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Combat Identification
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $1.90M
- FY25
- $1.91M
- FY26
- $1.71M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $1.87M | $1.90M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $1.87M | $1.90M | $1.91M | |
| Request | – | – | $1.87M | $1.90M | $1.91M | $1.71M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — IFF/ATC Test and Certification
Cooperative Combat Identification employs technologies required to rapidly identify friendly platforms. The program develops, integrates and evaluates technologies that provide Air Force platforms with a means of positively identifying an air or surface (maritime) platform as a friendly, via active (or passive reception) cooperative identification capabilities. The development funded by this project ensures availability of a Mode 5 upgrade path for implementing ground and air platforms across the Air Force fleet. As Executive Agent the Department of Defense International AIMSPO has system level interoperability testing and certification responsibilities for the current Mark XIIB system, development and integration of new Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system capabilities, and development/integration of civil Mode S capabilities into Mark XIIB Identification Friend or Foe equipment. The AIMSPO ensures Identification Friend or Foe equipment/platform functionality in accordance with established standards and ensures total system interoperability to meet Department of Defense/Service mission areas (e.g. Offensive Counter Air, Defensive Counter Air, and Integrated Air and Missile Defense). The goals will be to test and certify the Mark XIIB system, develop and integrate the new Mark XIIB Identification Friend or Foe system capability (Mode 5 Level 2 Broadcast) and also continue the development/integration of civil Mode S capabilities into Mark XIIB Identification Friend or Foe equipment using newly fielded M-code GPS receivers. The Office of the Secretary of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration guidelines required Mode 5 be fully implemented by FY 2020 but many platforms continue to integrate this capability. The Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS Program will ensure those certifications are current on all applicable platforms/systems and work with both domestic and foreign military sales partners to ensure compliance. The funds also support representation to several military (United States and NATO) and civil (Federal Aviation Administration, International Civil Aviation Organization and Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) requirements meetings for Mode 5, Mode S and ADS-B. These important meetings allow the Department of Defense to remain interoperable with our foreign military partners as well as the United States and international civil aviation community. Department of Defense AIMS Program will continue to update the Department of Defense AIMS Mark XIIB Standards, Security Classification Guide, Handbook, and Test Requirements. This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Air Traffic Control and Radar Beacon Systems Identification Friend or Foe Mark XII System (AIMS) Program Office
Develop and maintain technical standards on development, integration, testing, and certification of Department of Defense Identification Friend or Foe equipment. Coordinate and execute equipment/subsystem-level certifications and platform certifications of Identification Friend or Foe capabilities. Currently managing 101 active Foreign Military Sales Cases. Support NATO Identification Friend or Foe Capabilities Team (Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe is a NATO waveform). Support International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Support Group (develops standards for world-wide civil Air Traffic Control). Create and maintain civil Mode S address assignments and military Mode 5 Platform Identification Number assignments for every Department of Defense platform using these waveforms in their interrogator and/or transponder equipment. Plan and execute annual User Working Group provides information to the Users on Identification Friend or Foe (IFF); provides seminars to the Users on Basic IFF, Advanced IFF, Mode 5 Test Sets and Crypto training. The main purpose of the Working Group is to share solutions and resolutions between Users, NATO, COCOMs and Program Offices on IFF, Mode 5, Mode S (civil and military).
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $1.90M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $1.91M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Total | $1.91M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $1.71M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $1.71M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642742: IFF/ATC Test and Certification | $0 | $1.90M | $1.91M | $1.71M | $1.71M |
| Program Element | $0 | $1.90M | $1.91M | $1.71M | $1.71M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →