| | Tactical Aircraft Mission Planning System (TAMPS) |
| | Primary Purpose | To assist naval aviators with flight mission |
| | planning giving consideration to enemy air |
| | defenses and terrain. Primarily used for planning |
| | precision-guided munitions (PGMs) such as the |
| | Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), the Joint Direct |
| | Attack Munition (JDAM), or the Stand-off Land |
| | Attack Missile (SLAM). The PC-Based Navy |
| | Portable Flight Planning Software (N-PFPS) |
| | normally performs the required flight planning |
| | functions. TAMPS and N-PFPS will transition to |
| | the new Joint Mission Planning Software (JMPS) |
| | commencing FY-03. |
| | Sub-Functions | Can assist in all aviation related MOS's with |
| | flight support mission planning (giving |
| | consideration to enemy air defense capabilities |
| | and terrain) and when planning communications and |
| | other terrain affected weaponry. |
| | Equipment Requirements | Networked or Stand-alone computer system, which |
| | works on a UNIX-based Sun SPARC system. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | Approved for use on IT-21 LAN. |
| | Crypto Requirements | None. Uses a locally controlled password |
| | protected system and is classified SECRET/NOFORN. |
| | Normal Locations | Marine Aircraft Group level or higher and |
| | MAWTS-1, and VMFA squadrons. Other squadrons use |
| | N-PFPS. All squadrons will have JMPS in the |
| | future. |
| | Information Managed | Can be programmed to manage all classified and |
| | unclassified enemy and friendly air defense |
| | information to be used for future mission |
| | planning. |
| | Products Created | Information can be printed as charts (either two |
| | or three dimensional) or database reports. |
| | Information is only as good as what is in the |
| | system (either through software or operator |
| | entry). |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | United States Navy. Naval Air Warfare Center |
| | Weapons Division is the system integrator. |
| | Software now developed by BAE Systems, test and |
| | evaluation is headed by Brandes Associates. |
| | Current Fielding Status | TAMPS version 6.2K is presently in the field with |
| | version 6.2.1 anticipated for release in July, |
| | 2001. System uses Sun Ultrasparc 1300/2300 with |
| | some PC "X-window" workstation computers. |
| | Previously used DTC/2, DTC/3, and ACE/VME |
| | computers have been retired. |
| | Known Problems | Flight performance data is not certified. N-PFPS |
| | is used for certified flight planning. User |
| | acceptance problems with TAMPS will be resolved |
| | by release of Windows 2000-based JMPS. |
| | DIICOE Compliance Rating | Not rated. JMPS will IOC at DII COE Level 6. |
| | Point of Contact | LCDR Richard Powers, CNO N62H, Mission Planning |
| | Requirements Officer, 703-601-1441, DSN 329-1441, |
| | powers.Richard@hq.navy.mil |
| | Updated by | Capt Doug Mays, USMC, CCSC-01 |
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