Radar Electronic
Protection Measure efforts.
Accomplishments/Planned Programs Subtotals
15.980 2.000 0.999 15.575 16.574
C. Other Program Funding Summary ($ in Millions)
Line Item 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
• AZ2050: ARL PAYLOADS (MIP) 86.029 77.895 33.561 45.000 78.561 39.218 36.046 18.324 27.834 Continuing Continuing
• DX9: National Integration
To Tactical Systems(MIP)
9.060 4.490 4.219 - 4.219 5.178 4.421 4.533 6.709 0.000 38.610
• A02109: A02109 12.103 12.294 9.796 - 9.796 - - - - 0.000 34.193
• A02110: ARL SEMA Mods (MIP) 7.522 6.566 9.598 - 9.598 10.338 5.577 6.211 6.422 Continuing Continuing
Remarks
The ARL-E Research Development Technology & Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts are found in the following two (2) project lines; 0305206AEH4 ARL ADV DEV (MIP) (Fixed
Wing Project Office) and 0305206AEH5 ARL Payloads ADV DEV (Project Manager Sensors - Aerial Intelligence). The supporting procurement lines are A02110 and
AZ2050. Separate funding lines support the Army Acquisition Executive's directive, codified in the October 28, 2011 memorandum, to assign overall acquisition lead
for manned airborne Intelligence systems to Program Executive Officer for Aviation; and overall sensor, processing, exploitation, and dissemination responsibilities to
Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors.
491
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 18 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH5 / ARL Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
D. Acquisition Strategy
ARL-E will enhance the ARL-M sensor capability sets through the procurement of new and refurbished sensors to meet the ARL-E CPD requirements. It provides a
persistent capability to include: Broad-Area Surveillance and/or Focused Stare on Target Areas of Interest (Point or Objective Targets), EO/IR FMV, COMINT, on-Board
Collection, Analysis, Sensor Cross Cue and dissemination through DCGS-A Enabled workstations. This includes software development to enhance COMINT collection
capabilities. The software will be added to existing COMINT systems to effectively prosecute high priority and emerging modern signal emitters.
492
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 19 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-3, RDT&E Project Cost Analysis: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH5 / ARL Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
Management Services ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Program Management TBD
PM SAI : Aberdeen
Proving Ground, MD
- 0.260 - - - - 0.000 0.260 -
Subtotal
- 0.260 - - - - 0.000 0.260 N/A
Product Development ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
New Signals (COMINT/
Software Upgrades)
C/CPFF
Boeing Argon :
Mountain View, CA
26.938 12.030 2.000 Jan 2020 0.999 Jan 2021 11.576 Jan 2021 12.575 0.000 53.543 -
Radar Electronic
Protection Measures
SS/CPFF
Northrup Grumman :
Baltimore, MD
- - - 0.000 1.799 Nov 2020 1.799 0.000 1.799 -
Subtotal
26.938 12.030 2.000 0.999 13.375 14.374 0.000 55.342 N/A
Remarks
New Signals Contract: W56KGY-16-D-0001/ 0006. Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Base funding of $0.999 million continues the new signal enhancement development effort for Signal
3. This funding line supports continued software development to enhance COMINT collection capabilities to effectively prosecute high priority and emerging modern signal
emitters.
New Signals Contract: W56KGY-16-D-0001/ 0006. Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 OCO funding of $11.576 million continues the new signal enhancement development effort for Signal
3 and starts the Signal 5 software development to enhance the COMINT collection capabilities. This funding line supports continued software development to enhance COMINT
collection capabilities to effectively prosecute high priority and emerging modern signal emitters.
spectrum.
Radar Development Contract: W56KGY-19-R-LRRV. Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 OCO funding of $1.799 million starts the development of Radar Electronic Protection Measure
software in a contested electromagnetic spectrum.
493
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 20 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-3, RDT&E Project Cost Analysis: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH5 / ARL Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
Test and Evaluation ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Test Support to LRR/New
Signals (COMINT/Software
Upgrades)
C/CPFF
Boeing Argon/
Northrup Grumman :
Mountain View, CA/
Baltimore, MD
7.000 3.690 - 0.000 2.000 Jan 2021 2.000 0.000 12.690 -
Radar Electronic
Protection Measures
SS/CPFF
Northrup Grumman :
Batlimore, MD
- - - 0.000 0.200 Nov 2020 0.200 0.000 0.200 -
Subtotal
7.000 3.690 - 0.000 2.200 2.200 0.000 12.890 N/A
Remarks
New Signals Contract: W56KGY-16-D-0001/ 0006. Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 OCO funding of $2.000 million completes the lab and flight test for Signal 3 to meet the requirements
in the ARL-E CPD.
Radar Development Contract: W56KGY-19-R-LRRV. Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 OCO funding of $0.200 million starts the lab and flight test for Radar Electronic Protection Measure
software in a contested electromagnetic spectrum.
Prior
Years FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Project Cost Totals
33.938 15.980 2.000 0.999 15.575 16.574 0.000 68.492 N/A
Remarks
494
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 21 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-4, RDT&E Schedule Profile: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH5 / ARL Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
495
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 22 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-4A, RDT&E Schedule Details: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH5 / ARL Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
Schedule Details
Start End
Events Quarter Year Quarter Year
ARL-E MEP Contract Award 1 2016 1 2016
ARL-E MEP Integration 1 2016 1 2024
ARL-E System FOT&E 4 2022 4 2022
ARL-E New Signals Development and Test 2 2016 2 2025
ARL-E Signals 3 and 4 Development and Test 2 2016 2 2025
ARL-E Signal 1 and 2 Development and Test 4 2017 4 2020
ARL-E Signals 5 and 6 Development and Test 2 2021 2 2025
ARL-E Radar Electronic Protection Measures Development 1 2021 1 2022
ARL-E Long Range Radar Development 4 2017 3 2019
ARL-E Long Range Radar Testing 3 2019 3 2019
496
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 23 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH7 / Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS)
Payloads (MIP)
COST ($ 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
EH7: Guardrail Common Sensor
(GRCS) Payloads (MIP)
- 0.700 2.000 3.996 - 3.996 4.396 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 11.092
Quantity of RDT&E Articles - - - - - - - - - -
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
The Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) is an airborne Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Collection and Location System capable of providing Tactical Commanders Near-
Real Time intelligence. It provides a persistent capability to detect, locate and classify/identify critical targets with a relevant degree of timeliness and accuracy. GRCS
is assigned to two (2) United States (U.S.) Army Intelligence and Security Command's Aerial Exploitation Battalions, providing Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (AISR) support to combatant commanders. In accordance with the Army's AISR 2020 strategy, the Army's Acquisition Objective/Army's Procurement
Objective (AAO/APO) is 19 RC-12X; seven (7) fielded to 3rd MI BN; seven (7) fielded to the 204th MI BN, and five (5) pilot trainers to support Force Generation. The five
(5) trainers are not equipped with Primary Mission Equipment (PME).
GRCS Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Research Development Technology & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding request in the amount of $3.996 million supports GRCS advanced
signal enhancement efforts, development and testing of the signal enhancement infrastructure for GRCS updated SIGINT sensor capabilities. GRCS is the only Army
AISR system that currently provides extended range COMINT and ELINT capabilities to support long range targeting of near-peer threats in an A2AD environment.
RDTE and procurement funding currently planned will address obsolescence issues for critical SIGINT and ELINT capabilities on the GRCS platform. These investments
ensure GRCS AISR support in the A2AD environment is not impacted, which would prevent critical intelligence collection at large standoff which is needed to address
long range targeting of near-peer threats and maintain system relevancy.
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Title: USFK ONS Development/JICD 4.2 Compliance
Description: Development and Testing for Signal Enhancement efforts.
0.700 - - - -
Title: GRCS SIGINT Sensor Upgrades
Description: Funding line supports GRCS advanced signal enhancement efforts and software development and
testing of signal enhancement infrastructure for GRCS updated SIGINT sensor development.
FY 2020 Plans:
FY 2020 funding line supported GRCS advanced signal enhancement efforts and software development and
testing of signal enhancement infrastructure for GRCS updated SIGINT sensor development.
FY 2021 Base Plans:
- 2.000 3.674 - 3.674
497
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 24 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH7 / Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS)
Payloads (MIP)
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
FY 2021 funding line supports GRCS advanced signal enhancement efforts and software development and
testing of signal enhancement infrastructure for GRCS updated SIGINT sensor development.
FY 2020 to FY 2021 Increase/Decrease Statement:
The FY 2020 to FY 2021 increase of $2.0 million to $4.0 million is due to an increase in efforts for SIGINT
upgrades.
Title: Program Management Support
Description: Funds support program management office (PMO) efforts including travel.
FY 2021 Base Plans:
This FY 2021 funding will support PMO efforts including travel.
FY 2020 to FY 2021 Increase/Decrease Statement:
The FY 2020 to FY 2021 increase of is due to an acceleration of SIGINT testing.
- - 0.322 - 0.322
Accomplishments/Planned Programs Subtotals
0.700 2.000 3.996 - 3.996
C. Other Program Funding Summary ($ in Millions)
Line Item 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
• AZ2052: Guardrail Payloads (MIP) 23.246 25.408 0.129 25.740 25.869 18.979 - - 26.010 0.000 119.512
Remarks
D. Acquisition Strategy
The acquisition strategy is to address obsolescence by providing advanced signal enhancement efforts, software development and testing to the GRCS SIGINT Sensors
to extend the useful life through FY 2028. Existing PM SAI contracts to be leveraged.
498
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 25 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-3, RDT&E Project Cost Analysis: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH7 / Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS)
Payloads (MIP)
Management Services ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
USFK ONS Development/
JICD 4.2 Compliance
C/CPFF
PEO IEW&S :
Aberdeen Proving
Ground, MD
- 0.700 Jan 2019 - - - - 0.000 0.700 0.700
Program Management
Support
C/Various Various : Varous - - - 0.322 Dec 2020 - 0.322 0.000 0.322 -
Subtotal
- 0.700 - 0.322 - 0.322 0.000 1.022 N/A
Product Development ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
GRCS SIGINT Sensor
Enhancements
C/Various
PEO IEW&S :
Aberdeen Proving
Ground, MD
- - 2.000 Mar 2020 3.674 Dec 2020 - 3.674 0.000 5.674 2.000
Subtotal
- - 2.000 3.674 - 3.674 0.000 5.674 N/A
Prior
Years FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Project Cost Totals
- 0.700 2.000 3.996 - 3.996 0.000 6.696 N/A
Remarks
499
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 26 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-4, RDT&E Schedule Profile: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH7 / Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS)
Payloads (MIP)
500
UNCLASSIFIED
PE 0305206A: Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
UNCLASSIFIED
Army Page 27 of 27 R-1 Line #258
Exhibit R-4A, RDT&E Schedule Details: PB2021Army
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
2040 / 7
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0305206A / Airborne Reconnaissance
Systems
Project (Number/Name)
EH7 / Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS)
Payloads (MIP)
Schedule Details
Start End
Events Quarter Year Quarter Year
USFK ONS Development/JICD 4.2 Compliance 1 2019 2 2019
GRCS SIGINT Sensor Enhancements 2 2020 4 2023
Note
JICD: Joint Interface Control Document
GRCS SIGINT: Guardrail Common Sensor Signals Intelligence
501