CSAR-X

Abstract

The primary mission of the Combat Search and Rescue Replacement Vehicle (CSAR-X) is to recover downed aircrew and isolated personnel from hostile or denied territory. Rescue forces may also conduct other missions inherent in their capabilities to conduct Personnel Recovery (PR), such as non-conventional assisted recovery, non-combatant evacuation operations, civil search and rescue, international aid, emergency medical evacuation, disaster/humanitarian relief, and insertion/extraction of combat forces. Budget Justification: In the spring of 2009 the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) directed the Air Force to "Terminate the CSAR-X program and procure replacement Rotary Wing Aircraft based upon currently fielded CSAR capabilities." The Air Force terminated the existing CSAR-X contract in June 09. Remaining funds in FY09 will be used for termination related costs, acquisition planning, studies and analysis, and program office support. Funds in FY10 will be used to develop and execute an acquisition strategy to procure replacement Rotary Wing Aircraft based upon currently fielded CSAR capabilities leveraging existing multi-service solutions. Initially this joint approach will include providing short term relief to the aging HH-60G fleet by purchasing rotary-wing aircraft in production for the Army and modifying them with CSAR mission equipment to replace aircraft lost in combat and operational missions. These aircraft, identified as Operational Loss Replacement (OLR) will procure UH-60 Aircraft from the Army and then purchase and integrate modification kits to bring the UH-60M to the fielded HH-60G configuration. OLR is an interim step to maintain combat capability. Portions of FY10 funding will also be used to support the HH-60G recapitalization program with any follow on studies and analysis, the development of an acquisition strategy and to support subsequent acquisition activities. FY10 will be the last year of RDT&E funding in this PE and BPAC. Future HH-60G recapitalization RDT&E activities will be tracked in PE 0605229F. Previous year funding for CSAR-X is located in PE 0604261, Personnel Recovery Systems. The FY 2009 PB separated the CSAR-X and HC/MC-130 Recap projects under PE 0604261, Personnel Recovery Systems, into distinct PEs (0605277F and 0605278F, respectively) to provide more budget clarity. This program was in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it had passed Milestone B approval and was conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks and meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0605277F_5_3600_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Reductions in support of other Air Force programs.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Forces
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Demonstrations
  • Engineering
  • Evacuation
  • Helicopters
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Modification Kits
  • Recovery
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Search And Rescue
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.

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