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, Armed Helo which includes the Fast Attack Craft/Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FAC/FIAC) threat response capabilities and Airborne Mine Countermeasures. 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.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 0604212N_5_1319_PB_2015
• Change Summary Explanation: Cost: Due to the reductions from P.L. 113-6, the Budget Control Act and FY 2014 Appropriations Act, the Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) Operational Assessment (OA) funding has been significantly reduced. Funding is required by both the MH-60S AMCM and sensor development program to execute the AMNS OA. The Forward Firing Weapons (FFW), Fast Attack Craft/Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FAC/FIAC) limited hardware/software enhancement (targeting capability) and overall FFW Operational Testing completion delayed into first quarter of FY 2016 as a result of the Budget Control Act and P.L. 113-6 reductions. The scope of the FFW targeting capability has been significantly reduced due to the FY 2014 Budget Appropriations Act reductions. 2460 FY2015 budget revised the FY2015 funding allocations within the cost categories to more accurately reflect the efforts directly related to those categories. Technical: 2460 VH-3/VH-60: Additional funding in FY's 2014-2016 dedicated to strategic communication Wideband capabilities as mandated and funded by the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. Schedule: 1109 CH/MH-53: Not Applicable 2415 AMCM: The MH-60S AMCM Initial Operational Capability (IOC) milestone is delaying to align with Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission Package IOC to 4Q FY 2015. AMNS OA is delayed due to sensor system integration issues. MH-60S IOT&E is being conducted concurrent with AMNS sensor OA. LCS MCM Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) has been removed from this budget schedule. AMCM Spiral Upgrades were cancelled due to the reductions enacted in P.L 113-6. Required correction of deficiencies remain in schedule with no spiral upgrades. 2415 Forward Firing Weapon: As a result of reductions enacted in P.L. 113-6 and the Budget Control Act, integration efforts have been delayed resulting in FAC/FIAC threat response IOC occuring in FY 2016. 2460 VH-3/VH-60: The schedule has been updated to reflect the evaluation of a Wideband Line of Sight System for integration, prototype and test for 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
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Airframes
• Contractors
• Contracts
• Engineering
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Littoral Combat Ships
• Logistics
• Logistics Support
• Navy
• Rocket Launchers
• Software Development
• Test And Evaluation
• Training
• Warfare
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.