| | Afloat Planning System (APS) |
| | Primary Purpose | Provide shipboard capability for planning, |
| | distributing, and employment support of TOMAHAWK |
| | Land Attack Missile (TLAM) missions. Provides a |
| | three dimensional representation of the target |
| | area and flight path and prepares precise aiming |
| | points. APS is the shipboard version of a |
| | shore-based Cruise Missile Support Activity |
| | (CMSA). |
| | Sub-Functions | Mission planning, intelligence, mission analysis, |
| | mission route analysis, route planning, and |
| | perspective scenes. |
| | Equipment Requirements | Three TAC-4 workstations (TLAM planning system |
| | afloat (TPSA) and mission distribution system |
| | (MDS)) and the digital imagery workstation suite |
| | afloat (DIWSA). |
| | Connectivity Requirements | LAN (Ethernet), STU-III, generic front-end |
| | computer processor (GFCP) Software version 4.3.3 |
| | and 4.3.5, known as GFCP-I for surface ships. |
| | Software version 5.1.1 and 5.2.2, known as |
| | GFCP-II or APSV14, are for submariners. |
| | Crypto Requirements | None. |
| | Normal Locations | US Navy aircraft carriers (CV/CVN's), four rapid |
| | deployment suites (RDS's), and four shore sites. |
| | Information Managed | National imagery, TLAM missions, and routes. |
| | Products Created | Intelligence databases, routes, missile route |
| | analysis, route planning, and perspective scenes. |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | US Navy/ GDE, Inc., Boeing Afloat, and TIBURON |
| | System Inc. |
| | Current Fielding Status | NSWCDD Dahlgren and NMITC installations |
| | completed. All CVNs have been fielded. The Annual |
| | Systems Review (ASR) meeting was held 15-16 Nov |
| | 99. ASR provided input on the latest status on |
| | fielded systems and provided the fleet an |
| | overview of improvement and enhancements. |
| | Known Problems | No known problems. However, APS support |
| | detachments have been formed to support the |
| | fleets and CINCs. |
| | DIICOE Compliance Rating | Not rated. |
| | Point of Contact | LCDR McFadden, USN. TOMAHAWK Command and Control, |
| | PMA 281. Phone: (301) 757-6146. |
| | Internet: http://www.tci.navy.mil |
| | Updated by | CPT Eve M. Geyer, USA, CCSC-01 |
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