Electronic Warfare (EW) Dev

Abstract

This program element includes development of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for the United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC), and United States Army tactical aircraft, USMC helicopters, surface combatants, data link vulnerability assessments, precision targeting, USN and USMC radio frequency jammers, and development and testing of electronic warfare devices for emerging threats and emergency contingencies. This element also includes: development of hardware/software solutions that link on-board integrated Aircraft Survivability Equipment (iASE) that are compatible with mission planning information and systems; studies, analysis and evaluations of current and future aircraft threats and Advanced EW Suite capabilities; modeling and simulation for improved countermeasure capabilities, and development and testing to address new and emerging threats. The projects in this element improve the ability of the Joint Force to strike diverse targets inside adversary air and missile defense networks to destroy mobile power-projection platforms and enhance close combat lethality in complex terrain. This program is funded under SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION because it includes those projects that have passed Milestone B approval and are conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirement prior to full-rate production decision.

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Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0604270N_5_1319_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2021 funding request was reduced by $7.194 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Schedule: Project Unit 2175 / Tactical Air Electronic Warfare: Acquisition Milestones: ALQ-214 SW Improvement Fielding Decision moved from 3rd Qtr. FY 2019 to 4th Qtr. FY 2020 due to Software delays. ALQ-214 Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) Requirements Definition changed to Requirements Definition Award in 2nd Qtr. FY 2019. ALQ-214 ARC Full Operational Capability (FOC) changed from 2nd Qtr. FY 2023 to 4th Qtr. FY 2025. ARC FOC schedule has been adjusted to allow for incremental SW development off ramps enabling iterative fleet released capabilities. Dual Band Decoy (DBD) Risk Reduction Contract Award added to 3rd Qtr. FY 2021. DBD Production Contract Award moved from 4th Qtr. FY 2023 to 3rd Qtr. FY 2022 for schedule correction. DBD Initial Operational Capability (IOC) - Early Operational Capability (EOC moved from 4th Qtr. FY 2023 to 2nd Qtr FY 2024 due to the delay in EMD award. Systems Development: ALQ-214 Software (SW) Improvement Development end date changed from 2nd Qtr. FY 2019 to 3rd Qtr. FY 2020 due to software delays. ALQ-214 ARC Development Phase II added in 3rd Qtr. FY 2020. Phase II ARC integration with the F/A-18E/F Mission Computer for improved situational awareness will occur through 4th Qtr. FY 2025. DBD Prototype Demonstrations changed from 1st Qtr. FY 2021 through 3rd Qtr. FY 2021 to 3rd Qtr. FY 2020 through 4th Qtr. FY 2021 due to early demonstration lab testing. DBD EMD end date moved from 4th Qtr. FY 2024 to the 2nd Qtr. of FY 2025 due to the delay in EMD award. DBD Design Reviews 1 and 2 have moved from 1st Qtr. FY 2022 and 3rd Qtr. FY 2022 to 3rd Qtr. FY 2022 and 1st Qtr. FY 2023 due to the delay in EMD award. Test and Evaluation: ALQ-214 SW Improvement Testing DT/IT end date changed from 2nd Qtr. FY 2019 to 3rd Qtr. FY 2020 due to software delays. ALQ-214 SW Improvement Testing DT/IT on the C/D aircraft changed from 1st. Qtr FY 2020 to 4th Qtr. FY 2020 ending in 1st Qtr. FY 2021 due to software delays. ARC DT/IT added 4th Qtr. FY 2019 through 3 Qtr. FY 2020 in support of Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) load. DBD Testing: DBD Verification, Correction of Deficiencies will begin in 4th Qtr. FY 2024 ending in 4th Qtr. FY 2025. Production Milestones: DBD Contract Awards Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) changed to Early Operational Capability (EOC) and includes EOC 2 and EOC 3 beginning in the 3rd Qtr. FY 2023 ending in the 2nd Qtr FY 2026. Project Unit 3308 / Technology Development: Acquisition Milestones: FY 2018, FY 2019 Operational Flight Profile (OFP), Electronic Warfare (EW) FY 2018 Suite OFP Release, and FY 2018 System Development Analysis have been incorporated into EW 2019 and FY 2020 OFP Efforts. FY 2020 and FY 2021 Target Generator moved to 2nd Qtr. FY 2021 and FY 2022 due to continued Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DFRM) Target Generator Requirements Analysis & Planning. Test and Evaluation: Suite Level Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) Testing was added from 2nd Qtr. FY 2019 through 4th Qtr. FY 2024 due to continuous ECM testing. Threat Simulation and Test Assets: DFRM Target Generator Development is now DRFM Target Generator Requirements Analysis & Planning. Project Unit 3309 / Assault Survivability Optimization: FY 2020 AH-1Z/UH-1Y and MV-22 flight test moved from 2nd/3rd Qtr to 3rd/4th Qtr based on aircraft and test range availability and to combine test with other service aircraft to reduce cost and maximize national asset seeker test vans. FY 2020 F/A-18E/F air to air flight test moved from 2nd/3rd Qtr to 3rd/4th Qtr due to range availability and combining test with F-35 flight test. Project Unit 3327 / MAGTF EW Aviation Development: BLK X has been broken out into a rack-mounted system and a modular podded system. AN/ALQ-231(V)1 BLK X Developmental Test of rack-mounted system will complete 4th Qtr FY 2020; AN/ALQ-231(V)1 BLK X Operational Test of rack-mounted system will complete 1st Qtr FY 2021; AN/ALQ-231(V)1 BLK X Developmental Test of modular podded system will complete 2nd Qtr FY 2022; AN/ALQ-231(V)1 BLK X Operational Test of modular podded system will complete 4th Qtr FY 2022. Jammer Techniques Technical Evaluation and Threat Emulator/Simulator efforts began 2nd QTR FY 2019. Project Unit 3371 / Spiral 2 request for proposal added from 1QTR FY20 to 2QTR FY20 to support transition of Spiral 2 to Program of Record
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Information Warfare
  • Jamming
  • Product Development
  • Radar Countermeasures
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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