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| PEO C4I | |
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| Name | PEO C4I |
| Type | Program Executive Office |
PEO C4I
PEO C4I is the United States Navy Program Executive Office responsible for command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence systems. It develops and fields tactical networks, sensor integration, and decision-support capabilities that link platforms such as Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Los Angeles-class submarine, and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet into distributed combat systems. The office interacts with acquisition authorities including Office of the Secretary of Defense, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Congressional Armed Services Committees, and stakeholders such as Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
PEO C4I oversees programs that integrate communications, battle management, and intelligence across force elements like United States Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and U.S. Special Operations Command. It supports interoperability with joint partners including United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, and allied navies such as the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Programs emphasize standards from bodies such as North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and International Organization for Standardization to enable linkages with systems like Link 16, Cooperative Engagement Capability, and Global Command and Control System.
The organizational construct aligns program offices under the leadership model used by Program Executive Officer authorities reporting to Chief of Naval Operations and coordinating with Secretary of the Navy. Mission responsibilities cover lifecycle management spanning requirements definition from entities like Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), acquisition oversight by Defense Acquisition Board, and sustainment with NAVSUP and Commander, Naval Information Forces. Leadership liaises with standards and policy stakeholders such as Defense Information Systems Agency, National Security Agency, Director of National Intelligence, and Missile Defense Agency.
PEO C4I fields architecture components including tactical data links like Link 11, Link 16, and Link 22; command systems such as Command and Control Personal Computer-based suites, sensor fusion systems interoperable with AN/SPY-1, AN/SLQ-32, and communications suites integrating SATCOM constellations like Wideband Global SATCOM and Mobile User Objective System. Other systems include maritime domain awareness tools compatible with Automatic Identification System, electronic warfare integrations with AN/ALQ-99, and cyber defense capabilities coordinated with U.S. Cyber Command and National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center.
Acquisition activities follow statutes and policies such as the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Armed Services Procurement Act precedents, and procedures from the Defense Acquisition University. Programmatic milestones mirror Milestone A, Milestone B, and Milestone C decision points overseen by Defense Acquisition Executive authorities. Budgeting and contracting interact with Office of Management and Budget, Congressional Budget Office oversight, and use contracting vehicles including Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Other Transaction Authority, and firm-fixed-price contracts awarded to prime contractors like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies, Boeing, and systems integrators such as Leidos.
RDT&E efforts leverage laboratories and test centers including Naval Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for human-systems integration studies, and range facilities like Pacific Missile Range Facility and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. Development paths use modeling and simulation tools from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-sponsored programs and joint test events with Joint Staff J-7 and U.S. Strategic Command. Test and evaluation engages Director, Operational Test and Evaluation and involves developmental test, operational test, and live-fire events integrated with fleet exercises such as RIMPAC, BALTOPS, and Talisman Sabre.
Partnerships span defense contractors including General Dynamics, BAE Systems, and Harris Corporation as well as academic collaborations with institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Naval Postgraduate School, and University of California San Diego. International cooperation occurs through initiatives with NATO Communications and Information Agency and foreign procurement offices such as Defence Equipment and Support and Defense Science and Technology Agency (Singapore). Public-private innovation arrangements use mechanisms such as Small Business Innovation Research and Commercial Solutions Opening authorities to accelerate adoption from startups and nontraditional vendors.
Fielded capabilities are operationally employed in scenarios involving carrier strike group coordination, littoral combat engagements, anti-submarine warfare linked to P-8A Poseidon operations, and ballistic missile defense integration with Aegis Combat System cruisers. These systems enhance situational awareness for commanders participating in campaigns like Operation Enduring Freedom and exercises such as Northern Edge. Operational impact includes improved decision cycles associated with concepts promoted by Naval Doctrine Publication and interoperability with joint and coalition task forces under authorities such as United States Transportation Command and Allied Joint Force Command.