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Acronyms and Abbreviations


ACS

Aerial Common Sensor

ACTD

Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration

ADNS

Automated Digital Networking System

ADS

advanced deployable system

AEER

advanced extended echo ranging

AEHF

advanced extremely high frequency

AESA

active electronically scanned array

AEW&C

airborne early warning and control

AFC2ISR

Air Force Command and Control Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (Center)

AIM

Advanced ISR Management (program)

ALE

Automatic Link Establishment

ALFS

airborne low-frequency sonar

AMRFC

Advanced Multi-function Radio Frequency Concept

AMTI

Airborne moving target indicator

AODV

Ad-hoc On-demand Distant Vector

AOI

area of interest

AOR

area of responsibility

API

applications program interface

APN

Aircraft Procurement Navy

AR

automatic rectification

ARG

amphibious ready group

ASD(NII)

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration

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ASN(RDA)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition

ASW

antisubmarine warfare

ATADS

automated target alert decision support

AT&L

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

ATARS

Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System

ATFLIR

Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared

ATFLIRS

Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared System

ATI

automatic target indicator

ATIF

All-source Track and Identification Fusion

ATM

asynchronous transfer mode

ATP

Advanced Technology Program

AUS

autonomous underwater sensor

AUSN

Autonomous Underwater Sensor Network

AWACS

Airborne Warning and Control System


BAMS

Broad Area Maritime Surveillance

BDA

battle damage assessment

BLOS

beyond line of sight

BMC2

battle management command and control

BMDO

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

BPEL

Business Process Execution Language

BPELWS

BPEL for Web Services

BW bandwidth


C2

command and control

C2ERA

Command and Control Enterprise Reference Architecture

C2ISR

command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

C2P

command-and-control processor

C2PC

command-and-control personal computer

C3

command, control, and communications

C4I

command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence

C4ISR

command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

CA

composable architecture

CBRNE

chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and enhanced conventional weapon

CCD

coherent change detection

CDL

Common Data Link

CEC

cooperative engagement capability

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CENTRIX

Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange

CEP

circular error probable

CERDEC

Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (Army)

CFFC

Commander, Fleet Forces Command

CFLCC

Combined Force Land Component Command

CG

cruiser

CGX

next-generation, guided missile cruiser

CHENG

Chief Engineer

CIO

Chief Information Officer

CLIP

Common Link Integration Processing

CMC

Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

COA

community of action

COCOM

combatant command

COI

community of interest

COMINT

communications intelligence

CONOPS

concept of operations

CONUS

continental United States

COP

common operational picture

COTS

commercial off-the-shelf

CRD

Capstone Requirements Document

CSG

carrier strike group

CTOL

conventional takeoff and landing

CVBG

carrier battle group

CVN

nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

CWSP

Commercial Wideband Satellite Program


DAML

DARPA Agent Markup Language

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DASN

Deputy Assistant Secretaries of the Navy

DATMS

DISN ATM System

DCAMANET

Defense against Cyber Attacks on Mobile Ad-hoc Network Systems

DCGS

Distributed Common Ground Station

DCGS-N

Distributed Common Ground Station-Navy

DCNO

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

DDB

Dynamic Database (program)

DDG

guided-missile destroyer

DDX

destroyer, experimental (next-generation, multimission destroyer)

DEP

Distributed Engineering Plant

DIA

Defense Intelligence Agency

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DIB

DCGS Integration Backbone

DISA

Defense Information Systems Agency

DISN

Defense Information Support Network

DJC2

Deployable Joint Command and Control

DMSP

Defense Meteorological Support Program

DMT

decision making toolset

DOD

Department of Defense

DoDAF

DOD Architectural Framework

DoS

denial of service

DOS

disk operating system

DOTMLPF

doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel and facilities

DRD

Derivative Requirements Document

DRPM

direct-reporting program manager

DSB

Defense Science Board

DSCS

Defense Satellite Communications System

DSP

Defense Support Program

DSR

Dynamic Source Routing

DTD

document type definition

DTED

digital terrain elevation data

DTT

Dynamic Tactical Targeting (program)


EAM

emergency action message

EER

extended echo ranging

EHF

extremely high frequency

ELINT

electronic intelligence

EMCON

electromagnetic emission control

EMI/EMC

electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility

EMW

Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare

EO

electro-optical

EPLRS

Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System

ERGM

enhanced-range guided munition

ESB

Enterprise Services Bus

ESF

expeditionary strike force

ESG

expeditionary strike group

ESM

electronic support measure

ESSM

Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

EW

electronic warfare


F2T2EA

find, fix, track, target, engage, assess

FBCB2

Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade-and-Below

FCC

FORCEnet Compliance Criteria

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FDS

fixed distributed system

FIOP

family of interoperable pictures

FNBDT

Future Narrow Band Digital Terminal

FnEP

FORCEnet Engagement Package

FNMOC

Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Ocean Center

FOS

family of systems

FSO

Free Space Optical


GBS

Global Broadcast System

Gbps

gigabits per second

GCCS

Global Command and Control System

GCCS-I3

Global Command and Control System-Integrated Intelligence and Imagery

GCCS-M

Global Command and Control System-Maritime

GIG

Global Information Grid

GIG-BE

Global Information Grid–Bandwidth Expansion

GIG-EF

Global Information Grid Evaluation Facilities

GIS

Geospatial Information Systems

GMTI

ground moving target indicator

GNCST

Global Net Centric Surveillance and Targeting

GPS

Global Positioning System

GWOT

Global War on Terrorism


HAIPE

High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryption

HALE

UAV high-altitude, low-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle

HARVe

High Altitude Reconnaissance Vehicle

HDTV

high-definition television

HF

high frequency; horizontal fusion

HMI

human-machine interface

HRR-GMTI

high-range-resolution ground moving target indicator

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HUMINT

human intelligence

HURT

Heterogeneous Urban Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Team


IA

information assurance

IABM

Integrated Architecture Behavior Model

IAS

Intelligence Analysis System

IBC

Integrated Battle Command

ID

identification

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IEER

improvised extended echo ranging

IER

information exchange requirement

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IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force

IFF

identification friend or foe

IFGR

Information For Global Research (program)

IMINT

image intelligence

Inmarsat

International Maritime Satellite

IO

Information Operations

IOC

initial operating capability

IP

Internet Protocol

IPv6

Internet Protocol version 6

IR

infrared

ISR

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

IT

information technology

IW

information warfare

IXO

Information Exploitation Office


J6

Joint Staff (directorate for C4 systems)

JAGUAR

Joint Air/Ground Operations: Unified, Adaptive Replanning (program)

JBI

Joint Battlespace Infosphere

JBMC2

Joint Battle Management Command and Control

JC2

Joint Command and Control

JCRE

Joint Coordinated Real-Time Engagement

JDEP

Joint Distributed Engineering Plant

JEFX

Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment

JEM

Joint Effects Model

JFC

Joint Force Commander

JHU/APL

Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory

JICO

Joint Interface Control Officer

JNMS

Joint Network Management System

JOEF

Joint Operational Effects Federation

JPEN

Joint Protection Enterprise Network

JSCIET

Joint-Service Combat Identification Evaluation Test

JSF

Joint Strike Fighter

JSIMS-M

Joint Simulation System-Maritime

JSIPS

Joint Service Imagery Processing System

JSIPS-N

Joint Service Imagery Processing System-Navy

JSS

JICO Support System

JSSEO

Joint SIAP System Engineering Organization

JSTARS

Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

JTAAC

Joint Targeting and Attack Assessment Capability

JTAGS

Joint Tactical Air-to-Ground Station

JTAMDO

Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization

JTF

joint task force

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JTIDS

Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

JTRS

Joint Tactical Radio System

J-UCAS

Joint-Unmanned Combat Air System

JWAC

Joint Warfare Analysis Center

JWARN

Joint Warning and Reporting Network

JWICS

Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System


LAMPS

Light Airborne Multipurpose System

LANS

land area network server

LCS

littoral combat ship

LEO

low-Earth-orbit

LF

low frequency

LMRS

Long Range Mine Reconnaissance System

LOS

line of sight

LPH

amphibious assault ship

LPI/LPD

low probability of interception/detection

LTA

lighter than air

LUE

Limited User Evaluation


MAD

magnetic anomaly detection

MAGTF

Marine Air-Ground Task Force

MANET

Mobile Ad Hoc Network

MASINT

measurement and signatures intelligence

MBITR

Multiband Inter/Intra-Team Radio

Mbps

megabits per second

MCCDC

Marine Corps Combat Development Command

MCO

Major Combat Operations

MCSC

Marine Corps Systems Command

MDA

Missile Defense Agency

MDA

Model-Driven Architecture

MEB

Marine Expeditionary Brigade

MEF

Marine Expeditionary Force

MEO

medium-Earth-orbit

MEU

Marine Expeditionary Unit

MEU(SOC)

Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)

MFL

Multiple Frequency Link

MFR

Multifunction Radar

MIDS

LVT Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminal

MILSTAR

Military Strategic, Tactical, and Relay

MIT/LL

Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Lincoln Laboratory

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MIW

Mine Warfare

MLS

multilevel security

MMA

Multimission Maritime Aircraft

MOS

MIDS on Ship

MOVINT

movement intelligence

MPF(F)

Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future)

MPLS

Multi-Protocol Label Switching

MSG

maritime surface group

MSTAR

Moving and Stationary Target Acquisition and Recognition

MTI

moving target indicator

MTS

Multispectral Targeting System

MTW

major theater war

MUOS

Mobile User Objective System


N3/N5

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans, Policy, and Operations

N6/N7

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs

N71

Net-Centric Warfare Division, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs

N81

Assessment Division, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments

NACK

Negative Acknowledgement

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAVAIR

Naval Air Systems Command

NAVCOMSTA

Navy communications station

NAVSEA

Naval Sea Systems Command

NAVSUP

Naval Supply Systems Command

NCCT

network centric collaborative targeting

NCES

Network Centric Enterprise Services

NCO

network-centric operations

NCOW

RM Net Centric Operations Warfare Reference Model

NCW network-centric warfare

NDEP

Navy Distributed Engineering Plant

NESI

Net-Centric Enterprise Solution for Interoperability

NETWARCOM

Naval Network Warfare Command

NGA

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

NII

Networks and Information Integration

NIFC-CA

Naval Integrated Fire Control–Counter Air

NMCI

Navy/Marine Corps Intranet

NORM

NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast

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NOVISS

NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast Video Streaming System

NRC

National Research Council

NRL

Naval Research Laboratory

NRO

National Reconnaissance Office

NSA

National Security Agency

NSB

Naval Studies Board

NSM

Network System Management

NSPD

National Security Presidential Directive

NTCSS

Naval Tactical Command Support System

NWDC

Navy Warfare Development Command


OA

open architecture

OACE

Open Architecture Computing Environment

OASD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

OATM

Open Architecture Track Manager

OCA

offensive counter-air

OCMD

overland cruise missile defense

OHIO

only handle information once

OIF

Operation Iraqi Freedom

OLSR

Optimized Link Status Routing

OMG

Object Modeling Group

ONR

Office of Naval Research

OPNAV

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSD(AT&L)

Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

OSD(NII)

Office of the Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration

OWL

Web Ontology Language

OWL-S

Web Ontology Language for Services


PACFLT

Pacific Fleet

PACOM

Pacific Command

PAL

protocol abstraction layer

PDA

personal digital assistant

PDL

protocol description language

PEO

Program Executive Office

PEO(C4I&S)

PEO for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, and Space

PEO(IWS)

PEO for Integrated Warfare Systems

PEO(W)

PEO for Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation

PEP

performance-enhancing proxy

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PIM

Platform Independent Model

PM

program manager

PM 150

Program Manager (within SPAWAR) for Command and Control Systems

POM

Program Objective Memorandum

POR

program of record

PRR

Personal Role Radio

PSI

Platform Specific Implementation

PSM

Platform Specific Model

PTW

Precision Targeting Workstation


QDR

Quadrennial Defense Review

QoS

quality of service


R&D

research and development

RAPIDS

Reusable Application Integration and Development Standards

RCIP/APB

Rapid Capability Insertion Process/Advanced Processor Build

RDA

research, development, and acquisition

RDF

Resource Description Framework

RF

radio frequency

RPG

rocket-propelled grenade

RSTA

Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition


S&T

science and technology

SAG

surface action group

SAM

surface-to-air missile

SAMS NT

Shipboard Automated Medical System

SAPIENT

Situation-Aware Protocols In Edge Network Technologies

SAR

synthetic aperture radar

SAR/EO

synthetic aperture radar/electro-optical

SATCOM

satellite communications

SBIRS

Space-Based Infrared Systems

SBR

space-based radar

SCI

sensitive compartmented information

SCN

Ship Construction Navy

SGS/AC

Shipboard Gridlock System Automatic Correlation

SHARP

shared reconnaissance pod

SHF

superhigh frequency

SIAP

Single Integrated Air Picture

SIGINT

signals intelligence

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SIGP

Single Integrated Ground Picture

SIMP

Single Integrated Maritime Picture

SINCGARS

Single-Channel Ground-Air Radio System

SIPRnet

Secure Internet Protocol Router Network

SIRG

Senior Industry Review Group

SLEP

Service Life Extension Program

SME

Secure Mobile Environment

SOA

service-oriented architecture

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol

SOF

Special Operations Forces

SOI

signal of interest

SPAWAR

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

SPG

Strategic Planning Guidance

SSBN

ship, submersible, ballistic, nuclear (submarine)

SSDS

Ship Self Defense System

SSGN

nuclear-powered, guided-missile submarine

SSN

attack submarine (nuclear propulsion)

STAP

signal processing space-time adaptive

STOM

Ship-to-Objective Maneuver

STOVL

short takeoff and vertical landing

SURTASS

Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System

SUW

Surface Warfare

SYSCOM

systems command


T&E

testing and evaluation

TACAIR

Tactical Air

TAMD

Theater Air and Missile Defense

T-AOE

fast combat-support ship

TBMCS

Theater Battle Management Core System

TBM

Theater Ballistic Missile

TBMD

Theater Ballistic Missile Defense

TCA

Transformational Communications Architecture

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TCS

Time Critical Strike

TDL

Tactical Data Link

TEL

Transportable Erector Launcher

TES

Tactical Exploitation System

TES-N

Tactical Exploitation System-Navy

TLAM

Tomahawk land-attack missile

TMD

Theater Missile Defense

TMIP-M

Theater Medical Information Program-Maritime

TOA

time of arrival

TPED

tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination

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TPPU

tasking, posting, processing, using

TSAT

Transformational Satellite

TST

Time Sensitive Targeting

TTP

tactics, techniques, and procedures


UAS

unmanned aircraft system

UAV

unmanned aerial vehicle

UCAV

unmanned combat air vehicle

UCIM

Universal Communication Interface Module

UDCP

User Defined Picture Concept

UDDI

Universal Description, Discovery and Interoperability

UDPC

User Defined Picture Concept

UFO

UHF Follow On (satellite)

UGS

unattended ground sensor

UGV

unmanned ground vehicle

UHF

ultrahigh frequency

UML

Unified Modeling Language

USA

U.S. Army

USAF

U.S. Air Force

USD(I)

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

USEUCOM

United States European Command

USJFCOM

U.S. Joint Forces Command

USMC

U.S. Marine Corps

USN

U.S. Navy

USV

unmanned surface vehicle

USW

Undersea Warfare

UUS

unmanned underwater sensor

UUV

unmanned underwater vehicle

UV

ultraviolet

UWB

ultrawideband


VCNO

Vice Chief of Naval Operations

VHF

very high frequency

VLF

very low frequency

VoATM

Voice over Asynchronous Transfer Mode

VoIP

Voice over IP

VoSIP

Voice over Secure IP

VPN

Virtual Private Network

VSTOL

vertical short takeoff and landing

VTOL

vertical takeoff and landing

VTUAV

VTOL tactical unmanned aerial vehicle


WACD

Wide Area Change Detection

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WGS

Wideband Gapfiller System

WMD

weapons of mass destruction

WNW

Wideband Network Waveform

WSDL

Web Services Description Language

WSFL

Web Services Flow Language


XML

Extensible Markup Language

XSD

XML schema datatype

XTCF

Extensible Tactical C4I Framework

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The Navy has put forth a new construct for its strike forces that enables more effective forward deterrence and rapid response. A key aspect of this construct is the need for flexible, adaptive command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. To assist development of this capability, the Navy asked the NRC to examine C4ISR for carrier, expeditionary, and strike and missile defense strike groups, and for expeditionary strike forces. This report provides an assessment of C4ISR capabilities for each type of strike group; recommendations for C4ISR architecture for use in major combat operations; promising technology trends; and an examination of organizational improvements that can enable the recommended architecture.

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