Combat Air Intelligence System Activities

Mission — TARGETING ENTERPRISE RESEARCH source

Provides support to personnel utilizing Target Development, Planning, and Execution applications; Unit Level Intelligence; Tactical Intelligence Applications; shorten the kill chain through automation and direct support to national, combatant command, and Air Force intelligence missions. Funds enhanced dynamic F2T2EA sensor-to-shooter intel and advanced training on cloud-based apps to shorten LRKC with automated and AI-enabled Sensing Grid/targeting tools and applications. Analyzes, visualizes, and shares National, Tactical, and open source Intel to close the capability gap against adversary's truncated kill chains. IC-ITE - IC-ITE mission is enabling greater integration, information sharing, and safeguarding with the Intelligence Community (IC) by adopting IC standards, data, and technology frameworks, and using systems of common concerns for unmatched decision advantage. This program element may include necessary emergent or unanticipated civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Targeting Intelligence for emergent or unanticipated weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, or 0605898F. In FY 2024, 1.511M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025, 1.750M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element."

Mission — GEO Info & Serv Software source

Provides support to personnel using Geospatial resources utilized in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) databasing applications, technology exploration and refresh initiatives, geospatial imagery data management and dissemination architecture, geospatial information and services modernization, and enablers for intel and targeting capabilities. Provides support to the MAJCOMs to ensure requisite and available target intelligence and GEOINT tools for information directly available to warfighters. The GEOINT information and service software program funds the Air Force Enhanced Geospatial Product Library (EGPL) which is currently fielded to all combatant command air components and subordinate units supporting global air operations. The EGPL provides digital GEOINT data to support mission planning, targeting & intelligence in support of mission objectives. The Enhanced Geospatial Product Library (EGPL) is world-wide distributed United States Air Force (USAF) repository for geospatial products from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) and other government sources. Its purpose is to provide the Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) information needed by the Air Force (AF) and other DoD command and control systems. EGPL is on premise, continuously updated, NGA Foundational GEOINT data seamlessly accessible via shared drive or browser. Funds enhanced dynamic F2T2EA sensor-to-shooter intel and advanced training on cloud-based apps to shorten LRKC with automated and AI-enabled Sensing Grid/targeting tools and applications. Analyzes, visualizes, and shares National, Tactical, and open source Intel to close the capability gap against adversary's truncated kill chains.

Mission — Combat Air Intelligence System Activities source

The mission of Combat Air Intelligence Systems (CAIS) is to process, analyze, and disseminate intelligence for air component and unit operations worldwide by providing key intelligence infrastructure and production capabilities for the supported and supporting forces with true backbone type of intelligence support for air operations and air support to joint operations. CAIS is focused on providing the intelligence infrastructure and funding to Air Force Major Commands, Intelligence, Cyber and Space Squadrons, Field Operating Agencies, and subordinate units. Modernizations are required for the CAIS enterprise capabilities, inside and outside AOCs to keep pace with evolving Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) components, integrated Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components, Department of Defense (DoD) directives, and changes in the underlying Information Technology (IT) environment, as well as to deliver effective operational capabilities for the user. In Summer of FY20, the decision was made to transition from Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA), Sec 804 Rapid Prototyping/Fielding to the new NDAA FY20 - Software Acquisition Pathway, which is the preferred path for acquisition and development of software-intensive systems. In October 2021, Kessel Run Air Domain was authorized by the Service Acquisition Executive to enter the Software Acquisition Pathway in the Execution Phase. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Targeting and Geospatial Intelligence weapon system capability. The use of such program's funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In PY 58.706M (FY2024) was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in CY (FY2025) 48.512M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. Kessel Run is part of the overarching 27431F portfolio. Additional CAIS funding associated with BA04 PE 24731F BPAC 640141. The Air Force requested to Congress a transfer of the remaining FY25 funds (18.733M) to its actual PE AF ISR DI (33010F). This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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