Multi-mssn Maritime Aircraft (MMA) (P-8A)

Abstract

The P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft will replace the aging P-3 aircraft. The P-8A program was initiated in response to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) validated Mission Needs Statement, "Broad Area Maritime and Littoral Armed Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance" and the requirements for the program are defined in the P-8A Capability Production Document #791-88-09, validated and approved on 22 June 2009. A successful Critical Design Review was completed in June 2007. In August 2007 the Design Readiness Review was conducted and resulted in approval to obligate funding for the fabrication of the Stage II flight test aircraft. The Interim Program Review (IPR) was completed on 7 April 2009 based on release of Acquisition Decision Memorandum. The first flight of P-8A occurred on 25 Apr 2009. Milestone (MS) C was successfully completed on 11 August 2010. The primary objectives of SDD are to: perform the system detailed design, develop and produce Systems Integration Labs, develop and build ground and flight test articles, conduct ground and flight tests and prepare for milestones. Ground testing includes the conduct of static testing, fatigue testing and Live Fire Test and Evaluation. Six flight test aircraft have been built during SDD. These test aircraft are grouped into two stages based on which phase of the test program the aircraft will support. SDD Stage I flight test aircraft (FY06/Qty-3) support Integrated Test and Evaluation (IT&E). SDD Stage II flight test aircraft (FY09/Qty-3) support the completion of IT&E and Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) after being updated to the production configuration. The SDD contract includes the development and initial builds of training devices to support IOT&E. The scope of SDD includes activities necessary to facilitate an efficient transition of the fleet to achieve the P-8A Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of Increment 1 in CY13. The scope of SDD also includes the engineering and verification of correction of deficiencies identified in testing. P-8A entered Production and Deployment development phase in the 4th quarter of FY10 after completing MS-C Defense Acquisition Board. P-8A program is based on an evolutionary acquisition strategy consisting of sequential incremental enhancements to system capabilities that will retain cost-wise effectiveness for winning major combat operations through 2020. In order to pace the threat, Increment 2, the Next Phase of Capabilities, will incorporate the following capabilities into the P-8A: Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC), Automatic Identification System, Rapid Capabilities Insertion (RCI), updates to the Tactical Operations Center, as well as additional Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities as Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs). The scope of this effort includes the integration, design, and test of the capability enhancements to the P-8A and associated TOC ground support facilities and initial trainers. Integration of these capabilities will be accomplished incrementally, based on the scope of the integration effort. As part of the P-8A evolutionary acquisition strategy, Increment 3 will incorporate the capabilities defined in the Capabilitiy Development Document approved by JROC on 25 June 2010. In order to pace the threat, the Increment 3 will incorporate the following capabilities into the P-8A: MAC, RCI, updates to the TOC, as well as additional ASW, ASuW and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities. These capabilities and other emergent capability requirements will be investigated during the Technology Development phase of Increment 3 for the P-8A and Tactical Operations Center (ground support facility).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: 0605500N_5_1319_PB_2013
• Change Summary Explanation: Technical: Schedule: Project 2696: Based on current program development Integrated Test & Evaluation extended to 3Q FY13; added Correction of Deficiencies Engineering from 1Q FY13 to 4Q FY15; added Follow-on Test & Evaluation (FOT&E) 1 Verification/Correction of Deficiencies(VCD) from 3Q FY13 to 1Q FY14; and changed FOT&E to FOT&E 2 (VCD); LRIP end date moved to 3Q FY15; AP 3 Contract Award moved from 3Q FY11 to 4Q FY11 and LRIP 2 Contract Award moved from 3Q FY11 to 1Q FY12: Due to the scope changes, S-2 Fatigue Test has been amended to add 3rd Lifetime of Fatigue Test to include Teardown and Inspection, S-2 Fatigue Testing was added to schedule from 2Q FY12 to 4Q FY17. Project 3181: As a result of updated schedule analysis Contract Award Integration/Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) award date moved from 1Q FY12 to 3Q FY12 and Integration/EMD start moved from 1Q FY12 to 3Q FY12 and end was extended to 2Q FY16. The decision to execute the Increment 2 project via Engineering Change Proposals allowed accelerated delivery of some Increment 2 capabilities, subsequently added Operation Test & Evaluation (OT&E)(Early Operational Capability (EOC)), Retrofit Kits contract award moved from 3Q FY14 to 1Q FY14, Kit Deliveries moved from 1Q FY16 to 2Q FY15 and removed Production and Deployment; renamed OT&E to OT&E (IOC) and shifted it to a 2Q FY15 start and 4Q FY15 end. Project 3218: Based on current program profile, MS-A changed from 3Q FY12 to 2Q FY13, MS-B changed from 2Q FY14 to 3Q FY15, Tech Dev Contract Award moved from 3Q FY12 to 3Q FY13, Tech Dev start and end dates shifted 3 qtrs, from 3Q FY12 to 2Q FY13, Preliminary Design Review moved from 3Q FY13 to 1Q FY15: Due to MS-B move from 2Q FY14 to 3Q FY15, System Development and Demonstration EMD moved from 2Q FY14 to 3Q FY15 and Contract Award (EMD) moved from 2Q FY14 to 3Q FY15, CDR moved from 4Q FY15 to 4Q FY16, and IT start moved from 3Q FY16 to 2Q FY17 and was extended to 4Q FY17. Added Engineering Studies starting 4Q FY12 and ending 2Q FY13 and Lab Testing starting 2Q FY15 and ending 1Q FY17.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Combat Operations
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Engineering
• Government Furnished Equipment
• Identification Systems
• Intelligence Surveillance And Reconnaissance
• Molecular Dynamics
• Software Development
• Submarine Warfare
• Surface Warfare
• Surveillance
• Test And Evaluation
• Training
• Training Devices
• Warfare

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• 5G
• 5G - DoD 5G Program