(U)Common Avionics

Abstract

This project provides for the identification, study, design, development, demonstration, test, evaluation, and qualification of standard avionics capabilities for Navy use, and wherever practicable, use across all Services and Foreign Military Sales. Such air combat electronics developments include communications and airborne networking, navigation and sensors, flight avionics, safety systems, and flight mission information systems for both forward fit and retrofit aircraft. These efforts continue to maintain federated systems while encouraging transition of procurements to support a modular system for enhanced performance and affordability. Consideration is given up front to reduce acquisition costs through larger procurement quantities that satisfy multi-aircraft customer requirements and that reduce life cycle costs in the areas of reliability, maintainability, and training. JUSTIFICATION FOR BUDGET ACTIVITY: 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 requirements prior to full-rate production decision.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0605217N_5_1319_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2020 funding request was reduced by $3.000 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Additional reduction of $0.654 million for miscellaneous rate adjustments. Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM): Removed the Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP RNAV) developmental requirements and technologies/certifications from schedule due to completion in FY19. Extended Evaluate CNS/ATM technologies/develop solutions to support platform integrations to include 4Q/24. Tactical Communications (TACCOM): Satellite Communication (SATCOM) S/W Development (with Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)) extended to end of FY19 due to delays in MUOS verification lab availability. The associated initial MUOS S/W release shifted to 3Q/19. Initial National Security Agency (NSA) and Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for MUOS inclusive S/W build adjusted to match. NSA and JITC certifications adjusted in the following years based on predictions of required ARC-210 radio software updates and/or mode functionality verifications, as more platforms incorporate ARC-210 Gen 6 radios. NSA and/or JITC re-certification requirements contingent on whether future software revisions impact the radio's crypto sub-system or frequency spectrum utilization, respectively. MIL Standard Evolution for Variable Message Format (VMF) extension to end of FY22 and Transmission Security (TRANSEC)/Crypto Modernization with Tactical Secure Voice (TSV) extension to end of FY24 reflect ongoing evolution of the associated MIL Standard 188-220 software defined radio data protocols. Ongoing TACCOM coordination with NSA regarding TRANSEC specification releases, and SPAWAR regarding ground controller interoperability testing ensure ARC-210 equipped air platforms can maintain connectivity with ground radios. FY18: Shifted Initial JITC Cert from 4Q/18 to 2Q/19. Ground Proximity Warning System/Terrain Awareness System (GPWS/TAWS II): TAWS II schedule change is a result of performance issues identified during H-60 Developmental Testing and the inability of the prime contractor to make any additional changes prior to Fleet Release of Software Configuration SC 18-03. Fleet Release of SC 18-03 has been delayed beyond existing TAWS II APBA thresholds and the earliest opportunity to readdress H-60 issues not until FY24. V-22 will replace H-60 as the initial T/M/S aircraft for full TAWS II integration. Funding reprioritized to support Open Architecture in Avionics Architecture Team (AAT) in FY18, FY19 and FY20. FY18: Removed H-60 TAWS II MS C 3Q/18. FY19: Adjusted TAWS II Software Re-Architecture to 3Q/18 extending through 4Q/20; Removed H-60 TAWS II IOC from 2Q/19. FY20: Changed Integration contract from V-22 to H-60 remaining in 3Q/20. FY21: Added H-60 TAWS II Software Development 4Q/20 through 4Q/21; Added V-22 TAWS II DT 2Q/21 through 1Q/23 due to fly, fix, fly. FY22: Added H-60 Integrated Logistic Assessment (ILA) 4Q/22; added V-22 ILA 2Q/22. FY23: Added H-60 TAWS II Software Development 1Q/23; added V22 MS C 2Q/23; added V-22 Fleet Release 4Q/23. FY24: Added H-60 Fleet Release 4Q/24; added TAWS II Follow-on Developmental Platforms 1Q/24 to 4Q/24. Collaborative Warfare (CW): Extended Naval Aviation Netted Sensors and Maritime Targeting Experimentation, Naval Aviation and Maritime Targeting Requirements and CONOPS, Standards and Architectures/Requirements Development to include 4Q/24. Avionics Component Improvement Program (AvCIP): Extended Acquisition Milestones to include FY24. Mid Air Collision Avoidance Capability (MCAC): Added Decision Analysis Support (DAS) 3Q/18 to 1Q/19; Added Program Smart Shutdown 2Q/19 to 4Q/19. MCAC Program Termination effective FY19 per N98, Ser N98/18U142416. Funding reprioritized to support Open Architecture in Avionics Architecture Team (AAT) in FY19 and FY20. (U) Common Avionics schedule FY16 and prior is reflected in PE 0604215N, Project Unit 0572.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Collision Avoidance
• Collision Avoidance Systems
• Communication Systems
• Contracts
• Cost Reductions
• Ground Proximity Warning Systems
• Multiple Access
• National Security
• Procurement
• Safety
• Software Development
• Systems Engineering
• Tactical Communications
• Tactical Networks
• Terrain Awareness And Warning Systems
• Test And Evaluation
• Warning Systems

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics
• Space