Air Crew Systems Development

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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, aircrew endurance, aircrew performance, 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. Cost increase from FY14 to FY15 is due to the ramp up of the Electronic Knee Board program to support Integrated Test and the Enhanced Visual Acuity program to support Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review and Test Readiness Review events. JUSTIFICATION FOR BUDGET ACTIVITY: 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.

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Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date: Oct 01, 2016
Source ID: 0604264N_5_1319_PB_2016
Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2016 funding request was reduced by $628 thousand million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Schedule: 1. Acquisition Milestones: A. Laser Eye Protection (LEP) - Milestone B added, and Milestone C, Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and Full Rate Prodcution (FRP) delayed due to extended revision of threat requirement and decision not to procure USAF Spectacle. B. Electronic Knee Board (EKB) - Early Operational Capability (EOC) moved from 3Q FY16 to 3Q FY17. Change reflects alignment of EKB acquisition with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) processes for hardware down-select and procurement in FY16 with concurrent test activities. EKB configuration and implementation of information assurance controls to be executed in early FY17. Full Operational Capability milestone corrected to IOC. C. Enhanced Visual Acuity (EVA) - FRP added. 2. System Development: A. EKB - An Application Development and Integration period was added to the schedule to depict the on-going developmental EKB efforts. 3. Test and Evaluation: A. EKB - Integrated Test (IT) was updated based on the EOC change and a second IT period was added which supports the IOC in FY19. 4. Production Milestones: A. LEP - Engineering Development Model (EDM) contract award added. Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and FRP contract awards changed to align with milestone decisions. B. EVA - Added EDM, FRP 1 and FRP 2 Contract Awards. 5. Deliveries: A. LEP - EDM quantity added at 50; LRIP 1 quantity added at 350; FRP 1 quantity updated from 461 to 785 and FRP 2 quantity updated from 267 to 801. B. EVA - Added EDM, FRP 1 and FRP 2 Contract Deliveries. Technical: N/A
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