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 Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0604270N_5_1319_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
The FY24 funding request was increased by $8.720M for continued development of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. Project Unit 0556 / EW Counter Response: FY2024 funding request was increased by $0.194M for various rate adjustments. Project Unit 1742 / EW Technical Development and T&E: FY2024 funding request was increased by $0.005M for working capital fund rate adjustments. Project Unit 2175 / Tactical Air Electronic Warfare: FY2024 funding request was decreased by $14.601M due to $12.000M being realigned to PE0604272N Tactical Air Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure (TADIRCM) development program, and various rate adjustments. Project Unit 3308 / Technology Development: FY2024 funding request was decreased by $0.034M for various rate adjustments. Project Unit 3309 / Assault Survivability Optimization: FY2024 funding request was increased by $23.319M to incorporate Common Carriage into P-8 and CMV-22 aircraft, provide additional iASE framework to rapidly incorporate advanced expendable countermeasures and software applications, and develop advanced radio frequency (RF) free fall expendable decoys. Common Carriage is required to standardize countermeasures across services and increase capability/lethality/survivability. iASE offers improved shared situational awareness of threat detection/identification and advanced expendable tactical employment capabilities. Active Expendable Device (AED) and RR-203 (passive) RF decoy replaces current legacy chaff inventory with modern threat protection capability and offers a tailored response option integrated with onboard and off board solutions. Project Unit 3327 / MAGTF EW Aviation Development: FY2024 funding request was decreased by $0.163M for various rate adjustments. Schedule: Project Unit 2175 / Tactical Air Electronic Warfare: Acquisition Milestones: FY22 Dual Band Decoy (DBD) EMD contract award moved from 1st Qtr. FY2022 to 2nd Qtr. FY2023. Systems Development: ALQ-214 SWIP Development Award 1 extended from 3QFY21 to 1QFY23 to align with ALQ-214 SWIP Test & Evaluation. IDECM ARC Support for Development, Integration and Test continues through 2nd QTR FY2026. Production Milestones: ALQ-214 SRA Retrofit contract awards and deliveries updated to align with procurement budget. DBD EMD Systems Development shifted to the right by three quarters and contract deliveries also shifted to the right by three quarters. Project Unit 3308 / Technology Development: Technology Development plan changed from PB23 to PB24 to account for a developmental strategy adjustment which leverages an alternative Software Development approach rather than proceeding with a traditional electronic warfare (EW) Suite Operational Flight Program/Mission Data File (OFP/MDF) development approach. Program Milestones: ARC Integration OFP Release-Shifted OFP from 2QFY22 to 4QFY22, renamed to Release Build 1 and added Release Builds 2 & 3 to align with program schedule. The ARC Release Build shift from 2QFY22 to 4QFY22 is attributed to developmental delays experienced on the ARC Mainline OFP program. ARC Build 1 moved from Q1FY22 to Q1FY23. Software/Firmware (SW/FW) Development and Integration (DEV/INT) Contract Award milestone 1-5 was added starting in 2QFY23 to 2QFY27. Addition of this program reallocates funding from the PB23 plan to support PB24 planned efforts. Removed ARC Mission Computer (MC) and Display Improvements award milestone. ARC Mission computer work scope no longer resides within PMA272 and has been moved to PMA265 under the ADVEW Program. EW Suite OFP Release and OFP milestones were combined to eliminate duplicate entries on the schedule exhibit. System Development: System Development Reviews, System Development Analysis and Threat Analysis/ECM Technique Optimization milestones were combined to eliminate duplicate entries. Software/firmware (SW/FW) System Requirements Contract Duration and SW/FW Development and Integration Contract Durations were combined. ARC Integration (OFP/MC), MC and Display Improvements and ARC Technique Optimization were removed. Test and Evaluation: Suite Level Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and Integrated Evaluation rows were consolidated. SW/FW Increment DT/IT/OT beginning in 3QFY24 to support SW/FW Development Effort was added. Project Unit 3309 / Assault Survivability Optimization: Common Carriage EMD award changed from 3QFY22 to 4QFY22 due to additional time required for negotiations with vendor. Program schedule format changed to provide more clarity for all project efforts. ALE-47 MOB/iASE major category removed and ALE-47 MOB/iASE milestones and efforts aligned to other categories. Schedule updated to incorporate P-8 and CMV-22 Common Carriage events and advanced RF decoys development, qualification and testing. Project Unit 3327 / MAGTF EW Aviation Development: The MV-22 test timelines have been extended to correct identified deficiencies that require additional DT flights prior to entry into OT. BLK X C130 milestones have been delayed due to extended long lead times and supply chain delays of prototype components and materials. This has stalled prototype development and fabrication, and will subsequently defer start of the test program.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Kinetic Weapons

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Warfare
  • Infrared Countermeasures
  • Jamming
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Radar Countermeasures
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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