AEHF Overview

presentation to AFCEA

Los Angeles Chapter

Colonel Michael Sarchet20 Aug 2009

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Overview

• AEHF Operational View

• AEHF Architecture

• AEHF Capabilities

• Protected SATCOM

• Advanced Concepts Group (ACG)

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Advanced EHF and the Protected Product Line Operational View

Backward Compatible Terminals

EnhancedCapacityCrosslink

Backward Compatible

Crosslink

CCS-C

AEHF – CCS-CData Link

AEHF Ground SegmentACTS

AEHF Satellite Milstar I/II SatelliteAEHF Satellite

KI-54KI-54

KTE

Legend

AEHF

XDR Terminals

CCS-C

ACTS Other

FAB-T Command

Post Terminal

VPCX

FAB-T Air Force Terminal

Army / Marines

Navy

VPCX

VPC

KGV-136

EPSTerminal Gateway

Interim Command &

Control Terminal

KGV-136

EPS

TBD TBD

IPS

IPSTerminal

IPSGround

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Advanced EHF (AEHF) Architecture

AEHF and Milstar Will Operate as an Integrated Network for Users

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• Provides secure, survivable anti-jam, anti-scintillation communications for strategic and tactical users• 24-hour low, medium, and high data

rate satellite connectivity from 65°N to 65°S latitude worldwide

• Assured mission-critical strategic networks

• Low Probability of Detection and Interception

• Successor to Milstar with greater capacity • Backward compatible with legacy

Milstar terminals• Cooperative agreements with

Canada, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands

Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite Program

AEHF-2 in Production

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AEHF New Capabilities

AEHF is More Flexible and Faster than Legacy EHF Systems

Increased Coverage, Capacity & Flexibility • 10x Improvement in System Capacity

• 5x Increase in Data Rate• 6x Number of Terminals • 3x Number of Networks

• Legacy Terminal Compatible• Satellite Command & Control

• 2x Capacity• Backward Compatible for TT&C of Milstar

• Responsive Mission Planning• Centralized Apportionment - Decentralized Control• 4x Increase in number of fences

• Milstar: 100 fences at single level• AEHF: 440 fences on three levels

• Resources assigned to a fence form a “virtual constellation” that cannot be co-opted

• UCCs have control over their assigned resourcesAEHF-1 in Acoustic Test

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Protected Communications - EHF

•Milstar I/II • Survivable comm for strategic mission

• Up to 2.4 kbps (Anti-Scintillation)

• Protected comm for tactical users• Up to 1.544 Mbps (Anti-Jamming)

• 40 Mbps capacity per satellite• 2 Milstar I & 3 Milstar II on orbit• Constellation has provided 50+ years of SATCOM to Warfighters

Advanced EHF(AEHF) Expanded survivable comm capabilities

Up to 19.2 kbps (Anti-Scintillation) Expanded protected comm capabilities

Up to 8 Mbps (Anti-Jamming) 430 Mbps capacity per satellite Four satellites International program: Canada, United

Kingdom, the Netherlands Backward compatible with Milstar I/II

AF Terminals support Protected satellites/services; developing expanded capability through FAB-T Inc 1, GEMS, MMP Upgrade and SMART-T

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Future Technology: Advanced Concepts Group (ACG)

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• Initiates space/ground Capability Insertion Programs (CIPs)• Terminals, networks, operations and user domains• Leads Pre-Contract activities for all MILSATCOM Products• Supports Industry Base

• Enterprise perspective across components• Standards, usage concepts, product alignments

• Harvests TSAT technology• Update/align residual artifacts supported by select supplier talent to new

Capability Improvements

• Supports A5 requirements processes • Projected FY10 AFSPC/A5-led Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and

MILSATCOM ICD

• CDD development - In FY11

More efficient enterprise alignment across MILSATCOMEnables Product Group focus on delivery