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 new development of Attack and Utility Replacement Aircraft (AURA) capability. The H-53 is the premier heavy lift helicopter for the Marine Corps and the 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 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. AURA is a Joint Department initiative to address vertical lift capability requirements and determine feasible and affordable solutions in support of the Joint Warfighter.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0604212N_5_1319_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
Cost/Technical/Schedule: 1109 CH/MH-53: The FY 2021 funding request was reduced by $2.429M to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. 2460 VH-3/VH-60: Not Applicable 3406 Attack and Utility Replacement Aircraft: Cost: The FY 2021 funding request was reduced by $1.627M to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. $32.411 reduced to support higher priority programs. Schedule: Milestone A delay was a result of Marine Corps re-prioritization of the Aviation Portfolio and to incorporate lessons learned from the Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program which will allow the AURA program to benefit from the Army's accelerated FLRAA development timeline.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Helicopters
  • Landing Gear
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Program Management
  • Reliability
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Structural Components
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

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