Aerial Targets
Abstract
Full-scale Aerial Targets assure warfighters weapon systems perform effectively against real-world enemy fighters and cruise missiles. Aerial Targets support adherence to Public Law Title 10, Section 2366, which requires major systems and munitions programs to conduct live fire survivability and lethality testing before full-rate production. Targets are used to validate operational missile/weapon system effectiveness and fighter operational flight program (OFP) updates. Targets are required for developmental/operational testing for all air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles, and for the F-22A, F-35, F-18, F-16, F-15, and other aircraft. Funding supports simulator development and improvements on the QF-16 full scale aerial target, BQM-167A subscale aerial target, and updates of target control systems and specialized target payload subsystems for requirements such as: missile scoring, electronic attack and infrared (IR) countermeasures, radar and IR signature augmentation, and chaff and flare dispensing systems. Development is required to evolve aerial targets capabilities to meet current and future threats identified by OSD. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver "Aerial Targets BA 07: Operational Systems Development" weapon system capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605898F, and 0605833F. BA 07: 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, 2019
- Source ID
- 0305116F_7_3600_PB_2019
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY19: Funding increased to continue threat realism enhancements associated with future Title 10 Live Fire Test & Evaluation requirements.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
Related Documents
- Child Project: Target Systems Development
- Child Accomplishment: BQM-167A Development
- Child Accomplishment: Target Control System
- Child Accomplishment: Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM)
- Child Cost Item: 6b70697507bff1b5ab3df854064855c8
- Child Cost Item: b17ee842819d8407b190abc8c7756bfd
- Child Cost Item: 908ec96963d4203e60fd070527f73eb5
- Child Cost Item: dc1fe4eb40231b007ecee662d0e95882
- Child Project: QF-16 AST Budget Authority
- Child Accomplishment: QF-16 Development Program
- Child Cost Item: ae27e7d52eaba722f6cd443f36bba47c
- Child Project: QF-16
- Child Accomplishment: QF-16 Development Program
- Child Cost Item: 645e43179f0a4a8fe134d58d030b9b67