Advanced Hawkeye

Abstract

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) program develops, demonstrates, tests, and procures the replacement of the AN/APS-145 radar system and other aircraft system components including Cooperative Engagement Capability Pre-Planned Product Improvement and Dual Transmit Satellite Communications that improve the E-2 weapon system to maintain open ocean mission capability while providing the United States Navy with an effective littoral surveillance, battle management, Naval Integrated Fire Control (NIFC) and Theater Air and Missile Defense (TAMD) capability. Key radar technologies are Space-Time Adaptive Processing, Electronically Scanning Array, solid state transmitter, high dynamic range digital receivers and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)/radar aperture integration. The resultant detection system provides a substantially improved overland performance by correcting current sensor shortfalls and enhancing all current required mission areas, while simultaneously contributing to the emerging TAMD mission requirements. Mode 5 is an upgrade to the existing IFF System providing the warfighter positive, secure and reliable identification of friendly aircraft, surface and sub-surface platforms. Mode 5 replaces the National Security Administration de-certified Mode 4 IFF capability, which is no longer effective or suitable for modern military operations. Mode 5 will support the Joint Initial Operational (IOC) as defined by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. The Hawkeye Cockpit Technical Refresh (HECTR) will bring a Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP RNAV) capability to the E-2D platform, improve reliability and address obsolescence of the current cockpit. Throughout the development of the E-2D, the threat has continued to evolve increasing in both capability and capacity. The E-2D Research, Development, Test and Evaluation budget after IOC reflects the Navy's further investment into the E-2D to ensure that carrier based command and control continues to pace the 2020 and beyond threat in support of Navy and Joint operations around the world. The program will be aligning the capability development in areas where there are interwoven technologies that leverage each other to provide the most efficient and cost effective means of delivering these capabilities to the warfighters. The program will deliver these capabilities to the Fleet users on an approximately 24 month release cycle as part of combined Delta System/Software Configuration (DSSC) builds. If a capability is delayed or accelerated it will move between DSSC builds which will be reflected in updates to this budget. The E-2D program implemented an Agile software development model for multiple E-2D improvement and capability efforts in DSSC-4 and will continue to transition future improvements and capability efforts to the Agile model in future DSSCs. In Agile development, formal Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR) are not executed; however, engineering and development rigor is retained through quarterly Release Baseline Reviews (RBRs). Additionally, Agile development allows for frequent delivery of usable and testable MCD code to allow for continuous interaction and feedback from Fleet operators, including Developmental Test (DT), Operational Test (OT), and the tactics community.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0604234N_5_1319_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
Technical: N/A Funding: -Consolidated R-2a categories as follows: 1.) New Air Vehicle category includes previous Full Scale Fatigue Test, Aerial Refueling, & Navigation Warfare 2.) New Mission Systems category includes previous Naval Integrated Fire Control (NIFC), Theater Combat Identification (TCID), Data Fusion, Stores Performance Assessment Requested Quality (SPARQ), and Sensor Netting 3.) New Datalinks category includes previous Multifunctional Information Distribution System/Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS/JTRS) Tactical Targeting Networking Technology (TTNT), SIPR Chat, Crypto Modernization/Frequency Remapping, and Accelerated Mid-term Interoperability Improvement Program (AMIIP) 4. New Sensors category includes previous ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measures Upgrade & Survivability, and E-2D Counter Electronic Attack 5.) New DSSC Integration, Test, and Training includes previous DSSC Integration, Test, and Cyber Program Protection -$51.8M was added to FY21 to address DSSC-5 wholeness based on current schedule and budget requirements. Schedule: 1. Updated program schedules to match integrated master schedule formats.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agile Software Development
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
  • Data Links
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Navigation
  • Radar
  • Radio Equipment
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics
  • Space

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