EA-18 Squadrons
Abstract
The EA-18G is replacing the EA-6B aircraft as the primary Electronic Attack platform supporting the Navy and Marine Corps, as the EA-6B is fully phased out the EA-18G will be the sole EA aircraft in the inventory. Capabilities of the EA-18G weapon system and ancillary equipment can be upgraded to accomodate and incorporate new or enhanced weapons as well as advances in technology to respond effectively to emerging future threats. E/A-18G "Flight Plan" spiral capability development is critical to the baseline of the EA-18G next generation mission system capability and maintaining tactical relevance in support of Navy Aviation Plan 2030. Development continues for design and integration of avionics systems, integration of Jamming Techniques Optimization improvements, evolutionary software upgrades via the System Configuration Set block builds and related testing. Continued advanced development engineering for improvements in reliability and maintainability are required to ensure maximum benefit is achieved through reduced cost of ownership and to provide enhanced availability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 0604269N_5_1319_PB_2015
- Change Summary Explanation
- Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: FRP delivery end date moved from 3Q13 to 1Q17, updated to reflect current EA-18G program of record. The System Configuration Set (SCS) schedule has had multiple changes due to issues discovered during developmental and operational test requiring additional development time. Specific changes include earlier start for 29C development from 3Q15 to 2Q14; earlier start for 31C development from 3Q17 to 1Q16; 25X Integration Testing end delay from 2Q13 to 1Q14; 27C Integration Testing start earlier from 1Q15 to 2Q14; H14 Integration Testing ending 3Q18 vice 4Q17; H14 Operational Testing start delay from 1Q18 to 4Q18 ending 2Q19 vice 3Q18; H14 Fleet Release from 4Q18 to 4Q19. H10+ specific to IRST for 3Q16 release. Also, includes a naming convention change in regards to SCS builds 27, 29 & 31. Initially all "X" labeled builds to include Block I Super Hornets, now 27, 29, & 31 will no longer include Super Hornets thus going back to a "C" SCS label designation to include only legacy A-D aircraft. Jamming Techniques Optimization and Obsolescence Redesign extended to 4Q19. Flight Plan Engineering / System Configuration Set Development and Integration is a new start EA-18G program beginning in FY15.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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