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, 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 clothing/gear fitment for the entire range of anthropomorphic sizes. Acquisition strategies include: use of non-developmental items, the application of streamlining authorities, joint and tri-service developments, the pursuit of NATO/allied cooperative ventures, and open competition. These strategies expedite introduction of new products into Navy and Marine Corps fixed and rotary wing aircraft, reduce costs, and promote commonality. The Physiological Episodes program provides funding to assure pilot performance by developing and fielding systems that reduce physiological burden, monitor state of pilot health, warn of pending or actual performance degradation that may result in loss of consciousness, and improve overall aircrew resilience to assure the crew's ability to safely conduct flight. Several potential solutions underwent evaluation. The Physiological Episode Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) team determined that an improved helmet, mask, and regulator system was required to mitigate PEs. This program determines what improvements are needed and develops the material solutions required to minimize the likelihood of PE occurrence. 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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0604264N_5_1319_PB_2025
- Change Summary Explanation
- Funding: FY 2025 overall funding increase of $19.114M from the previous President's Budget Submission is due to Department of the Navy requirements for Survival Vest Improvement Program, Aircrew Recovery Locator Device (RLD), and Aircrew Hearing Protection (HP). Increase also includes Department-approved realignment of procurement funds to RDTE,N for the Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (IJHMCS) and Physiological Monitoring (PhysMon) programs. Schedule: 1. The Enhanced Visual Acuity (EVA) program was challenged with cost and schedule increases due to the technical maturity of multiple critical technologies. The Government is terminating the EMD contract. The Government is replanning the program with an intent to compete a new EMD contract after technical maturation of the applicable technologies. 2. The following major schedule changes were made to the MH-60R/S Head and Neck Injury Mitigation (HNIM) program due to a higher-than-anticipated technology readiness level: -HNIM FRP DR moved from Q1FY27 to Q2FY26 -HNIM FRP Contract Award moved from Q2FY27 to Q2FY26 -HNIM FRP Delivery moved from Q1FY28 through Q4FY28 to Q1FY27 through Q4FY29 -HNIM TRR moved from Q4FY24 to Q2FY24 -HNIM ILA moved from Q1FY26 to Q3FY24 -HNIM Flight Test moved from Q3FY24 through Q1FY25 to Q2FY24 through Q3FY24 3. The following major schedule changes were made to the Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (IJHMCS) program: -IJHMCS FRP 1 Award moved from Q3FY26 to Q2FY27 -IJHMCS FRP 2 Award moved from Q3FY27 to Q2FY28 -IJHMCS FRP 3 Award moved from Q1FY28 to Q2FY29 -IJHMCS FRP 1 Delivery moved from Q4FY27 through Q3FY28 to Q2FY28 through Q2FY29 -IJHMCS FRP 2 Delivery moved from Q3FY28 through Q4FY28 to Q2FY29 through Q4FY29 -IJHMCS SRR/ICD TIM moved from Q3FY23 to Q1FY24 -IJHMCS TRR moved from Q1FY25 to Q3FY25 -IJHMCS M-Demo moved from Q3FY25 to Q4FY26 -IJHMCS DT-B1 moved from Q2FY24 through Q1FY25 to Q2FY25 through Q4FY25 -IJHMCS IT-B1 (DT/OT) moved from Q2FY25 through Q4FY25 to Q4FY25 through Q4FY26 3. The following major schedule changes were made to the RW/TR Survival Vest Improvement program based on time required for resolution of issues identified during developmental testing and changes to contracting strategy: -Vest MS C moved from Q1FY24 to Q3FY24 -Vest IOC moved from Q3FY24 to Q1FY25 -Vest Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase moved from Q1FY23 through Q1FY24 to Q1FY23 through Q3FY24 -Vest Production and Deployment Phase moved from Q1FY24 through Q2FY28 to Q3FY24 through Q2FY27 -Vest LRIP 1 Contract Award moved from Q1FY24 to Q3FY24 -Vest LRIP 1 Delivery moved from Q2FY24 through Q2FY25 to Q1FY25 through Q4FY25 -Vest FRP 1 Delivery moved from Q2FY25 through Q2FY26 to Q4FY25 through Q3FY26 -Vest SVR moved from Q1FY24 to Q3FY24 -Vest Developmental Testing moved from Q3FY23 through Q1FY24 to Q3FY23 through Q4FY24 4. The original acquisition strategy for the Helmet, Mask, Regulator (HMR) program was developed to execute the program as one fielded end-item containing a Helmet, Mask, and Regulator. However, each of the components making up HMR are individual configuration items compatible with legacy components that will be fielded to multiple platforms with differing requirements. Therefore, the program office is now executing a new acquisition strategy to develop and field each individual component separately in order to avoid delays due to technical issues associated with any individual component. The following major schedule changes were made to the HMR program as a result of this change in acquisition strategy: -HMR Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase moved from Q1FY23 through Q4FY25 to Q1FY23 through Q4FY29 -HMR Production and Deployment Phase moved from Q3FY24 through Q4FY27 to Q1FY26 through Q4FY29 -Various HMR program schedule elements have been removed and replaced by schedule elements related to the three individual component, including Milestones (MS C and IOC), Program Management events (PMR), Contract awards (Development and Production), Deliveries (Test Assets, LRIP Units, and FRP Units), Engineering events (PDR, CDR, TRR/FRR, SVR/PRR, and PCA), Test and Evaluation events (Lab/Ground Tests and Flight Tests) Technical: Not Applicable
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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