AMRAAM

Abstract

This Air Force/Navy program is structured in response to the Joint Service Operational Requirement Document and Mission Element Need Statement to develop an air superiority air-to-air missile with significant improvements in operational utility and combat effectiveness. This program supports the integration of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) into Navy aircraft with analysis of Navy unique applications, aircraft missile integration tasks, product improvement efforts including missile software upgrade development and procurement of hardware to support Navy test and evaluation tasks. The development program enhances AMRAAM capability and operational flexibility against current and projected threats, incorporates high payoff technology development, performs risk reduction activities, and investigates new variants and/or alternate missions that may use AMRAAM attributes. To maximize effectiveness of existing inventory and address findings from the field, the Navy and Air Force also develop, test, and field improvements, via software upgrades, into fielded missiles. Funding in FY 2022 through FY 2026 supports System Improvement Program (SIP) and Navy unique Test & Evaluation (T&E) for software fielding. AMRAAM is a joint Air Force/Navy, Acquisition Category 1C program with Air Force as lead service. This program is funded under OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT because it includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year. Cost to Complete: FY2027 - FY2031

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 0207163N_7_1319_PB_2022
• Change Summary Explanation: Financial: The PB22 funding request is decreased by $0.7 million due to rate adjustments and economic assumptions. Technical: FY 2022 includes funding for improved missile performance at longer range, increased survivability, improved lethality via SIP and Counter Emerging Threat efforts through software development, simulation & test efforts and 5th generation aerial target emulation efforts. Zone Acquisition Process aircraft interface improvements are incorporated into SIP efforts to ensure new capabilities are available upon software fielding. Schedule: SIP 3 FCA shifted from 3QFY20 to 3QFY21 and SIP 3 Fielding shifted from 4QFY21 to 2QFY22 due to the complexity of test driving an increase in test missions to achieve test objectives. Integrated test is now complete. AIM-120D3 SIP 3F Minimum Viable Product decision shifted 1Q21 to 3Q21 and Fielding shifted from 1QFY23 to 3QFY23 to align with F3R schedule. Form, Fit, Function, Refresh (F3R) TRR shifted from 3Q20 to 4Q21. The F3R program experienced hardware integration issues resulting in a 13-month schedule slip.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aerial Targets
• Air Force
• Air Power
• Aircrafts
• Combat Effectiveness
• Contracts
• Emerging Threats
• Engineering
• Navy Aircraft
• Procurement
• Program Management
• Software Development
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Value Engineering
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Missile Defense Systems.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.