What is Air Force DCGS?

AF DCGS is an intelligence enterprise system that includes hardware housed in 5 core sites and 16 distributed sites, with a network that connects them to each other and to other intelligence networks, sensors, and mission command systems. The Air Force declared AF DCGS to be at Full Operational Capability in 2009.

What does DCGS stand for?

Mission. The Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS), also referred to as the AN/GSQ-272 SENTINEL weapon system, is the Air Force’s primary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) planning and direction, collection, processing and exploitation, analysis and dissemination (PCPAD) weapon system.

What is Army Dcgs A?

DCGS-A is the Army Service component of the DOD DCGS family of systems, providing multi-Service integration of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and targeting capabilities.

Who makes DCGS?

The DCGS-Lite program was developed by Raytheon Intelligence & Space with great emphasis on getting intelligence and information to and from the most remote edges of the battlefield.

Where are AF DCGS active duty units assigned to?

AF DCGS active-duty units are assigned to 25th Air Force (Air Combat Command), however AF DCGS employs a total force integration (TFI) concept for expanded capacity, using both Air National Guard units assigned to their respective states until activated by presidential order and classic associate Air Reserve intelligence units.

Where are the AF DCGS sites in the world?

• AF DCGS has five core sites located at Langley AFB, Virginia (DGS-1); Beale AFB, California (DGS-2); Osan Air Base, Korea (DGS-3); Ramstein Air Base, Germany (DGS-4); and Hickam AFB, Hawaii (DGS-5). Worldwide, the Air Force has installed AF DCGS at an additional 16 sites:

What kind of technology does the AF DCGS use?

For algorithmic warfare, the AF DCGS has dedicated significant research and resources in the artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) fields and is a plank owner in the Air Force’s advanced battle management system (ABMS) and joint air domain command and control (JADC2) efforts.

What does the Air Force distributed ground system do?

The sites have varying levels of capability and capacity to support the intelligence needs of the warfighter. An Air Force DCGS Distributed Ground System (DGS) is capable of robust, multi-intelligence processing, exploitation and dissemination (PED) activities to include sensor tasking and control.