Aircraft Survivability Development

Abstract

The Aircraft Survivability Development budget line includes Aircraft Survivability Development (ER7) and Common Missile Warning System (ER8). This budget line also includes funding for Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement (JUONS) SO-0010 Phase 2a, Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Directed Requirement for the Advanced Threat Warner and Common Infrared Countermeasures Quick Reaction Capability (ATW & CIRCM QRC), and the next generation missile warning system. ER7: Aircraft Survivability Development. The objective of the Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) Development project is to improve Radio Frequency (RF) ASE for Army aviation. The APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) detects, categorizes, and prioritizes RF emitters and provides a visual / aural alert to aircrew members warning them of targeting by RF-guided weapons. The Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) approved Phases 1 and 2 of a 3-phased path forward. Phase 1 serves as an obsolescence / sustainment upgrade to the Processor Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) of the AN/APR-39A(V) RWR implemented to ensure that the currently fielded system remains viable until an affordable improved RF ASE capability can be pursued in Phases 2 and 3. Phase 2, RWR Modernization, adopts the ongoing United States Navy Class I RWR Engineering Change Proposal (ECP), commonly referred to as the APR-39D(V)2 system. APR-39D(V)2 will significantly improve the RF threat coverage, automatic detection and identification of threat types, bearing, and lethality. Under Phase 2, the Army will develop enhancements to the APR-39D(V)2 as hardware upgrades needed to keep the APR-39D(V)2 technically relevant and address emerging Low Probability Intercept (LPI) and frequency agile threats. Phase 3 adds active Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) jamming capability for selected aircraft; Materiel Development Decision (MDD) for this ECM jamming capability phase is not expected until later in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). ER8: Common Missile Warning System (CMWS). The US Army operational requirements concept for Aviation Infrared (IR) countermeasure systems is known as the Suite of Integrated Infrared Countermeasures (SIIRCM). SIIRCM is an integrated warning and countermeasure system to enhance aircraft survivability against IR-guided threat missile systems. The CMWS is a core element of the SIIRCM concept. CMWS is an integrated ultraviolet (UV) missile warning system, with an Improved Countermeasure Dispenser (ICMD) serving as a subsystem to a host aircraft. The CMWS program is a UV missile warning system that cues both flare and laser-based countermeasures to defeat incoming IR-seeking missiles and will alert aircrews to the presence of certain incoming unguided munitions. The B-Kit consists of the components which perform the missile detection and aircrew notification, unguided munitions detection and aircrew notification, false alarm rejection, and countermeasure employment/cueing functions of the system. The CMWS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) receives UV missile detection data from Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMS) and sends a missile alert signal to warn aircrews via on-board avionics. Tier 1 threat missiles detected and tracked by the CMWS are subsequently defeated by a combination of missile seeker countermeasures, including decoy flares and IR Laser Jamming (currently Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)-equipped CH-47 platform only). In addition, the CMWS ECU receives from the EOMS unguided munitions detection data which it also passes to the aircrew through aural and visual alerts. The aircrew then applies the appropriate Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) to break contact or engage the enemy with own-ship ordnance. The CMWS Generation 3 (Gen 3) ECU in conjunction with ongoing software development efforts will address outstanding material release conditions to achieve a Full Material Release (FMR) for CMWS and ensure protection against emerging IR-guided missile threats. The A-Kit for CMWS includes mounting hardware, wiring harnesses, cables, and other components necessary to install and interface the mission kit on host aircraft. The A-Kit ensures the mission kit is functionally and physically operational with a specific host aircraft type. JUONS SO-0010 will integrate the Department of the Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (DoN LAIRCM) system on a select number of Army and SOCOM aircraft in the threat area of responsibility. The purpose of this JUONS is to detect and defeat proliferate Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) threats. HQDA has provided a follow up Directed Requirement to this JUONS to reduce Space, Weight and Power (SWaP) and accelerate delivery of Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCMs). FY 2017 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE) dollars in the amount of $11.510 million are required to complete final development and testing of A-kits and integration of the Phase 2a solution in support of JUONS SO-0010 for the Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) theater of operations. FY 2017 OCO RDTE dollars in the amount of $61.600 million are required for integration efforts to support the ATW & CIRCM QRC solution in support of JUONS SO-0010 for the OIR theater of operations. The intent of the ATW & CIRCM QRC program is to reduce the SWaP that require operational tradeoffs that are associated with the Phase 2a solution. Joint Staff, J-8 Deputy Director for Requirements (DDR) memorandum, April 24, 2015 SOCOM JUONs SO-0010, Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell (JRAC) memorandum, May 29, 2015 Directed Requirement for the Advanced Threat Warner and Common Infrared Countermeasure Quick Reaction Capability (ATW & CIRCM QRC) to Support Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) SO-0010, CIRCM Critical Intelligence Parameters Breach, 18 December 2015

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0605051A_5_2040_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: Funds were added due to emerging Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) threat and Senior Leader and congressional interest in closing the gap between JUONS efforts and next Program of Record (PoR).
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures
• Contingency Operations (Military)
• Contracts
• Detectors
• Electronic Countermeasures
• Guided Weapons
• Infrared Countermeasures
• Infrared Decoys
• Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures
• Munitions
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Program Management
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• United States Special Operations Command
• Warning Systems

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• Aerospace Engineering

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• Directed Energy
• Microelectronics
• Space