BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 10-6
6 NOVEMBER 2013
Operations
CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS
DEVELOPMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
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OPR: AF/A5R-P
Supersedes: AFPD 10-6, 31 May 2006
Certified by: AF/A3/5
(Lieutenant General Burton M. Field)
Pages: 12
This directive establishes the framework for the development of Air Force (AF) capability
requirements consistent with DoD Directive 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System; Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 3170.01H, Joint Capabilities Integration and
Development System; and the associated Manual for the Operations of the Joint Capabilities
Integration and Development System (JCIDS Manual). It applies to all AF organizations,
including the Air National Guard and AF Reserve Command and to all unclassified, collateral,
compartmented and special access programs. AF/A3/5 is the waiver authority for the provisions
in this instruction. Waiver requests shall contain compelling justification and must be submitted
formally through AF/A5R-P. Request recommended changes to this publication by submitting
an AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; staffed through the appropriate
functional OPR’s chain of command for review and coordination. All records created as a result
of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AF Manual
(AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records and disposed of in accordance with the AF Records
Disposition Schedule (RDS) located in the AF Records Information Management System
(AFRIMS) located at https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This directive supersedes and renames Air Force Policy Directive 10-6, dated 31 May 2006,
titled Capabilities-Based Planning & Requirements Development. This document has been
significantly changed and requires complete review.
