Other Helicopter Development

Abstract

This Program Element includes funding for the development support for improvements to current systems for CH/MH-53, MH-60 development, VH-3/VH-60, and MH-XX. The H-53 is the premier heavy lift helicopter for the Marine Corps and only operational airborne mine sweeping platform for the Navy. H-53 RDT&E efforts focus on trade studies and risk reduction measures to identify candidate survivability, safety, avionics, cargo handling, cockpit and other airframe specific improvements to extend the service life. The MH-60S Helicopter has three primary mission areas; Combat Support, Organic Airborne Mine Countermeasures and Armed Helo. The VH-3/VH-60 is required to provide safe and timely transportation for the President and Vice President of the United States, heads of state and others as directed by the White House Military Office. The MH-XX Development will provide the Navy's next generation of Anti-Submarine Warfare, Surface Warfare, and Logistics support Helicopters.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0604212N_5_1319_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
Technical: Not Applicable Schedule: 1109 CH/MH-53: Not Applicable 2415 Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM): The AQS-20A sonar mine detection system and Organic Airborne Surface Influence Sweep systems were removed from the MH-60S AMCM mission set. Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) periods with the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System and Airborne Mine Neutralization System were replaced with Operational Assessments leading to Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission Package (MP) IOT&E. The MH-60S AMCM Initial Operational Capability milestone has been moved to follow LCS MCM MP IOT&E. 2415 Forward Firing Weapon: Not Applicable 2460 VH-3/VH-60: The schedule has been updated to reflect the evaluation of a wideband Line Of Site system for integration, prototype and test for integration into the VH Communications Suite. 3355 MH-XX Development: Not Applicable
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Navy
  • Ships
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

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