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) including structural, hydraulic, electrical, environmental, and mechanical systems. The JMPS is required as part of the Department of the Navy 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 Program Objective Memorandum. The program's Evolutionary Acquisition Strategy includes Design, Development, Integration and Test activities under the consolidated effort of Block Developments: H6.1, H6.2 and follow-on block upgrades, to include a H7.0 block upgrade that will be required to implement Link 16 capability. The H6.1 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 Programs. A H6.2 update, including the Common Avionics Program, provides AV-8B a self-contained Global Positioning System navigation capability that is required to access preferred airspaces, and will include a Litening Operational Flight Program. AV-8B funding supports peculiar flight test requirements. The Link 16 integration effort, which will require an H7.0 Operational Flight Program (OFP) upgrade beyond H6.2, will provide interoperability, combat identification, situational awareness, and information sharing. Connection to the Link 16 network is vital to the AV-8B's ability to operate within some Command and Control situations and Operational Plans, as designed today, as well as provide a tactical capability for the more effective and safe prosecution of both airborne and ground targets. Continued AV-8B combat relevance through 2025 is critical to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force's ability to generate aviation combat power throughout the transition to F-35B. J-series, K-series, Tactical Targeting Network Technology, and other emerging datalink technology messages are required to support current and future mission threads. Linked performance on par with current tactical platforms as well as design to communicate with F-35 is required for the AV-8B to remain tactically relevant to sundown. AIM-120 unique platform flight test will be required to utilize updated AIM-120C variants on the AV-8B and utilize the AIM-120 in mixed stores loadouts. 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, prioritization, and diagnosis of emergent problems and the allocation of resources for 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 compatibility, component obsolescence analyses and mitigation development, explorations for aging equipment, reliability improvement analyses and design developments. FY 2016 continues development efforts and associated obsolescence and readiness requirements for ELMP, RMP, Link 16, weapons carriage, and OFP updates.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 0604214N_5_1319_PB_2016
- Change Summary Explanation
- The FY 2016 funding request was reduced by $1 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Technical: HX now defined as H7.0. Schedule: H7.0 Software Development effort captured 1Q FY16 to 1Q FY18. AIM-120C Flight Test effort captured 2Q FY16 to 2Q FY18.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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