Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training

Abstract

Supports Air Education and Training Command's (AETC) implementation of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) and the Department of Defense initiative for joint pilot training. The Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) is a joint USAF/USN venture to replace the Services' fleets of primary trainer aircraft (T-37 and T-34 respectively) and their associated Ground Based Training Systems (GBTS) with the T-6 and its GBTS. The Air Force is the Executive Service. The T-38 Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) is an integrated modernization of the T-38A and AT-38B cockpits to support mission ready fighter and bomber training. The Advanced Trainer Replacement, T-X, will replace AETC's T-38C aircraft and associated GBTS currently used in the fighter/bomber advanced SUPT track as well as in the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) program. The T-38 was first introduced in 1961. This program element is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD), because it primarily involves the adaptation of commercial derivative and essentially non-developmental aircraft, equipment, and components for military purpose.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0604233F_5_3600_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
FY2012 includes a Below Threshold Reprogramming (BTR) to support a higher Air Force priority. FY2014 includes reductions in funding for both the Advanced Trainer Replacement, the requirement for which has been deferred, and the T-38 Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP).
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Flight Training
  • Governments
  • Ground Based
  • Jet Training Aircraft
  • Logistics Support
  • Pilots
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Training Aircraft
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

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