AVIATION TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

This program element (PE) conducts rotary wing vehicle component design, fabrication and evaluation to enable Army aviation transformation. Emphasis is on developing rotary wing platform technologies to enhance manned and unmanned rotary wing vehicle combat and combat support operations for attack, reconnaissance, air assault, survivability, logistics and command and control missions. Project 47A researches and evaluates components and subsystems for air vehicles in the areas of aviation and aircraft weapons technology. Project 47B researches and evaluates components and subsystems for air vehicles in the areas of propulsion and structures. Focus areas include: engines & drive trains; rotors & vehicle management systems; platform design & structures; aircraft & occupant survivability; aircraft weapons & sensors; maintainability & sustainability; and unmanned & optionally manned systems. This PE supports the National Rotorcraft Technology Center (NRTC), a partnership of government, industry, and academia. Work in this PE contributes to the Army S&T air systems portfolio and is fully coordinated with efforts in PE 0603003A (Aviation-Advanced Technology), PE 0602624A (Weapons and Munitions Technology), PE 0602303A (Missile Technology) and PE 0603710A (Night Vision Advanced Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering S&T focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this PE is performed by the Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), located at Redstone Arsenal, AL; Joint Base Langley Eustis, VA; Moffett Field, CA; and at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), located at Adelphi, MD; Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Hampton, Va; and Cleveland, OH.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 0602211A_2_2040_PB_2014
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Aerospace Industry
• Aircrafts
• Army Aviation
• Buildings And Structures
• Combat Support
• Command And Control
• Engineering
• Logistics
• Mechanical Structure
• Military Research
• Night Vision
• Platforms
• Supply Chain Management
• Test And Evaluation
• Vehicles
• Weapons

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control