Recommendation:
Background. ANG Operational Training Enterprise (OTE) requires realistic electronic warfare (EW) simulators to replicate an integrated air defense system (IADS) environment. High fidelity range emitters are needed to replicate an array of threat representative surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems in an IADS. Air Combat Command is fielding EW threat emitters in concert with their Enterprise Range Plan (ERP) but will not fully fund the ANG OTE. The EW Server, which acts as the range training officer’s link between the P5 Air Combat Training System and the threat systems, must be replaced to incorporate full duplex joint threat emitter linkage to the ranges with relevant simulations for the new threat systems. The threat emitter system version 2 is integrated into the EW Server but still requires relevant flyout simulations. Air Combat Command is fielding these in concert with their ERP but will not fully fund all ANG ranges. Additionally, the ANG requires four advanced threat systems compatible with training requirements for both 4th and 5th generation aircraft, four EW servers and 10 weapons flyout simulations to fully equip all four ANG EW ranges.