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Date
State
Wisconsin
Category
ANG
Type Draft
New Resolution
State Association First Name
Dan
State Association Last Name
Statz
Resolution No.
28
Item No
C
Fiscal Year
2028
State Association Email
State Association Phone Number
608-327-9266
SME Email
SME Phone
608-327-9266
Task Force
Combat Support/Mission Support
State Association Title
Air Resolutions Lead
Proposal Statement
A scalable online AI informed Base Air Defense System linking sensors to engagement options while providing situational awareness to the installation through a Common Operating Picture.
Recommendation Information
The rapidly evolving proliferation of asymmetric aerial threats, including low-cost unmanned aircraft systems and loitering munitions, has eliminated the concept of geographic sanctuary, rendering both forward-deployed locations and homeland installations highly vulnerable. Currently, Base Air Defense Cell (BADC) architectures are fundamentally inadequate to meet this challenge, relying on disjointed, siloed systems like independent radars, electronic attack platforms, and kinetic interceptors that require highly fragmented 24/7 staffing across multiple separate operating displays. This lack of integration creates an immense cognitive load on watch officers, delays engagement timelines, and introduces severe risks of friendly fire due to manual, uncoordinated deconfliction. To secure vital assets, the Air Force must transition to an integrated, multi-spectral system of systems that fuses active physical detection and passive signal intercepts into a single, unified display, enabling a single operator to employ layered and prioritized defensive effects.
To outpace highly adaptable adversaries, this modernized architecture must abandon rigid, vendor-locked hardware in favor of a federated, software-defined platform capable of receiving rapid, "app-style" upgrades. The future system of systems must automatically aggregate on- and off-station sensor data to generate a single "Master Track" with high-confidence threat identification, which is then reported through holistic online networks to upper-echelon battle management. This seamless digital integration will allow operators to instantly cross-cue and engage targets utilizing a wide array of weapons, ranging from non-destructive electronic warfare and low-collateral kinetic counter-measures to advanced interceptor systems. By fielding an agile, software-driven defensive network that can be updated on phone-like timelines, the Air Force will establish a highly adaptable defensive capability capable of securing its critical installations against emerging threats both at home and abroad.
To outpace highly adaptable adversaries, this modernized architecture must abandon rigid, vendor-locked hardware in favor of a federated, software-defined platform capable of receiving rapid, "app-style" upgrades. The future system of systems must automatically aggregate on- and off-station sensor data to generate a single "Master Track" with high-confidence threat identification, which is then reported through holistic online networks to upper-echelon battle management. This seamless digital integration will allow operators to instantly cross-cue and engage targets utilizing a wide array of weapons, ranging from non-destructive electronic warfare and low-collateral kinetic counter-measures to advanced interceptor systems. By fielding an agile, software-driven defensive network that can be updated on phone-like timelines, the Air Force will establish a highly adaptable defensive capability capable of securing its critical installations against emerging threats both at home and abroad.
