F-35 Squadrons

Abstract

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program will develop and field an affordable, highly common family of next generation strike aircraft for the United States Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and allies. The three variants are the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing; F-35B Short Take Off and Vertical Landing; and the F-35C Aircraft Carrier suitable variant. Maximum commonality among the variants, consistent with National Disclosure Policy, will minimize life cycle costs. As Initial Operational Capability (IOC) delivers for each variant during System Development and Demonstration (SDD), planning and initial systems engineering for the Follow-on Development(FoD) continues. FoD capability requirements were initiated through ongoing Service-led operational analysis of warfighting gaps identified in the Fifth Generation Fighter Modernization Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), and through F-35 JSF Program Block 4 Mission Decomposition analysis completed in FY2014. These analyses serve as basis for the F-35 FoD Capabilities Development Document (CDD), staffed through the Air Force Requirements Oversight Council (AFROC) and signed by the USAF Chief of Staff in January 2015. JROC approval of the CDD is expected in FY2016. Pre-modernization activities in FY2016 and FY2017 include systems engineering, risk reduction, and FoD facility upgrades to support an initial Block 4 fleet availability in 2020. The FoD program includes a robust weapons integration portfolio, and expands new opportunities for International Partners to assess, integrate, and field unique capabilities based on global sovereign requirements. Additionally, the F-35 JSF Operational Requirements Document (ORD) calls for the F-35A to have the capabilities and provisions for Dual-Capable Aircraft (DCA) operations in the first post-SDD block upgrade. DCA refers to the capability to carry and deliver conventional and non-conventional weapons. DCA operation for the F-35A is internal carriage of up to two B-61s. Due to extensive certification requirements, the DCA capability planning and design, testing and certification will continue throughout Block 4. The United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Denmark and Norway are participants in F-35 modernization. The program shown here reflects USN, USMC, USAF, and International Partner funding. Funding at the accomplishment/planned program level is reported as the total of all service and partners as these activities support all aircraft variants. Foreign Military Sales are ongoing separately. The FY2017 funding request was reduced by $19.745 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. BA7 - This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0207142F_7_3600_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: FY2016 decrease: Congressional reduction of -$61.474M FY2017 decrease: -$19.745M accounts for the availability of prior year execution balances. -$96.525M was for funding for higher AF priorities.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Agreements
• Air Defense
• Air Force
• Air Interdiction
• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Developmental Tests
• Engineering
• Fighter Aircraft
• Procurement
• Strategic Attack
• Surface Warfare
• Systems Engineering
• Tactical Air Support
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
• Naval Engineering and Maritime Security