(U)Joint Strike Fighter Follow On Develop - MC

Abstract

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program will develop and field an affordable, highly common family of next generation strike aircraft for the United States Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and allies. The three variants are the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing; F-35B Short Take Off and Vertical Landing; and the F-35C Aircraft Carrier suitable variant. Maximum commonality among the variants, consistent with National Disclosure Policy, will minimize life cycle costs. As Initial Operational Capability (IOC) delivers for each variant during System Development and Demonstration (SDD), planning and initial systems engineering for the Follow-on Development (FoD) continues. FoD capability requirements were initiated through ongoing Service-led operational analysis of warfighting gaps identified in the Fifth Generation Fighter Modernization Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), and through F-35 JSF Program Block 4 Mission Decomposition analysis completed in FY2014. These analyses serve as basis for the F-35 FoD Block 4 Capabilities Development Document (CDD), staffed through the Air Force Requirements Oversights Council (AFROC) and signed by the USAF Chief of Staff in January 2015. JROC approval of the CDD is expected in FY2016. Pre-modernization activities in FY2016 and FY2017 include systems engineering, risk reduction, and FoD facility upgrades to support an initial Block 4 fleet availability in 2020. The United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Denmark and Norway are participants in F-35 modernization. The program shown here reflects USN, USMC, USAF, and International Partner funding. Funding at the accomplishment/planned program level is reported as the total of all service and partners as these activities support all aircraft variants. Foreign Military Sales are ongoing separately.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0604810M_5_1319_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: Schedule changed to reflect direction resulting from Material Development Decision (MDD) and receipt of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Block 4 Acquisition Decision Memorandum (19 August 2015). As a result the schedule changes were: Requirements: Final CDD (JROC) changed from 1st Quarter 2016 to 3rd Quarter 2016 start to end Acquisition: EMD RFP Decision changed from 1st Quarter 2016 to 3rd Quarter 2016 start to end Acquisition: EMD RFP Contract Decision changed from 2nd Quarter 2017 to 3rd Quarter 2017 start to end Contracting: Pre-EMD Requirements Development (Phase 1) changed from 4th Quarter 2015 to 1st Quarter 2016 Contracting: Pre-EMD Requirements Development (Phase 2) changed from 1st Quarter 2016 to 2nd Quarter 2016 Systems Engineering: Initial Preliminary Design Review (PDR) changed from 1st Quarter 2017 to 3rd Quarter 2017 Systems Engineering: Initial Preliminary Design Review (PDR) changed from 1st Quarter 2017 to 3rd Quarter 2018 Systems Engineering: Initial Preliminary Design Review (SRR) changed from 2nd Quarter 2016 to 4th Quarter 2018 Test & Evaluation: 4.1 Test changed from 1st Quarter 2019 to 3rd Quarter 2020 Test & Evaluation: 4.2 Test changed from 1st Quarter 2021 to 4th Quarter 2021 Follow-on Development (FoD) Block 4 schedule updated to reflect incremental fielding strategy focused on software-focused fleet releases of capability every two years and software plus hardware-focused fleet releases of capability every four years. Based on direction provided in current Block 4 Acquisition Decision Memorandum, the Planning and Systems Engineering phase leading up to a Block 4 system Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was updated to 3rd Quarter FY2017. The Modernization Request for Proposal (RFP) Release Decision Point and Contract Award dates were also updated to account for the program planning, requirements decomposition and systems engineering activities leading up to successful completion of these events. Program Changes: FY2017 Decrease: -$6.052M was to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. -$40.000M was for proper program alignment and funding for higher USMC priorities.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Defense
• Air Force
• Air Interdiction
• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Developmental Tests
• Engineering
• Fighter Aircraft
• Marine Corps
• Navy
• Strategic Attack
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

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