Training System Aircraft

Abstract

This program element provides for design, development, integration and test of various pre-production platform improvements for Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems which include T-45, T-6, TH-57, T-44, TH-57 Follow-On Training System (Advanced Helicopter Training System), and T-44 Multi-Engine Follow-On Training System (Multi-Engine Advanced Trainer aircraft). Continued development engineering for improvements in reliability, maintainability, safety and meeting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) flight safety requirements are required to ensure maximum benefit is achieved to provide effective cost of ownership and availability of aircraft to meet Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) student training requirements. Specific efforts include: TH-57 Follow-On Training System; T-45, T-6, TH-57 and T-44 Training System Improvements, T-45 and T-6 Physiological Episode (PE) mitigation analysis and T-44 Multi-Engine Follow-On Training System. This program is funded under SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION because it includes those projects conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production decision.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0603208N_5_1319_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
Technical: Naval Aviation Physiological Episode funding moved from project unit (PU) 3367 Training Aircraft Updates to PU 9099 Physiological Episodes starting in FY21. Schedule: T6 A/B Communication and Navigation System/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM): Removed Acquisition Milestones: Initial Operational Capability and Full Operation Capability due to program no longer being in budget. T-6 Joint Study Efforts extended from 4Q21 to 4Q25 in support of continued studies with the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) program office. Naval Aviation Physiological Episodes schedule was changed to reflect program execution based on dynamic requirements. Changes include extending T-45/T-6B Test & Evaluation and PE Support through FY2025 in PU 9099. Training System Improvements: T-44 Fatigue Life Extension Study removed due to Multi-Engine Advanced Trainer being funded (FY2023). T-44 Multi-Engine Follow-On Training System added to schedule. Program schedule updated to provide detailed schematic display of major program milestones, to include: contracting activities, engineering milestones, acquisition approvals, test and evaluation events, and other applicable program milestones.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Fatigue Life
  • Flight Training
  • Ground Based
  • Manufacturing
  • Market Research
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training Aircraft
  • Training Devices

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Software Engineering

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