Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)

Abstract

Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) is an ACAT 1D joint Department of the Air Force (USAF) and Department of the Navy (DoN), with the USAF as the lead service. SDB II provides the warfighter with the capability to attack mobile targets in all-weather from Stand-Off range. SDB II addresses the following warfighter requirements: attack mobile targets, adverse weather operations, multiple kills per pass, multiple ordnance carriage, precision munitions capability, capability against fixed targets, reduced munitions footprint, increased weapons effectiveness, minimized potential for collateral damage, reduced susceptibility of munitions to countermeasures, and provides a net-centric operations capability. The threshold aircraft for the USAF is the F-15E and for the USN are the F-35B and F-35C. SDB II will be compatible with the Joint Miniature Munitions Bomb Rack Unit (JMM BRU) (BRU-61A/A). The DoN has adjusted the platform integration strategy through the inclusion of F/A-18 E/F to deliver the capability to the warfighter aligned to adjusted F-35 program's schedule. BUDGET ACTIVITY JUSTIFICATION: 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, 2017
Source ID
0604329N_5_1319_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
Decrease in Small Diameter Bomb by $2.512M as required for the Department of the Navy to comply with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. Schedule: SDB II Milestone C was approved June 2015. Changes in the funding profile in FY 2016 to SDB II F-18 Integration will result in the delay of Jettison Test Vehicles (JTV's) procurements from FY 2016 to FY 2017, a reduction in Operational Flight Plan (OFP) support in SDB II F-18 Integration, and a delay of type II carriage OFP coding by both Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) and Raytheon Technical Services Corporation (RTSC). The remaining funding for OFP support will maintain the development of Universal Armament Interface (UAI) coding in H14 which is a critical component for the H14 software build and crucial to maintain schedule of H14 and SDB II integration. Changes in the funding profile to JMM BRU will result in the delay of F-35 Environmental Qualification testing to from FY 2016 to FY 2017.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Bomb Racks
  • Bombs
  • Collateral Damage
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Developmental Tests
  • Engineering
  • Flight Testing
  • Manufacturing
  • Munitions
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

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