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A -- ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT POC John Murray, (Code:02513),(703) 602-7903, Ext. 514 The Navy has embarked on a program to develop and deploy an advanced command and control system to provide real time battle management to enable the execution of the Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD) and overall theater air defense missions. As part of the total Navy effort, the Area Air Defense Commander (AADC) Capability is a command and control system element for execution of the Area and Navy Theater Wide TBMD and Joint Warfare programs. Studies have suggested that improved real time battle management within the constructs of network centric warfare is necessary to optimize weapon system performance and operator decision-making. The command and control system that will be developed for the Area Air Defense Commander will provide automated Force Planner and Tactical Operations capabilities to extend the commander's ability to plan, monitor, and execute assigned warfighting functions. A rapid prototype AADC capability has been developed as a Proof of Concept at John Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) with installation completed in an AEGIS cruiser and an amphibious command ship in FY 99 to mitigate technical risk and provide an early capability assessment. The rapid prototype was developed as a rapid effort to validate expected benefits via shipboard testing in a realistic at-sea operational environment. A Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) was issued on 19 November 1998 for short term concept studies to obtain a conceptual design approach based on the AADC Operational Requirements Document (ORD). In addition, the studies were to assess the cost, performance, and schedule risks posed by the technologies critical for the design approaches proposed. Three (3) contracts were competitively awarded on 27 April 1999 for the six-month study effort. Contracts were awarded to Boeing, General Dynamics and Litton. The information received as a result of these contracts may be used by the Government in preparing for the Engineering and Manufacturing Design (EM&D) phase of the AADC Program. The purpose of this announcement is to provide notice to all interested sources of our intention to solicit the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (E&MD) phase of this acquisition in FY00. An Engineering Development Model (EDM) that has a high standard of system engineering and software development discipline and documentation rigor will be sought. The EDM will support full operational testing and production readiness. The AADC capability will be one of the four main pillars within the AEGIS CG 47 Class Cruiser Conversion program. Future requirements include twenty-two (22) production systems with installation planned for CG 47 Class ships. The AADC System will require interface with the AEGIS Weapon System, Global Command and Control System (GCCS/GCCS-M), Joint planning tools, shipboard communication systems, and use the capabilities of the Joint Planning Network (JPN), Joint Data Network (JDN), and Joint Composite Tracking Network (JCTN). The design of the AADC capability is to be Defense Information Infrastructure (DII), Common Operating Environment (COE) level 6 compliant. Furthermore, an acquisition web site is currently active at http://www.navy-aadc.org. The web site will continue to be used to provide information and documentation to support this acquisition process. Posted 07/08/99 (W-SN351642). (0189)

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