Air Crew Systems Development

Abstract

The Aircrew Systems Development program provides Engineering and Manufacturing Development of Aviation Life Support Systems to protect aircrew and flight deck personnel 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, hearing loss, and high "G" forces. The program also provides development for the following capabilities: night vision capability, hearing and head protection, man mounted data display, 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. This program is funded under SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION because it includes projects that have passed Milestone B approval and are conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production decision.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 0604264N_5_1319_PB_2014
• Change Summary Explanation: Schedule: 1. Acquisition Milestones: A. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System Night Vision - Full Rate Production Decision (FRPD) changed from 2Q12 to 2Q13 and Initial Operational Capability (IOC) added to 2Q13 to align with Joint Program Office / Air Force acquisition strategy. B. Flight Deck Cranial - Milestone C Increment 2, FRPD Increment 2, and IOC Inc 2 removed due to pending restructure of the program's Increment 2. 2. Production Milestones: A. Aircrew Endurance (AE) - Full Rate Production (FRP) 5 removed because FRP 4 production will complete the procurement of all assets. FY16 funding reallocated to Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System Night Vision (JHMCS NV). B. JHMCS NV - Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and FRP contract awards changed to align with Joint Program Office / Air Force acquisition strategy. LRIP 3 renamed to LRIP 2. FRP 1 renamed to LRIP 3. FRP 2 through 5 renamed to FRP 1 through 4. 3. Deliveries: A. AE - FRP 5 removed because FRP 4 production will complete the procurement of all assets. LRIP quantity changed from 1184 to 2124 and FRP 1 quantity changed from 3780 to 3453 to reflect actual unit price changes. FRP 4 quantity changed from 804 to 772 to meet inventory objective. B. JHMCS NV - All LRIP and FRP titles changed to align with Joint Program Office / Air Force acquisition strategy. EOC and LRIP 1 delivery periods were shifted due to startup production problems at the vendor's facilities. All future delivery periods delayed as a result of late contract awards. LRIP 1 changed to Early Operational Capability. LRIP 2 changed to LRIP 1 and delivery dates changed from 2Q11-1Q12 to 3Q12-2Q13. LRIP 3 changed to LRIP 2 and quantity changed from 5 to 11 due to economy of scale savings which were realized by combining USN and USAF procurements. FRP 1 renamed to LRIP 3 and delivery dates changed from 1Q13-4Q13 to 1Q14-2Q14. FRP 2 renamed to FRP 1 and quantity changed from 94 to 80. FRP 1-4 quantities decreased due to Department of Navy reallocating of funding to support Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) higher priorities. FRP 3 renamed to FRP 2 and quantity changed from 103 to 62. FRP 4 renamed to FRP 3 and quantity changed from 94 to 57. FRP 5 renamed to FRP 4 and quantity changed from 85 to 83. C. Laser Eye Protection - FRP 2 quantity updated from 455 to 267 and FRP 3 quantity updated from 465 to 318 to align with Other Procurement Navy budget. D. Flight Deck Cranial - FY12-FY17 unit cost and quantities vary depending on mix of Double Hearing Protection passive and communication hardware components being purchased. FY15-FY18 funding supports production of Triple Hearing Protection and improved cranials. Quantity increases reflect updated requirements letter from CNO (Ser N98/2U144949 dated 18 April 2012). FRP 1 quantity changed from 9839 to 14,428. FRP 2 quantity changed from 4065 to 10,538. FRP 4 quantity changed from 2420 to 4360. FRP 5 quantity changed from 2734 to 4445. FRP 6 quantity changed from 1393 to 5800. Technical: N/A
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Counter WMD
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Air Force Procurement
• Aircrafts
• Clothing
• Contracts
• Costs
• Demonstrations
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Ejection Seats
• Emergency Egress
• Engineering
• Flight
• Flight Decks
• Hearing Protection
• Night Vision
• Procurement

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Directed Energy