Air Crew Systems Development

Abstract

The Aircrew Systems Development program provides Engineering and Manufacturing Development of Aviation Life Support Systems to protect aircrews from current and future threats including: directed energy weapons, chemical/biological/radiological agents/fallout, ballistic projectiles, temperature extremes, heat/fire, low concentration oxygen environments, high dynamic forces during emergency egress, and high "G" forces. The program also provides development for the following capabilities: night vision capability, head protection, communications, clothing, in flight restraint and stability emergency egress and descent, escape and evasion, survival and rescue, crash protection, and anthropometric sizing for small aircrew. Acquisition initiatives include: competition, the application of streamlining initiatives, use of non-developmental items, joint and tri-service developments, and the pursuit of NATO/allied cooperative ventures, which expedite introduction of new products into Navy and Marine Corps fixed and rotary wing aircraft, reduce costs, and promote commonality. Enhanced Visual Acuity (EVA) previously called Wide Field of View (WFOV) - Night Vision has been focused to provide enhanced visibility in degraded visual environments and enhanced field of view. FY11-16 program realigns from Other Procurement Navy (OPN) to Research Development Test & Evaluation due to the program being placed back into Science & Technology (S&T) development. Procurement will not begin until FY18. This resulted in a reduction of $2.686M in FY11; which was transferred for additional S&T efforts for the Night Vision Program, and increases in FY12-16 taken from the WFOV OPN line.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0604264N_5_1319_PB_2012
• Change Summary Explanation: Schedule: 1. Acquisition Milestones: A. Aircrew Endurance (AE) - Milestone (MS) C changed from 1Q11 to 3Q11. Aligned to coincide with current acquisition strategy. B. AE - Initial Operational Capability (IOC) changed from 1Q12 to 3Q12. Aligned to coincide with current acquisition strategy. C. Common Mobile Aircrew Restraint System (CMARS) - Milestones removed and replaced with work stoppage and contract closeout due to N88 decision to defund the CMARS Program. D. Non-Ejection Seat Endurance (NESE) - Details added to the schedule. Full Rate Production Decision (FRPD) is 2Q11 to coincide with current acquistion strategy. E. NESE - Initial Operational Capability (IOC) is 1Q12 to coincide with current acquision strategy. 2. Test and Evaluation: A. AE - DT changed from 1Q09-1Q11 to 1Q09-3Q11 due to redesign and requalification testing. B. CMARS - All testing removed due to defunding of program. C. Laser Eye Protection (LEP) - Developmental Testing (DT) changed from 3Q10-2Q11 to 1Q11-1Q12. Delay in Acquisition Decision for contract award. D. Flight Deck Cranial (FDC) - DT changed from 4Q08-3Q10 to 4Q08-2Q11. Realigned component & system level test requirements. 3. Production Milestones: A. AE - Full Rate Production(FRP) changed from 1Q11 to 4Q11. Aligned to coincide with current acquisition strategy. B. AE - Deliveries changed from 2Q09-4Q15 to 3Q09-4Q16 due to extension of DT. C. CMARS - Production milestones removed due to defunding of program. Technical: N/A
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Counter WMD
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Ejection
• Ejection Seats
• Engineering
• Flight Decks
• Hearing Protection
• Logistics Planning
• Night Vision
• Procurement
• Rotary Wing Aircraft
• Test And Evaluation
• Visual Acuity

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Materials Science
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• Directed Energy