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Win Transform PeopleSPECIAL MISSION PROCESSOR | CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT EVENT

Valerie Mauricio-Cruz System Acquisition Manager

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FIXED WING

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Special Operations Forces Acquisit ion Technology & Logist ics

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SOF AT&L Organization

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CV-22 Osprey

EC-130J Commando Solo

AC-130U Spooky

Stand Off Precision Guided Munitions

AC-130W Stinger IIC-145A Skytruck

C-146A Wolfhound

AC-130J Ghostrider

MC-130H Talon II

MC-130J Commando II

MQ-9 Reaper

MQ-1C Gray Eagle

Program Executive Office Fixed Wing (FW )

ISR - FIND MOBILITY - INFILTRATE STRIKE - FINISH

TECHNOLOGY INSERTION

Sensors Mission Automation Survivability Kinetic Effects / DE

MQ-1C Gray Eagle MQ-9 Reaper

JAVAMANMEUAS 2.0

U-28A/PC-12

RQ-20A Puma MEUAS 1.5

MC-12W

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• User of Special Mission Processor• Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command• Headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Fla.

• Core Missions:• Precision Application of Firepower • Infiltration/Exfiltration• Resupply and Refueling of SOF Operational Elements• Specialized Air Mobility • Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

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Air Force Special Operat ions Command

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• Objective: Inform PEO-FW of the current & near future state of Special Mission Processor (SMP) technologies that may be available for consideration and potential use in the AC/MC-130J program

• PEO FW is looking for existing high TRL solutions which might be leveraged to replace the existing SMP and/or provide improvement over the current SMP capabilities

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Special Mission Processor Capabil ity Assessment Event

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MC-130 Recapital ization

• Capability Description: Modified C-130Js to Perform Low-level Infiltration/Exfiltration, Detect and Deny Radio Frequency (RF) Threats, Airdrop, Resupply and In-Flight Refueling

• On-Going Efforts:

• Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM)

• Integrated package of existing and future aircraft defensive systems which provides situational awareness and threat response

• Terrain Following (TF) Radar

• Multi-mode terrain following capability

• Airborne Mission Networking (AbMN)

• AbMN provides aircrew and mission personnel aboard MC-130J aircraft with the ability to send and receive mission-critical data to/from tactical and operational nodes in battlespace.

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AC-130J Ghostrider

• Capability Description: Modified MC-130J with a Precision Strike Package (PSP) to deliver Close Air Support (CAS) and Air Interdiction (AI) missions

• On-Going Efforts: Upgraded EO/IR sensor, GPS hardening, munitions integration

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Special Mission Processor (SMP)

Application:

Stakeholders: Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), 580th

Special Maintenance Squadron, USSOCOM SOF AT&L PEO-Fixed Wing, AFLCMC/WIUAC

Platform: AC-130J & MC-130J

Mission: The AC-130J and MC-130J aircraft performs clandestine, low-level air refueling, airdrop, insertion/extraction, and resupply missions over politically-sensitive or hostile territory at night under adverse weather conditions.

Special Mission Processor:

The SMP provides an interface to the aircraft displays, control devices and bus data and receives 1553 data on two dedicated 1553 SMP buses. SMP is the central processing component for the SMS.

Overarching System Description:

Special Mission System (SMS) is the safety critical keystone enabling Special Operation Forces (SOF) tactical mission systems to integrate with the AC/MC-130J organic aircraft flight controls. SOF Tactical Mission Systems are the MC-130J Common Terrain Following radar (MCTF), Precision Strike Package (PSP), RF Countermeasures (RFCM), and Airborne Mission Network (AbMN). SMP is the central processing component for software integration of the SMS onto the aircraft.

System Components:

• SMP (x2) located in aft cargo instrument rack

• Network File Server(x2) located in forward cargo instrument rack

• Display (Video Display Terminal) over CSO Station

• 1 keyboard/trackball

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• System Weight & Form Factor • Size, Weight, Mounting Configuration• Processing Capacity • Power and Cooling Requirements

• Security and Integration• Approach to Managing Red/Black Interfaces/Data• Software Integration with existing systems• Sufficient number of common output and input ports • Redundancy of Safety Critical Functions

• Use of Common Operating Systems• Ability to upgrade processes• Ability to add future systems inputs

• Open System Architecture Approach • Ability to handle more processing bandwidth• Compliance with MILSPECs and ARINC818 Standards• Video Output Resolution

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Technical Interchange

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