Nuclear Weapons Modernization

Abstract

The purpose of this program element is to conduct and support United States Air Force (USAF) and Joint Department of Defense (DoD)- Department of Energy (DOE) acquisition activities for the modernization of nuclear weapons. B61 Life Extension Program (LEP): The B61 LEP will extend the service life of the weapon. Provides programmatic integration of the Air Force-led, joint DoD-DOE program through the B61 LEP Project Officers Group (POG) and its subgroups. In accordance with Air Force Materiel Command mission assignment memo (dated 17 Feb 2011) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)-Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU dated 28 June 2012), the USAF is responsible for development, acquisition & delivery of a guided Tailkit Assembly (TKA) and All Up Round (AUR) technical integration, system qualification & fielding of the B61-12 variant. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD), because it is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0101125F_5_3600_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
FY13: Reprogrammings, -$9.077M reprogrammed due to higher USAF priorities FY13: Other adjustment, -$6.762M due to Sequestration FY14: Congressional Directed Reduction, -$34.874M FY15: Base BY1 Other adjustment, -$2.277M due to higher USAF priorities
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Configuration Management
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Flight Testing
  • Fusion Weapons
  • Manufacturing
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Validation
  • Verification
  • Weapons
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.

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