LIGHT MOBILITY AIRCRAFT (LIMA)

Abstract

The Light Mobility Aircraft (LiMA) program will fill an Air Force light mobility gap by acquiring Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) aircraft, which are also suitable for building partner capacity (BPC) especially in lesser developed partner nations (PN). Suitable aircraft may be single or multi-engine, fixed-wing and capable of operating from austere, unprepared surfaces. This program supports irregular warfare efforts that help prepare partner nations to defend and govern themselves by demonstrating an airlift capability that is consistent with their needs for supporting infrastructure, performance, anticipated methods of employment, acquisition and sustainment costs, and multi-role/multi-mission capability. FY2012 RDT&E funding will be used for efforts and products such as systems engineering strategy and analysis, risk analysis and management, test and evaluation strategy, life cycle cost estimates, sustainment and logistics analysis, and acquisition strategy baseline planning and analysis. It will also be used to conduct Live Fire Testing, if required. 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0401139F_7_3600_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
For FY2012, project 5379, Light Mobility Aircraft (LiMA) transfers in its entirety from PE 0401315F to PE 0401139 with no change of planned content.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Budgets
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Engineering
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Mobility
  • Risk Analysis
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.

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