Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology OFCM
Assessment of MPAR Capability to Meet Agency
Needs
Jud Stailey, OFCM
Executive Secretary, MPAR EC
December 14, 2009 1
Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR)
MPAR Risk-Reduction Strategy
08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20Fiscal Year
RDT&ENSSL, MIT/LL, others
NWRT
Demo 1Wx
Demo 2Wx/Acft
Algorithm Dev Algorithm & Software Dev
Tradeoff Analyses
Testing
Upgrade to Active Sub-array
Scan Strategies
FAA IOC for Wx &
ASR
RFI
Concept Def3 Contractors, FP
Solicit
Industry Day
AwardRFP
2 Contractors, CPFF
Fly-Off Full
RFP Dev
Solicit
RFP
RFP Dev
Award
Cost-Benefit Study
Pre-Prod Model
RFP Dev
Dev
Limited Prod1 Contractor, CPFF
Solicit
Award
OT&EDT&E
Concept Definition /
System Development
Analysis of Alternatives
Siting/SpectrumSite Surveys
Site Acq & Prep
Spectrum Approvals
Spectrum & Siting Requirements Analysis
Management Approach
Agency InternalTest & Eval Org
Ops Support Org
Program Council Oversight
Joint System Program Office
Ops Concept Development
Reqts Analysis
Reqts Def Definition & Refinement
Employment ConceptRefinement
P3I DevTradeoffs – Design to Budget
Refinement
DOD CPDDOD CDDDOD ICD
DOD FSA DOD POM Bld
DOD DP
DOD DPDOD DP
KDP1 (Def need, priority, and $)
KDP2 (Select design & move to demo/test)
KDP3 (Full Scale Dev)
KDP4(Full Prod)
DOD DP
DOD DP
Mission & Service Needs Analysis andRequirements
BASC Study
Svc Analysis
FAA DPFAA DP
FAA DP
Init Acq Review Wx & Air
Replace ASR-8/9?
Replace 88D?
Ops Concept Development
Reqts Analysis
Reqts Def Definition & Refinement
Employment ConceptRefinement
P3I DevTradeoffs – Design to Budget
Refinement
DOD CPDDOD CDDDOD ICD
DOD FSA DOD POM Bld
DOD DP
DOD DPDOD DP
KDP1 (Def need, priority, and $)
KDP2 (Select design & move to demo/test)
KDP3 (Full Scale Dev)
KDP4(Full Prod)
DOD DP
DOD DP
Mission & Service Needs Analysis andRequirements
BASC Study
Svc Analysis
MPAR Risk-Reduction Strategy
08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20Fiscal Year
RDT&ENSSL, MIT/LL, others
NWRT
Demo 1Wx
Demo 2Wx/Acft
Algorithm Dev Algorithm & Software Dev
Tradeoff Analyses
Testing
Upgrade to Active Sub-array
Scan Strategies
FAA IOC for Wx &
ASR
FAA DPFAA DP
FAA DP
Init Acq Review Wx & Air
Replace ASR-8/9?
Replace 88D?
MPAR Risk-Reduction Strategy
08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20Fiscal Year
RDT&ENSSL, MIT/LL, others
NWRT
Demo 1Wx
Demo 2Wx/Acft
Algorithm Dev Algorithm & Software Dev
Tradeoff Analyses
Testing
Upgrade to Active Sub-array
Scan Strategies
RFI
Concept Def3 Contractors, FP
Solicit
Industry Day
AwardRFP
2 Contractors, CPFF
Fly-Off Full
RFP Dev
Solicit
RFP
RFP Dev
Award
Cost-Benefit Study
Pre-Prod Model
RFP Dev
Dev
Limited Prod1 Contractor, CPFF
Solicit
Award
OT&EDT&E
Concept Definition /
System Development
Analysis of Alternatives
Siting/SpectrumSite Surveys
Site Acq & Prep
Spectrum Approvals
Spectrum & Siting Requirements Analysis
Management Approach
Agency InternalTest & Eval Org
Ops Support Org
Program Council Oversight
Joint System Program Office
FAA DPFAA DP
FAA DP
Init Acq Review Wx & Air
Replace ASR-8/9?
Replace 88D?FAA IOC for Wx &
ASR
Ops Concept Development
Reqts Analysis
Reqts Def Definition & Refinement
Employment ConceptRefinement
P3I DevTradeoffs – Design to Budget
Refinement
DOD CPDDOD CDDDOD ICD
DOD FSA DOD POM Bld
DOD DP
DOD DPDOD DP
KDP1 (Def need, priority, and $)
KDP2 (Select design & move to demo/test)
KDP3 (Full Scale Dev)
KDP4(Full Prod)
DOD DP
DOD DP
Mission & Service Needs Analysis andRequirements
BASC Study
Svc Analysis
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Assessment of MPAR Capability
BackgroundWG/MPAR challenges to establishing requirements:
•Number of agencies and relationship•Different agency definitions and processes•Different potential role of MPAR in terms of meeting discrete versus broad needs
•Different level of understanding of potential MPAR capabilities
•Lack of the right resources to do the work
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Assessment of MPAR Capability
BackgroundAction Item from MPAR Symposium II:
•Mission needs assessment• Identify current radar-related shortfalls and
needed improvements• Consider both technology / equipment and
services
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Assessment of MPAR Capability
Approach
Start with potentially easier to define needs:
•FAA Replacement of ASRs and TDWR•Replacement of long range radars (?)
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Approach (Cont’d)Address more complex needs:
•NWS weather surveillance• CORL & Weather Radar 20-Year Vision Planning
Report• Weather Service Improvements diagram
•Homeland/National Defense Air Surveillance:• IS CONOPS, NORAD input, other available data• Air Surveillance Service Improvements diagram
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FAA ASR & TDWR Needs
DoD LRR Needs
NWS Weather Observing
Needs (CORL)
DHS Surveillance
Needs
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FAA ASR TDWR Needs
DoD LRR Needs
NWS Weather Observing
Needs (CORL)
DHS Surveillance
Needs
MPAR Capabilities
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FAA ASR TDWR Needs
DoD LRR Needs
NWS Weather Observing
Needs (CORL)
DHS Surveillance
Needs
MPAR Capabilities
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Approach• Not creating a programmatic document
• Every agency has a different acquisition system
• May not have the same documents• Even if they have the same documents, the
requirements for those documents will not be the same
• Avoid using a standard name for product• Could follow an agency’s template
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Approach (Cont’d)•At some point a program office will get agency agreement on a procurement model
•At this point we should create documentation that meets our needs
• Understanding what agencies need• Helping define technical challenges and prioritize
work (input to R&D Plan)• Educating decision makers on what needs MPAR
can meet
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Recommendation Task WG/MPAR to
• Consider and define the potential applications for needs assessment
• Determine the type of needs information that would suit those applications
• Gather the needs information
• Assess the capability of MPAR to meet the multi-agency needs
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