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 and software, 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, responses to evolving threats, 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 full Link 16 capability. The H6.1 update provided enhancements and software corrections that improved the AV-8B platform combat effectiveness, survivability, and relevance through avionics processor upgrades, mission planning updates, and Litening Operational Flight Programs (OFP). 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 OFP V3, and initial Link 16 Precise Participant Location and Identification capability, which will provide interoperability, digital combat identification and increase situational awareness on the battlefield. Link 16 is a Top 10 item in the Operational Advisory and Systems Safety Groups. AV-8B funding supports peculiar flight test requirements. The Link 16 full integration effort, which will require an H7.0 OFP upgrade beyond H6.2, will provide information sharing capabilities and integration of an increased number of Link 16 messages and the ability to act on shared target track information. 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 and ability to respond to evolving and emergent threats through end of service 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 transition. Unique Weapons and Countermeasures integration and stores expansion testing will be required, to include Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System, AIM-9X, ALE-43, and AIM-120 unique platform flight test which 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 and materials obsolescence analyses and mitigation development, explorations for aging equipment, reliability improvement analyses and design developments. FY 2017 continues development efforts and associated obsolescence and readiness requirements for ELMP, RMP, Link 16, weapons carriage/integration, and OFP updates.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 0604214N_5_1319_PB_2017
- Change Summary Explanation
- Cost: FY 2017 Base Program Adjustment to Operational Flight Program (OFP) and Avionics Weapons Systems Development and Integration for Digital Interoperability. Schedule: H6.2 IOC moved from 4Q/17 to 2Q/18, H6.2 Development extended from 4Q/16 to 3Q/17, and H6.2 Test extended from 3Q/17 to 1Q/18 due to challenges with Global Positioning System navigation capability integration, as well as inclusion of initial Link 16 Precise Participant Location and Identification (PPLI) capability in the H6.2 Operational Flight Program. H6.2 Software Delivery moved from 4Q/17 to 2Q/18 due to challenges with Global Positioning System navigation capability integration, as well as inclusion of initial Link 16 PPLI capability in the H6.2 OFP. H7.0 IOC and H7.0 Software Delivery added in 4Q/20. Link 16 Hardware Development completion moved from 1Q/19 to 1Q/18 due to requirement to complete Link 16 hardware development prior to H6.2 software delivery. H7.0 Software Development start date moved from 1Q/16 to 3Q/16 and completion date extended from 1Q/18 to 4Q/19 due to challenges with H6.2 and inclusion of initial Link 16 PPLI capability into H6.2. H7.0 schedule and Link 16 full integration is adjusted based on H6.2 schedule changes. H7.0 Link 16 DT/IT start date moved from 1Q/16 to 2Q/18 and completion date extended from 1Q/19 to 4Q/20 due to challenges with H6.2 and inclusion of initial Link 16 PPLI capability into H6.2. H7.0 schedule and Link 16 full integration is adjusted based on H6.2 schedule changes. RMP Flight Test completion extended from 4Q/16 to 4Q/18 due to requirements for evaluation of new designs for the Main Landing Gear Hand Operating Strut in FY16-17, Brake Temperature and Outrigger Landing Gear Indicators in FY16, and Pitot Static Probe and new canopy transparency material in FY18.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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