By Ginny Sniegon, PSA Programs Chair

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1 P recisionstrike 1st Issue 2017 Vol.30, No.1 Digest From Cruise Missiles Association to Precision Strike Association we have been dedicated to advancing the art and science of precision engagement concepts and technology for more than 25 years. Affiliate, National Defense Industrial Association The VISION STATEMENT We aspire to be the premier association dedicated to advancing the art and science of precision engagement concepts and technology. To accomplish this, we will promote the development of systems and procedures in order to locate, fix, track, target, and attack fixed, moving, and relocatable targets. We recognize that battlespace management, the network within which it functions, and the adjunct command and control requirements are crucial to success on the battlefield. PSA has a global perspective and welcomes international participation. Precision Engagement in Future & Current Fights Precision Munitions Focus By Ginny Sniegon, PSA Programs Chair The Versatility and Capability of Precision Munitions in a Changing Strategic Environment is the theme of the Precision Strike Annual Review (PSAR-17) scheduled for March 2017 at the Springfield Waterford. Maintaining dominance through technological innovation in a changing strategic environment is key. The precision strike community must continue to address known capability deficiencies to support advanced technology investments for precision strike engagements. For the past four decades, precision concepts and technology have ensured that the U.S. military keeps its strategic advantage. But emerging threats continue to jeopardize this advantage and in the current changing strategic environment, the United States faces ever increasing challenges to maintain our global leadership role. It remains imperative that we ensure that this New Administration has the systems and munitions it needs to effectively deter and decisively win future conflicts. This will continue to require precision strike engagement across all spectrums of conflict. The Defense Industry team must continue to focus on developing new technologies for emerging capabilities, promoting innovative concepts and investing in critical technological modernization while refining our federal acquisition processes. Please join us for this critical Precision Strike Annual Review as distinguished leaders characterize the changing strategic Representative Rob Wittman (VA-01) Major General Chris McPadden, USA Lieutenant General Jerry JD Harris Jr., USAF Rear Admiral Mark Darrah, USN Major General Stacy Clardy, USMC See Precision Munitions, cont. on pg. 14 IN THIS ISSUE PSAR-17 Preview PSTS-16 Wrapup Johnson Award Wrapup.. 11 Perry Award

2 The P recisionstrike Digest 2 Published by: The Precision Strike Association 2101 Wilson Blvd - Suite 700 Arlington, VA tel: fax: / info@precisionstrike.org; PSAChair@precisionstrike.org Officers: Chairman: Ken Masson Vice-Chairman: Marc Tang Secretary: Mark Converse Chair for Programs: Ginny Sniegon Chair for Membership: Kurt Chankaya Chair for Communications: John Sordyl Event Planning: Dave Rice, Jeff Braun Staff: PSA Operations Management Associate Director: Angie De Kleine, CAE, CMM, CMP, CEM Membership: Zoila Martinez Vice President, Program Development: CAPT Bruce Roulstone, USN (Ret) Editor: Ramon Lopez Board of Directors: Michael Bawden, Sandia National Labs Dana Beyeler, Ellwood National Forge Peter Bloom, Raytheon Jeffrey Braun, Sandia National Laboratories LTC Ken Britt, USA (Ret), Army G-8 contract support CAPT Lawrence Burt, USN (Ret.), The Boeing Company Kurt Chankaya, Lockheed Martin Mark Converse, Cypress International Harvey Dahljelm Bill Dalecky, Pratt & Whitney (Emeritus) Col Lenny D Amico, USAF (Ret), SPA Andy Erickson, Los Alamos National Laboratory Kevin Fesler, Aerojet Rocketdyne CAPT Christopher Flood, USN (Ret.), BAE Systems Ken Gele, Lockheed Martin Joe Glebocki, Aerojet Rocketdyne MG Paul Greenberg, USA (Ret) Jeff Haupt, The Boeing Company Byron Jenkins, Lockheed Martin MFC Suzy Kennedy, JHU/APL (Emeritus) Maureen Koerwer, Harris Corp. RADM Walter M. Locke, USN (Ret) (Emeritus) David Lyon, U.S. Army Research Laboratory Ken Masson, ATK Barry Maxwell, Kaman Precision Products Andy McHugh,Tekla Research (Emeritus) Bryan Mendiola, Excelis Col John Meyer, USAF (Ret.), Synergy Mark Mishler, L-3 Fuzing & Ordnance Systems Thomas Murphy, Raytheon Kerry Neace, JHU-APL Phil Pardue, JHU-APL Jim Pennock, MBDA COL Dave Rice, USA (Ret), American Defense Earle Rudolph, MBDA Dick Rumpf, Rumpf Associates Int'l (Emeritus) Wayne Savage, Raytheon (Emeritus) Andrew Schwarz, RIX Industries Mike Seifert, Honeywell Ginny Sniegon, IDA John Sordyl, Williams International Dale Spencer Chris Stoddard, Leidos Marc Tang, Northrop Grumman David Uzzell, Boeing Santiago Vaca, S Vaca & Associates Dr. John Walter, JHU/APL Advisory Council: CDR David Baird, USN/OSD T. Gordon Brown, U.S. Army Research Laboratory LTC Terry Clark, USA Steve Dowling, DTRA CAPT Jaime Engdahl, USN/NAVAIR Col Brian Farmer, USAF Lt Col Jesse Friedel, USAF, Joint Staff Val Frunza, NAVAIR LtCol Chuck Kelly, USMC (Ret), OSD (AT&L) Bob Kimble, PEO(W) Stephen Klein, Air Force Institute of Technology James Lackey, AMRDEC Col Greg Payne, USAF CDR James Reeve, USN, N98 Maj Ryan Schiller, USMC The Precision Strike Digest is published quarterly. Correspondence should be sent to the above address. The Association assumes no responsibility for unsolicited materials; these require return postage. Reproduction in whole or part is authorized with the appropriate credit. Copyright 2017 by the Precision Strike Association, Inc. Postmaster: Please send any address changes received to the location identified above is poised to be a strong year of successful growth for the Precision Strike Association. Please join me in welcoming the newest members to our Executive Committee: Dave Rice, Kurt Chankaya, Mark Converse and Jeffry Braun. The Executive Committee is excited about the New Year and the opportunities for PSA to positively impact the Defense Industry. We have entered a new era of accelerating change for not only our Nation but around the globe. Change by its nature breeds uncertainty but also opportunity and this is ever true for the defense industry. However, seizing opportunity requires anticipatory action through a thorough assessment of the circumstances, taking stock of the known environment while assessing the potential impact of undefined challenges (risks) to come. What we know on the doorstep of 2017: The US Military is straining under high operational tempo and severe fiscal pressure from the Budget Control Act. US freedom of maneuver is increasingly challenged by countries with designs on controlling their geopolitical domains. Readiness, manpower, and equipment are all below necessary levels. Our overwhelming precision strike advantages have eroded, our competitors are investing heavily to catch up, and we are no longer assured of superior capability for the next conflict. Global challenges are increasing in scope and complexity. The US no longer enjoys sole superpower status. China is asserting herself throughout Asia and the Pacific. Chairman s Column Russia is similarly flexing her muscles in Eastern Europe and across the Middle East. Both have undergone an unprecedented period of modernization to meet or in some cases exceed US power in their respective regions. Hostile emergent powers in Iran and North Korea have been expanding their power and destabilizing influence. Meanwhile, geopolitical unrest has become the new norm around the globe. Driven by opportunistic exploitation of economic penury and political disenfranchisement of large populations, non-state terror organizations are proliferating and expanding their influence and control. Radical sectarianism not only offends the tenants of civility but also threatens social order through terror. What is unclear: The US has a new Administration with its own posture on Defense. The espoused mantra of increased manpower, increased force structure and recapitalized capabilities is encouraging yet the details and priorities are critical. Getting it right is imperative in the face of a daunting challenge and depleted force. The Precision Strike Community must continue to lead the way in conceptualizing, designing and delivering capability to our war fighters. Never has it been more important for the industry, the defense establishment, the laboratories and academia to come together in meeting the global challenge. PSA is doing its part through expanding collaboration/engagement forum opportunities. In 2017 we are increasing visibility of our Precision Strike Annual Review (PSAR) and Precision Strike See Chairman s Column, cont. on pg. 10

3 1st Issue/2017 PSTS-16 Wrap-up The precision strike community was energized by an extraordinary three-day SECRET// NOFORN Precision Strike Technology Symposiuhosted by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Team at its Kossiakoff Center on October PSTS-16 was orchestrated by the PSA Programs Leaders Ginny Sniegon, Commander Jumbo Baird, USN and Chuck Kelly. Dr. John Walter, Kerry Neace, Captain (Ret) Larry Burt, USN and Marc Tang served as Quad-Chairs with assistance from numerous PSA Board Members and the PSA Advisory Council. Chairman of the Board Ken Masson welcomed the nearly 300 participants on the morning of the 25th and the JHU/APL official welcome was given by its Precision Strike Mission Area Executive Dr. David Van Wie. As has been traditional for more than a decade, we take pride in noting that numerous Midshipmen from the Naval Academy s Weapons Engineering Department as well as other disciplines joined us during the 3-day symposium and very much appreciated the opportunity to be engaged in critical Defense topics that they hear about every day. They found the forum to be highly educational and extremely beneficial on-the-job training, as well as inspirational and professionally creative. Two key take-aways provided by the midshipmen follow (others are reflected elsewhere in this Digest): Knowing the types of weapons that will be available by the time people my age reach the Fleet provides tremendous perspective. Bringing in high level officers to talk about the realities of Defense funding and research, also gave me a more confident picture of our military s capabilities. Precision Strike Priorities to Meet New Great-Power Competition was the theme and provided the precision strike community with an abundance of critical topics that showcased opportunities and innovations for technologies needed for future strike warfare engagement. Further, hot-topic sessions and panels included an Intelligence Assessment, the Cyber Threat and Cyber Talent Management, Targeting Support, Third Offset Framing, Navy s Next Generation Strike Capability, Weapons Mix, Requirements for Precision Engagement, Priorities for U.S. Defense Strategy and Force Planning, Strategic and Warfighting Challenges, National Labs Technologies Ahead, Industry s Views on Closing the Great-Power Capability Gap, Long-Range Strike in the 21st Century, and Strategic Challenges of Cyber Operations were addressed. Further, highlights were presented on the Long Range Anti-Ship (LRASM) program, the DARPA Tactical Boost Glide program, Science and Technologies investments, Joint Concepts, Innovative Solutions, Reshaping Electronic Warfare, Joint Force Priorities, Modernizing Defense Innovation, Global Megatrends and Challenges to Precision Strike, Insights into the Kill Chain, Lessons Learned from Iraq and Syria, Digitally Aided CAS in the Battlefield, Kinetic Strike for Special Dr. David Van Wie Tactics to Achieve Precision Strike Effects, Joint Fiber Laser Mission Engagement (J-FLaME) Joint Test, Hypersonic Weapons, Autonomy- Enabled Systems to support Counter-WMD Mission, Russia s New Strategic Doctrine and Capabilities, and Standoff Munitions Applications Center (SMAC) update. Unclassified highlights are summarized below: Dr. Peter Huessy President, Geo-Strategic Analysis kicked off the briefing series by captivating the audience with his remarks on Congressional Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence and the American Presence and Role in the World. First, he addressed the six known myths and six nuclear truths. Then, Dr. Huessy discussed the implications for US presence and reflected on the congressional views. He continued by talking about the two big concerns Chinese proliferation and Russian modernization. Christie Batten Deputy DIO Mid-East and North Africa, DIA presented an Intelligence Assessment on Middle East & North Africa Challenges. Ms. Batten gave an overview of the situation in the Middle East and highlighted several sensitive global issues. Lt Col Jamil Syed, USAF Deputy Director of Operations, 363rd ISR Group, Air Combat Command focused on Targeting Dr. Peter Huessy Christie Batten 3

4 The P recisionstrike Digest Support for Future Warfare Engagement and noted that target development makes a difference. He discussed its support to ongoing combat operations. Colonel PJ Maykish, USAF Strategy and Force Development, OUSD(P) addressed OSD s Third Offset Framing. He also reminisced about the challenging process and the use of critical thinking regarding where we are today. David Ochmanek Senior Defense Analyst, the RAND Corporation discussed U.S. Military Capabilities and Forces for a Dangerous World Rethinking the U.S. Approach to Defense Planning. Mr. Ochmanek noted that trends in the security environment since the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance and 2014 QDR were promulgated have placed new and additive demands on the U.S. Armed Forces. Yet, resources available to DoD have not significantly increased. As a consequence, U.S. forces today are not modernizing at rates needed to keep pace with the forces of near-peer adversaries. Further, they are not well-postured to deter or respond to aggression in Europe or the Western Pacific, and too many units suffer from low levels of readiness. The upcoming Defense review will need to confront the problem of a growing gap between the ambitions of the Defense Strategy and the resources being devoted to Defense. To counter provocations and aggression by North Korea, U.S. and Lt Col Jamil Syed, USAF 4 Colonel PJ Maykish, USAF allied forces will want better capabilities to prevent NK from delivering nuclear weapons (as opposed to attempting simply to deter nuclear use through the threat of retaliation). And, in order to sustain a vigorous campaign against Al Qaeda, ISIS, and other Salafist-jihadi groups, DoD should gradually increase the size of U.S. special operation forces, expand intelligence collection and analysis capacity, and pursue other development efforts to enhance small unit operations. Mr. Ochmanek mentioned that promising options are emerging to enhance the capabilities of U.S. forces and improve the odds of their achieving these operational goals. Options include: developing and acquiring large numbers of advanced cruise missiles; longer-range, highspeed anti-radiation missiles for SAM suppression; more resilient satellite constellations; short-range air defenses systems (SHORADS) for protection against cruise missiles; and guided anti-armor weapons. Low-tech approaches including forward basing and prepositioning of heavy equipment and munitions in Eastern Europe can also make major improvements to the performance of U.S. forces in defeating aggression. Mr. Ochmanek remarked that the upcoming defense review should place top priority on increasing investments in the sorts of capabilities most needed to close these qualitative gaps between the capabilities of U.S. forces and those of the US s most capable adversaries. If a way is not found to break the constraints imposed on DoD s topline in this era of the Budget Control Act, U.S. forces will have to get smaller in order to free up the needed resources. But, our Nation should be able to afford a force that is both up to the task of deterring and defeating aggression by an adversary and sufficiently large enough that it can fight and win more than one conflict at a time. RADM Mark Darrah, USN PEO for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons addressed the Navy s Next Generation Strike Capability and talked about using today s guidance and making it real to meet today s challenges. He noted that mission planning is crucial and asked for the help of the audience in leveraging technology to support the Third Offset and to meet the priorities for U.S. Defense Strategy and Force Planning. Following an informal lunch, Steve Howell DIO Sub-Saharan Africa, DIA presented an unclassified Overview of Hot Spots and Trends Around the African Continent. Mr. Howell noted that African hotspots in the near term include Libya, South Sudan, Mali, Burundi, Somalia, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Mr. Howell s view, the longer term trends are more predictable and increasingly negative. This is largely because even the positive developments are in danger of being overtaken by worrisome long-term demographic and climate trends. Africa s population of 1.14 billion will double in the next years. Urbanization will increase from 40% to 60%. The majority of the urban dwellers live in unplanned slums/squatter cities without govern- David Ochmanek RADM Mark Darrah, USN

5 1st Issue/2017 Steve Howell ment services. Eleven million young Africans between 15 and 25 years old will enter the workforce each year for the next decade without skills to find employment in the formal sector. Discontent over unmet expectations will result in increasing popular protests and resultant instability. Further, climate change is expected to hit Africa particularly hard particularly fresh water supplies and land degradation and deforestation. This trend may well overwhelm and erode already weak government institutions, disadvantaging Africa in an increasingly globalized world. Captain Jaime Engdahl, USN PMA-201 focused on the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program. Captain Engdahl covered technology development needs to support the Kill Chain, and talked about details pertaining to the success of the program to date. Further, he touched on meeting the upcoming deployment date and addressed several sensitivities where he welcomed the assistance of industry to help provide. Maj Gen Jon Norman, USAF Director, Global Power Programs, Maj Gen Jon Norman, USAF Captain Jaime Engdahl, USN RADM Mat Winter, USN Office of Assistant Secretary of Air Force for Acquisition, HQ, U.S. Air Force highlighted key Air Force Precision Weapons and noted the great need for precision weapons. He addressed significant challenges posed by the A2AD threat. RADM Mat Winter, USN Chief of Naval Research, DASN for S&T (at the time of the briefing) brought the audience up to speed on Naval Strategic S&T Investments by addressing warfighters needs being developed including the Railgun and swarming technologies. Dr. Peter Erbland PM, Tactical Technology Office, DARPA talked about the DARPA Tactical Boost Glide Program and highlighted numerous innovative approaches to warfighting. Further, he referenced new technologies being worked for high speed systems coming down the pike. He focused on the importance of highly accelerated speed of information, more stealth, better precision and endless persistence. Dr. Erbland invited participants to come forward with new ideas. Colonel Daniel Bennett, USA Chief of Research, Army Cyber Institute (ACI), U.S. Military Academy at West Point lectured on Cyber Talent Management. Dr. Bennett talked about the ACI mission, vision, and values and addressed the vision to develop intellectual capital and impactful partnerships that enable the nation to outmaneuver our adversaries in cyberspace. Dr. Peter Erbland Colonel Daniel Bennett, USA Admiral Scott Swift, USN Colonel Halsey Burks, USAF Admiral Scott Notso Swift Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet and long-time advocate of the precision strike community closed the first day s briefing session by addressing Precision Engagement in the Asia- Pacific AOR. The Admiral discussed the context of challenges in the Pacific and the Maritime Theater including his great relationship with the Commander, USPACOM. He focused on several key challenges including S&T investment priorities and Directed Energy. In closing, he invited Industry and others in the precision strike community to visit him soon. The second day s symposium review focused on numerous critical topics of importance to the precision strike community including precision engagement requirements, breakthrough technologies, and technologies needed for future surface warfare engagement. First to present was Colonel Halsey Burks, USAF Concepts Development Branch Chief, Joint Concepts Division, Future Joint Force Development Directorate, J-7, Joint Staff. Colonel Burks addressed Joint Concepts Precision Engagement Initiatives and touched on several new operating concepts that would provide needed guidance and flexibility to the Fleet. Neville Thompson Deputy Director, Munitions Directorate, Air Force Research Lab substituted for Colonel John Gloystein, USAF and briefed Unique Challenges 5

6 The P recisionstrike Digest Innovative Solutions Maximum Impact. Mr. Thompson s remarks addressed the weapons that are working now. But, he also touched on the need for increased funding for the multitude of advanced munitions and high-speed systems that are needed for the AFRL inventory. Dr. William Conley DD for Electronic Warfare, OUSD(AT&L) provided a penetrating and sensitive briefing on Reshaping Electronic Warfare Innovations and initiatives regarding electronic warfare status and needs. Dr. Conley focused on critical gaps in EW funding and infrastructure. He noted that the new EW strategy should be released very soon and that it will provide necessary EW policy. Note: It is known that the DoD EW Strategy was signed in January by outgoing SECDEF Dr. Ash Carter. It is expected to be available soon. General Paul Selva, USAF Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff presented the Keynote Address and discussed Joint Force Priorities and assessing the Third Offset. General Selva stated that the Third Offset isn t an answer it s a question. It questions our ability to be able to offset advantages we see emerging in potential competitors forces. He described it as a journey not a destination. If it were a fixed point in space to which we could all navigate, General Selva stated that he would drive those requirements into the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, mandate them in Neville Thompson Dr. William Conley General Paul Selva, USAF Andrew Nuss every acquisition program that exists in the department, and impose them through the Chairman on all Services. Except it s not an answer, it s a question. It is important to continue asking the questions, repeatedly asking the questions: what are the advantages that our adversaries are accruing over time, what threats do they pose to our fielded forces, and can addressing those threats strengthen conventional deterrence? General Selva thinks the Department and Industry are asking the right questions. So, the way you take technologies and ideas and turn them into tactics, techniques and procedures and doctrine is through operational experimentation that begins with designing concepts, testing them in wargames and ultimately testing them in exercises. From an operational perspective, the journey we re on has the potential to vastly increase the effectiveness of our conventional forces. But, we have to ask the right questions. We have to experiment with the right TTPs. We have to disseminate those in doctrine to our fielded forces, to our partners, our allies and our friends. And figure out how to offset this capability that all of our pacing competitors are bringing to the conventional battlespace. Which is, in simple terms, long-range precision strike at volume in space, in cyberspace, in the air, on land and at sea. Now, we can sit back and say we invented long-range precision strike and that would be true. But, everyone who wishes to compete with us has read our doctrine. They ve watched us in battle. They ve analyzed our strengths to find asymmetries, and they are reflecting what we re good at right back on us. And, so we have to figure out how to offset that in the operational battlespace. It is going to take quality effort from everyone to be successful on this journey. Andrew Nuss PM Strategic Capabilities Office discussed Modernizing Defense Innovation for the 21st Century. Mr. Nuss highlighted numerous innovative approaches to warfighting. He reflected on innovations in a contested environment and talked about ways to changing the game. The door is open for ideas he remarked. Lunch was served next and then the eighth annual Richard H. Johnson Technical Achievement Award (the Johnson Trophy) was presented to Frank Robbins for his many years of outstanding technical expertise as the long-time director of USAF Precision Strike Systems. Award details are covered elsewhere in this Digest. Following the Award Ceremony, General John Allen, USMC (Ret) Co-director, Center for 21st Century Security & Intelligence, Brookings Institution delighted the precision strike audience with his presence and provided enlightening and interesting remarks on Global Megatrends and Challenges to Precision Strike. General Allen Gen. John Allen, USMC (Ret) Brig Gen Sean Farrell, USAF 6

7 1st Issue/2017 focused on the availability of the youth population who will soon be entering the workforce and discussed some of the challenges and types of weapons that will be available for their use. An exciting and very important segment of the second day s program was the awesome representation and contribution of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) by four of AFSOC s elite Brig Gen Sean Farrell, USAF, Lt Col Nathan Pierpoint, Captain Michael Smith, and MSgt Jared Peaches Pietras. Brig Gen Sean Farrell, USAF began the AFSOC discussions with Insights into the Kill Chain & Lessons Learned from Iraq & Syria. The kill chain has greatly evolved in the past 15 years and will continue to evolve as advancements in precision munitions and beyond line of sight video transmission shape the battlefield. The lessons learned show that advancements in situational awareness tools provide commanders the information needed to provide target engagement authority without being overhead the target area. As collateral damage continues to be a great concern, we need to continue to make our weapons faster, quieter, and more precise to allow for a more reliable probability of kill. MSgt Pietras followed with discussions on Digitally-Aided Close Air Support using tactical datalinks such as handheld Link-16. DACAS technology allows a Joint Terminal Attack Controller to communicate with aircraft overhead to deliver fire support with increased situational awareness on friendly forces, as well as allow the JTAC the ability to confirm the aircraft MSgt Jared Pietras, USAF is tracking the correct target. This technology frees up the hands of a JTAC to perform other duties while still providing life-saving airpower to protect friendly forces. Captain Smith continued with Precision Strike from a Special Tactics Perspective by diving into the doctrinal differences between Kinetic Strike and Close Air Support. Cost and volume of precision guided munitions, along with noise signature continue to challenge the Kinetic Strike missions. He focused on the need for advancements in smart-pixel technology, dual-sensor air platforms and directed energy weapons to increase our precision and lethality in the Kinetic Strike mission area. Finally, Lt Col Pierpoint spoke about the use of Directed Energy Laser Weapons use from AFSOC platforms, as well as Tactical Off- Board Sensing (TOBS) capabilities to increase lethality from standoff distances and during inclement weather. The use of directed energy enables precision effects on targets with zero collateral damage to surrounding infrastructure while still maintaining commander s intent. When standoff distance or weather preclude the use of our current sensor technology, TOBS will allow aircrew to gain situational awareness of a target area otherwise inaccessible and provide effects to meet commander s intent. Note: The AFSOC speakers appreciated the opportunity to speak in front of our joint military, academia, Captain Mike Smith, USAF and industry partners on emerging technology and the U.S. strategy going forward in the arena of precision strike. They noted that the insights gained from PSTS-17 presentations will help shape their decisions as they continue to define requirements to meet commander s intent and enable strategic, operational and tactical effects on the battlefield. The remainder of the second day was consumed by a riveting Session on Technologies Needed for Future Strike Warfare Engagement. The Session was chaired by Kerry Neace Program Area Manager for Integrated Strike, JHU/APL. Session topics included Strike Technology Using Directed Energy & Off-Board Sensing briefed by Lt Col Nate Pierpoint (included in the AFSOC write-up above), Tomahawk Modernization presented by Chris Sprinkle of Raytheon, Next Generation Land Attack Weapons (NGLAW) highlighted by Brian Kelly from NAVAIR, Electronic Attack in Support of A2/AD Flight briefed by Louis Colangelo of JHU/APL and Distributed Battle Management discussed by David Scheidt of JHU/APL. After the presentations, the audience participated in an insightful Q&A session where the participating members answered questions and discussed the technologies needed for future strike warfare engagement in more depth. On the third day, the symposium opened with the National Laboratories Session on Technologies Technologies for Future Strike Warfare Engagement Panel 7

8 The P recisionstrike Digest Ahead. Jeff Braun Senior Weapon Subsystems Engineer, Sandia National Labs set the scene by addressing technologies ahead. He concentrated on meeting long-term research and development needs. First up were co-authors Dr. Gary Polansky and Dr. Terry Stalker Sandia National Labs who reviewed and discussed their research on Advanced Technology for Hard Target Defeat. Next, Andy Erickson Los Alamos Deputy Principal Associate Director for Global Security Programs briefed Emerging Los Alamos Technologies for Enhanced Precision Strike. A concern he mentioned related to the use of explosives and drones by ISIS. Wrapping up the Labs Session was Matt Weingart Lawrence Livermore s Weapons PM who addressed Technologies Ahead at Lawrence Livermore. Mr. Weingart focused on precision lethality lethality precisely and effectively focused on aimpoints. He pointed out that modern codes and computational capabilities have the ability to design warheads, predictively, for this precision lethality in ways never before possible. System effectiveness, program risks, RDT&E costs/schedules, all benefit. Scott Boyd Director, J-FLaME Joint Test, Directed Energy Division, NSWC Dahlgren briefed the Joint Fiber Laser Mission Engagement (J- FLaME) Joint Test. Mr. Boyd noted Scott Boyd National Laboratories Session on Technologies Ahead Panel Lt Gen Jack Weinstein, USAF that J-FLaME was a two-year Joint Test executed by the Joint Test & Evaluation (JT&E) Program under the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) to develop and assess tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) to integrate laser weapon systems in the Joint battlespace. Initiated in parallel with the fielding of the Navy Laser Weapon System on the USS PONCE, this provided a unique opportunity to develop laser weapon integration in the battlespace before widespread multi-service deployment of these weapons. J-FLaME teaches us how to fight with laser weapons as opposed to just operating then. J- FLaME also helped to identify technology/capability gaps and other requirements for laser weapon systems. Dr. David Van Wie Precision Strike Mission Area Executive, JHU/APL presented both an overview and an in-depth briefing on Hypersonic Weapons. Dr. Van Wie addressed supersonic weapons as well as hypersonic weapons. Lt Gen Jack Weinstein, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Dr. Bob Hastie Dr. Stephen Blank Deterrence & Nuclear Integration (A10), HQ USAF keynoted this day s symposium and provided an insightful overview of his vision on Strategic Opportunities to meet Great-Power Competition. General Weinstein talked about a new class of ICBMs and addressed the global military, as well as the nuclear age. Dr. Bob Hastie Technical Director, Weapons & Capabilities Office, DTRA briefed Autonomy- Enabled Systems to Support Counter- WMD Mission. Dr. Hastie s brief was deeply technical, very sensitive, and extremely critical. He expounded on numerous capacity challenges related primarily to ground operations. The Luncheon address was presented by Dr. Stephen Blank Senior Fellow, American Foreign Policy Council presented in-depth remarks on Russia s New Strategic Doctrine & Capabilities. Dr. Blank focused on strategy and tactics and noted that we need to learn how to think. He said that we must invest in understanding Russia. Further, Dr. Blank noted that we are ahead technologically, but that we are behind strategically. Strategic command and control will become more important. Colonel George Holland, USAF Deputy Commander, 608 Air Operations Center, 8th Air Force, Barksdale presented an update on the Standoff Munitions Applications Center (SMAC). Colonel Holland high- 8

9 1st Issue/2017 lighted collaborative planning, innovation and speed and noted that SMAC needs to be a joint operation. Ken Masson Orbital ATK Washington Operations moderated the symposium s final Panel that addressed Industry s Views on Closing the Great-Power Capability Gap. This new Panel included the following industry leaders: Frank St. John VP Orlando Operations & Tactical Missiles/Combat Maneuver Systems Missiles & Fire Control, Lockheed Martin. Brig Gen Richard Scott Stapp, USAF (Ret) VP Applied Research and Technology Development, Northrop Grumman Corp. David Bujold Director Fixed Wing Programs, Boeing Phantom Works, the Boeing Company Maj Gen Dave Limo Scott, USAF (Ret) Business Development Executive, Advanced Missile Systems, Raytheon Missile Systems Bart Olson Defense Systems Group BD VP, Orbital ATK, Inc. The Industry Panel was extremely well received and a highlight of PSTS-16 that offered a different perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the Defense Industry. Each panelist offered a wealth of experience from a distinguished career in Defense Acquisition often including a prominent military career. Several common themes arose: Defense Acquisition needs more collaboration: As Honorable Kendall Colonel George Holland, USAF Maj Gen Mike Fortney, USAF VADM Mike Gilday, USN likes to say, It s a team sport. Interaction and collaboration when assessing the threat, determining the gaps and developing requirements are imperative if we seek efficiency in response and value. A better understanding of capability across the Defense Industry and across Services is needed to effectively focus effort and harness technology. Risk tolerance needs to be revisited: The acquisition process and controls seek to eliminate risk at all levels. This focus creates an overly bureaucratic system that induces longer more costly acquisitions. The threat environment requires speed and the ability to test and fail we learn a lot from failure. Acquisition is focused on cost/program control: Once a requirement is established, the DoD acquisition machine hones in on cost and programmatic control. Often lost is the what the warfighting need is and doing what s right. For the vast majority of requirements, the introduction of mature technology would suffice. Mature technology doesn t require the full weight and force of DoD 5000 and JCIDS. Where great leap ahead technology is needed, collaborate and focus the S&T community on demonstration and eventual onramps to capability introduction. Acquisition should aspire to make rapid, special and quick reaction processes the mainstream. Industrial Supply Chain barriers exist: The Prime Contractor/subcontractor relationship creates a buffer/filter between government and the technology supplier base. Technology innovation is complicated by layering of interests between the military requirement and the technology developer. To increase efficiency and effectiveness, increasing supplier participation early and across the acquisition life-cycle is essential to capture innovation and value. Major General Michael Fortney, USAF Vice Commander, AF Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB presented impressive highlights of Long-Range Strike in the 21st Century. General Fortney addressed a few of the real successes of the past and then focused on what the future holds for long-range strike. The concluding presentation was addressed by Vice Admiral Michael Gilday, USN Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/ Commander, U.S. 10th Fleet. His remarks on Strategic Challenges of Cyber Operations focused on both offensive and defensive operations. Again, numerous speakers and participants expressed their appreciation to PSA for providing the opportunity to display the enormous government and industry teamwork that is taking place. Many were grateful to PSA for conducting another superb symposium. 9

10 The P recisionstrike Digest Orbital ATK Exhibit SRI International Exhibit PSA thanks the following corporations for sponsoring PSTS-16 Ellwood Group, Inc. Kaman Precision Products Mercury Systems Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Orbital ATK SRI International The Boeing Company The meeting was a fantastic opportunity to get an understanding of the current threats our military considers most pressing A key take-away from the meeting was the importance of modernizing our weapons PSTS remains (one of, if not) the most inspirational and professionally creative events on my calendar each year comments from USNA attendees Chairman s Column, cont. from pg. 2 Technology Symposium (PSTS) programs. Each offers can t-miss speakers and interactive opportunities. In addition, we are (with other NDIA units) pleased to sponsor the Senior Leadership Early Requirements Roundtable Series. The on-going OPNAV N9 R/T Series is bringing government, industry, the laboratories and academia together to define war-fighting requirements and bring solutions to the Fleet faster and more affordably. We look forward to your participation in PSA activities. To effectively seize the opportunity in the challenges and uncertainty before us, it is incumbent on each of us to actively contribute to the process of change. I encourage you to bring your ideas on how PSA can help make the road to a stronger US smooth and straight. Participate and sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities for PSAR-17 are open now. Click the below link to download the sponsorship and exhibitor forms: Sponsorship. Thank you for your involvement in the Precision Strike Association. We look forward to seeing you at PSAR-17 and at our Roundtable series! Ken Masson Chairman of the Board 10

11 1st Issue/2017 Robbins Wins PSA Technical Achievement The Precision Strike Association (PSA) presented James Frank Robbins with the 2016 Richard H. Johnson Technical Achievement Award at the Precision Strike Technology Symposium (PSTS-16) on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Johns Hopkins Applied Research Laboratory in Laurel, MD. Mr. Robbins has made numerous tems, many of which have significantly improved the performance of the precision strike discipline. So many have benefited from his expertise and mentorship, said Steve Roemerman, Richard H. Johnson Technical Achievement Selection Board Chair. Robbins contributions to Precision Strike began with the Air Force research and development community in He served in leadership positions in the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Joint Systems Program Office (JSPO), the Air Base Operability System Program Office, the Range and Airbase Systems Program Office. Additionally, Robbins was selected to represent the Air Force in an intensive program of multi/international program management, economics, and technology insertion as a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also served as Deputy Director and Ken Masson (l) and James Frank Robbins (r) James Frank Robbins (l) and Ken Masson (r) senior civilian within the Air-to-Air Joint System Program Office and Director of the Precision Strike System Program Office. Robbins 30-year career in the Air Force impacted more than one generation of precision-guided weapons, both air-to-ground and air-to-air. Since retiring from government service in 2002, he has continued to dedicate his efforts to provide programmatic and technical expertise to solve national security challenges. The Richard H. Johnson Technical Achievement Award is named after the first recipient and is presented annually to recognize an individual from public or private sector for outstanding personal technical achievements resulting in significant contribution to precision strike systems. The trophy is awarded based on nominations received and the deliberations of a distinguished jury of industry, government and military members of the PSA Johnson Award Selection Committee. Nominations for the Johnson Trophy are open to any US or allied individual. During his career, Richard H. Johnson worked as an aircraft and missile designer for Temco Aircraft, Texas Instruments, Raytheon and other defense companies. Johnson received the first Johnson Trophy posthumously for leading the design or redesign of more precision strike airframes than any contemporary designer. The other winners of the prestigious Richard H. Johnson Technical Achievement Award include: Robert J. Whalen (2010); Robert H. Widmer (2011); Keith Sanders (2012); Gary Polansky (2013); Chris E. Geswender (2014); Wade Dyer and Paul Manz (2015). Trump: America Will Stand With Allies T he United States will stand with those who stand in the defense of freedom, President Donald J. Trump recently told service members at MacDill AFB. Trump visited the base in Tampa, FL to express his and the nation s gratitude to the men and women of the CENTCOM and SOCOM commands. Protecting the United States and its vital interests was at the heart of Trump s remarks at the base. He said he has no higher responsibility than the protection of the American people. He promised to provide the tools, equipment, resources, training and supplies needed to accomplish the missions given to the commands. Trump said the US will support its allies, but he wants partnernations to pay their fair share. Trump added: We strongly support NATO. We only ask that all the NATO members make their full and proper financial contributions to the NATO alliance, which many of them have not been doing. 11

12 The P recisionstrike Digest Tomahawk Scores in Flight Tests The U.S. Navy recently completed flight tests of the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile that demonstrated its ability to engage time-sensitive targets. In one test, a Tomahawk missile was fired by USN personnel from the USS Pinckney using the Launch Platform Mission Planning capability. The weapon followed a preplanned route throughout the trial. For the second test, crewmembers fired the weapon for a longer duration, conducting a terminal dive maneuver to strike the intended target. The ability to alter a Tomahawk missile's mission in real-time is new, one of many enhancements Raytheon is building into this go-to weapon. The tests proved the missile can receive and respond to new orders while in flight. And there's another advantage to the new Tomahawk: it now has the longest range of any similar weapon that can be carried on a ship. And for the first time, the Navy is considering using Tomahawk against moving targets, an important consideration on the open sea. It s unique in the country s portfolio, in terms of its very long range and the fact that it s deployed from ships and submarines, said Dave Adams, Raytheon s Tomahawk senior program director. If you look at everywhere a ship or a sub can go with the range that we have, you literally can cover 90 percent of the world. We re very excited about where the Navy wants to go with Tomahawk. The Navy tests were the next step in the evolution of the Tomahawk missile, a GPS-guided precision weapon that can fly more than 1,000 miles, circle on command and even transmit photos of its target to commanders before striking. Raytheon and the Navy are planning additional enhancements for the missile by attaching a more powerful warhead, a new seeker for hitting moving targets, and upgraded communications. Tomahawk is used by US and British forces to defeat integrated air defense systems and strike highvalue, fixed and moving targets. The Tomahawk cruise missile is a network-enabled weapon capable of in-flight retargeting and redirection. A Tomahawk Block IV missile showcases the weapon s flexible, mission-critical planning ability. Raytheon received a $303.7 million contract to provide 214 Tomahawk Block IV vertical launch missiles and spares for the U.S. Navy. The contract combines weapons procurement for the Navy and a foreign military sale to Britain. Work will be performed at a variety of locations including Tucson, Ariz.; Walled Lake, Mich.; Camden, Ark.; and others. The U.S. Department of Defense expects the work to be complete by August Raytheon received all funding for the contract at the time of the award, which was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD, is the contracting activity. 12

13 1st Issue/2017 Chuck Tooba Kelly to receive prestigious Perry Award In recognition of his superb contributions to the Precision Strike Community, the Precision Strike Association (PSA) takes great pride in awarding the 21st annual William J. Perry Award to Mr. Charles (Tooba) Kelly. The prestigious award honors the immediate and enduring impact on precision strike systems that Mr. Kelly has made as a Senior Munitions Staff Specialist for the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Tactical Warfare Systems, Office of Land Warfare and Munitions. He serves as the Department of Defense s Munitions Requirement Process (MRP) lead, producing the inventory requirements for all DoD munitions for the Military Services and US Special Operations Command. News Briefs U.S. Will Respond to Nuclear Weapons The United States will defeat any attack on the homeland or on its allies and will meet any use of nuclear weapons with an effective and overwhelming response, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in Seoul. Mattis, on his first official visit as defense secretary to South Korea and Japan, spoke in advance of a meeting with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo. North Korea continues to launch missiles, develop a nuclear weapons program and engage in threatening rhetoric and behavior, the secretary said. We stand with our peace-loving Republic of Korea ally to maintain stability on the peninsula and in the region. America's commitments Mr. Kelly also chairs the DoD Fuze Integrated Product Team (IPT), leading representatives across the Department in analyzing issues and solutions to help attain the goals of the IPT while maintaining a healthy U.S. contractor and fuze technology base. He has had a particularly strong impact through developing, maintaining, updating, and implementing a DoD Fuze Strategic Plan based on collaborative input from the Services, OSD, Department of Energy, and an Industrial Base Panel comprised of the major fuze vendors. Mr. Kelly also leads and provides oversight of the Joint Fuze Technology Program, an $11 million science and technology (S&T) program established in to defending our allies and to upholding our extended deterrence guarantees remain iron clad, he added. North Korea s threatening rhetoric and destabilizing behavior has prompted the United States and Korea to deploy terminal high-altitude area defense anti-ballistic missile systems, which Mattis called highly effective, to South Korea to protect its people and the 28,500 U.S. troops there who stand beside the U.S. allies. ISIS has Armed Drones Islamic State fighters recently demonstrated an important new weapon: a small drone, about six feet wide with swept wings and a small bomb tucked in its fuselage. The two men launched the slender machine and took videos from a second, smaller drone that shadowed its movements. Mr. Kelly is the embodiment of the Precision Strike credentials for the William J. Perry Award. The breath and quality of his contributions to the Precision Strike Community are a continuation of the highest standards set forth by Dr. Perry, the former US Defense Secretary and precision strike weapons advocate. Mr. Kelly will be presented the Perry Award during a March 28 luncheon award ceremony, a highlight of the PSA s Precision Strike Annual Review (PSAR-17), which will be held March 28-29, 2017 at the Waterford Conference Center, Springfield, VA. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Precision Strike Annual Review (PSAR-17) Date: March 28-29, 2017 Theme: The Versatility and Capability of Precision Munitions in a Changing Strategic Environment Location: Waterford at Springfield Springfield, VA Precision Strike Technology Symposium (PSTS-17) Date: October 24-26, 2017 Location: Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD This symposium will be conducted at the SECRET//NOFORN level on all three days. Sponsorships and exhibit opportunities available for most events for more information info@precisionstrike.org or visit our website: 13