Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG)
Abstract
The Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) program designed, developed, tested and fielded an aircraft arrestment system to replace the legacy Mark 7 arresting gear. AAG systems are being installed on all new construction aircraft carriers. AAG will provides the U.S. Navy with improved operational capability, while reducing operating and support costs. The AAG system will recover all existing and projected carrier based tail hook-equipped air vehicles well into the 21st century. The AAG program will undergo future system improvements to address safety, obsolescence, and reliability, to include but not limited to AAG Software Stability. The Software Stability development efforts will address software deficiencies, stability and reliability issues documented in a System Safety Risk Assessment (SSRA) for AAG software, and in a separate investigative report by a NAVAIR Independent Review Team (IRT). Development efforts will mitigate specific findings related to non-deterministic behavior and latency of the software that contribute to the SSRA Hazard rating (1D-Serious). Per IRT report recommendations, these efforts will address findings via software modernization and re-architecture, with new software adhering to improved Level or Rigor (LOR) standards and processes. 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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0604530N_5_1319_PB_2025
- Change Summary Explanation
- Funding: N/A Technical: Software Stability plan changed from Non-Organic to Organic development approach. Schedule: Software Stability start moved from 1Q 2024 to 2Q 2024, Schoolhouse Curriculum Development end moved from 4Q 2023 to 2Q 2024, Ready for Training (RFT) moved from 1Q 2024 to 4Q 2024
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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