AV-8B Aircraft - Engine Dev
Abstract
The program provides for AV-8B Design, Development, Integration and Test of various platform improvements such as: Engine Life Management Program (ELMP), Escape Systems, Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS), and Block upgrades to various mission systems, communications systems, navigation equipment, weapons carriage and countermeasures, and the Obsolescence Replacement (OR)/Readiness Management Plan (RMP). The JMPS is required as part of the DON directed migration to a common Navy and Marine Corps mission planning system. OR/RMP represents all engineering activities for development and design to support aircraft safety flight clearances, concept explorations, and developments to support POM objectives. The program's Evolutionary Acquisition Strategy includes Design, Development, Integration and Test activities under the consolidated effort of Block Developments: H6.1 and follow-on block upgrades. The H6.1/H6.1.1 update will provide enhancements and software corrections that improve the AV-8B platform combat effectiveness, survivability, and relevance through avionics processor upgrades, mission planning updates, and Litening Operational Flight Program. A H6.2 update, accomplished by the Common Avionics Program, provides AV-8B a self-contained GPS navigation capability that is required to access preferred airspaces. AV-8B funding supports peculiar flight test requirements. The ELMP is a comprehensive plan to increase safety of flight and operational readiness of the AV-8B F402-RR-408 Engine and accessories. PMA-257 will accomplish this mission by conducting Engineering Project Description investigations and performing a series of planned Endurance Tests to derive engineering improvements to the engine. The OR/RMP is required to ensure the AV-8B air vehicle's sustained mission availability, and safe and reliable operational readiness until end of service. Air vehicle sustainment requires component and system analyses, technical planning, identification and diagnosis of problems and the development, testing and flight clearance of engineering solutions in the areas of flight, crew safety, and escape systems and structural integrity, obsolescence, systems reliability and maintainability, inventory preservation, alternative mission development, or other emergent material or equipment conditions affecting AV-8B systems readiness. Activities include research/analysis for system safety deficiency corrections, fuel system safety improvements, structural analyses, monitoring and integrity analysis, component obsolescence analyses including development of display computer and other computer/processor alternatives, explorations for aging equipment, reliability improvement analyses and design developments. FY14 continues development efforts and associated obsolescence and readiness requirements for ELMP, RMP and Operational Flight Program updates.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 0604214N_5_1319_PB_2014
- Change Summary Explanation
- Technical: H6.2 update is accomplished by the Common Avionics Program. Schedule: Acquisition Milestones for H6.1/H6.1.1 DT/IT, H6.1/H6.1.1 software delivery, and H6.1/H6.1.1 IOC changed due to delay in software development. Acquisition Milestones for H6.2 DT/IT, H6.2 software delivery were added since PB13. Airborne Variable Message Format Terminal Initial Operating Capability deleted due to removal of FY14 APN5 OCO for PB14 controls.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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