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, 2022
Source ID
0604270N_5_1319_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
The FY22 funding request was increased by $20.250 million for continued development of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. Project Unit 3309 / Assault Survivability Optimization: FY 2022 increase of $22.516 million to award the EMD contract to re-design and upgrade hardware and software solutions for the ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing Systems for DoN aircraft required to standardize countermeasures across Services and increase capability/lethality/survivability; increase countermeasure carriage to support operations in contested environments, extend mission time-on-target and reduces logistics footprint during Fleet deployment and operations. Project Unit 3371 / MAGTF EW Interoperability Development: FY22 decrease of -$1.012 million due to NAVAIR Mission Aligned Organization realignment and the Marine Air Ground Task Force funds starting in FY22 through FY26 were realigned to PE 0605217N PU 0572. Schedule: Project Unit 0556 / EW Counter Response Special Capability Pod payload analysis added from 1st Qtr. FY 2022 to 4th Qtr. FY 2022. Project Unit 2175 / Tactical Air Electronic Warfare: Program Milestones: ALQ-214 Software Improvement (SWIP) Operational Flight Program (OFP) completion milestone added to 4th Qtr. FY 2020. SWIP Fielding Decision changed from 4th Qtr. FY 2020 to 3rd Qtr. FY 2021 due to software development delays; contractor effort is completed, awaiting government Mission Data File completion. Acquisition Milestones: Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) Fielding decision removed from the schedule. Dual Band Decoy (DBD) Risk Reduction Contract Award was removed from the schedule. DBD Production Contract award was updated to commence in a schedule after FY 2022 due to the elimination of the Risk Reduction Contract effort. Systems Development: ALQ-214 SWIP Development completion date changed from 3rd Qtr. FY 2020 to 3rd Qtr. FY 2021 due to software development delays; contractor effort is completed, awaiting government Mission Data File completion. ARC QRC Fielding decision removed from the schedule. Completed ARC System Requirements Review and refined requirements incorporating Design Review 1 (DR1) from Preliminary Design Review (PDR), changing Critical Design Review (CDR) from 2nd Qtr. FY 2022 to DR2 in 4th Qtr. FY 2021 and adding DR3 to 4th Qtr. FY 2022. Each design review is a prerequisite requirement to a spiral release to the USG and aligns with the Agile development methodology being executed. ALQ-214 ARC Development was further defined to align with the ARC acquisition strategy. ARC Requirements Definition was added from 1st Qtr. FY 2020 through 3rd Qtr. FY 2020. ARC Phase II changed to Mainline ARC Integration beginning in 4th Qtr. FY 2020 through 4th Qtr. FY 2022. ALQ-214 ARC Development Build 1 changed from 3rd Qtr. FY 2021 to 1st Qtr. FY 2022 due to subcontractor award delays and availability of subcontractor subject matter experts. ALQ-214 ARC Development Build 1 is on track to meet the 1st Qtr. FY2022 target. Test and Evaluation: ARC Developmental and Integration Testing start changed to 1st Qtr. FY 2020 continuing through FY 2022. DBD DT testing changed from 3rd Qtr. FY 2022 to commence in a schedule after FY 2022 due to the elimination of the DBD Risk Reduction Contract effort. Production Milestones: Full Rate Production (FRP) ALQ-214 Contract Awards 19-22 and respective deliveries were removed beginning in FY 2022 due to a reduction in total operational systems to better align with total fleet aircraft needs. Procurement of ALQ-214 Shop Replaceable Assembly (SRA) Retrofit contract awards and respective deliveries added in FY 2022, required for ARC processing capabilities. DBD Early Operational Capability (EOC 1) changed from 2nd Qtr. FY 2022 to commence in a schedule after FY 2022. Deliveries: FRP 15 deliveries start date changed from 3rd Qtr. FY 2020 to 1st Qtr. FY 2021 due to software/firmware delays for Digital Receiver Technique Generator (DRTG G2) to enable operation of ARC on the ALQ-214. FRP 16 deliveries will start 1st Qtr FY 2022. FRP 17 and FRP 18 deliveries will commence in schedule after FY 2022. Project Unit 3308 / Technology Development: Acquisition Milestones: FY 2020 Operational Flight Program (OFP) changed from 2nd Qtr. FY 2020 to 4th Qtr. FY 2020 with the release of software version 7.4. The 7.4.1 software version was released in the 2nd Qtr. FY 2021. Target Generator nomenclature changed to Mobile Test Van/Moving Target Generator. Project Unit 3309 / Assault Survivability Optimization: FY 2020 1X1X8 form factor flare effectiveness testing for AH-1Z/UH-1Y down selected to UH-1Y based on fleet requirements. UH-1Y and MV-22 flight test moved from 3rd/4th Qtr. FY 2020 to 1st Qtr. FY 2021 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 3rd/4th Qtr. FY 2020 to 2nd Qtr. FY 2021 due to range availability and combining test with F-35 flight test. FY 2022 program schedule incorporates milestones, contracts and test and evaluation efforts to implement ALE-47 Common Carriage system upgrades and optimization of Common Carriage countermeasures. Project Unit 3327 / MAGTF EW Aviation Development: BLK X has been broken out into a rack-mounted system, officially designated as AN/ALQ-231(V)4, and a follow on BLK X C-130 variant. AN/ALQ-231(V)4 TD Release complete 2nd Qtr 2022. AN/ALQ-231(V)4 Developmental Test will complete 4th Qtr FY 2021; AN/ALQ-231(V)4 Operational Test will complete 2nd Qtr FY 2022.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • 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
  • Information Warfare
  • Jamming
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Research
  • Procurement
  • Radar Countermeasures
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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