Sec. 230. Report on Tactical Combat Training System Increment II
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Not later than January 29, 2016, the Secretary of Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the baseline and alternatives to the Navy’s Tactical Air Combat Training System
(TCTS)Increment II. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: An explanation of the rationale for a new start TCTS II program as compared to an incremental upgrade to the existing TCTS system. An estimate of total cost to develop, procure, and replace the existing Department of the Navy TCTS architecture with an encrypted TCTS II compared to upgrades to existing TCTS. A cost estimate and schedule comparison of achieving encryption requirements into the existing TCTS program as compared to TCTS II. A review of joint Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy investment in live-virtual-constructive advanced air combat training and planned timeline for inclusion into TCTS II architecture. A cost estimate to integrate F-35 aircraft with TCTS II and achieve interoperability between the Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force. A cost estimate for coalition partners to achieve TCTS II interoperability within the Department of Defense. An assessment of risks posed by non-interoperable TCTS systems within the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force. An explanation of the acquisition strategy for the TCTS program. An explanation of key performance parameters for the TCTS II program. Any other information the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Air Force determine is appropriate to include. The Secretary of the Navy shall not proceed with the approval or designation of a contract award for TCTS II until 15 days after the date of the submittal of the report required by subsection (a).