(U)Multi-Mission Maritime (MMA) Increment III

Abstract

The P-8A Increment 3 program consists of incremental enhancement Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to system capabilities that will retain cost-wise effectiveness for major combat operations. Increment 3 will incorporate improvements to aircraft systems including significant war-altering Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities of Enhanced Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC) and ASW Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) which are enabled by the incorporation of Combat System hardware and architecture improvements, ASW and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) sensor improvements, communication capability upgrades, ASuW Net Enabled Weapon (NEW), and Higher-Than-Secret (HTS) security capability. These capabilities will be developed as a series of ECPs for the P-8A and are as follows: - ECP 4 - Software upgrades to Narrowband SATCOM and Radar Targeting. (FIELDED FY18) - ECP 5 - Net Enabled Weapon Data Link, High Frequency radio Internet Protocol (HF-IP), Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) filtering, IBS receiver, and Harpoon II+. (TO BE FIELDED FY20) - ECP 6 - ASW SIGINT, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability, Wide Band SATCOM, Higher Than Secret (HTS) processing, Enhanced track management (Minotaur), Applications Based Architecture (ABA) and Combat System. - ECP 7 - Enhanced Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC). To expedite fielding capability to the P-8A Fleet, ECPs 4, 5, and 6 are executed concurrently as these capabilities are independent of one another. However, Enhanced MAC (ECP 7) is reliant on ECP 6's Combat System hardware and architecture to operate on the P-8A. Both ECP 6 and ECP 7 are integrated via the Platform Integration contract planned to be awarded 2Q FY2019. ECP 6 integration activities will begin 1Q FY2019 with initiation of the Government Lead Capability Integrator (LCI) integration and upon award of the Platform Integration (PI) contract in 2Q FY2019. ECP 7 integration activities will begin 1Q 2020. Enhanced MAC (ECP 7) is developed within Program Element (PE) 0604261N and integrated via the Platform Integration contract within this PE. 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 requirement prior to full-rate production decision. Note: This PE was re-phased due to Congressional adjustments through FY2018 which changed the FY2019 and FY2020 plans. Note: ECP 6 fielding in 1Q2024 includes 7 aircraft (1 squadron) modified, trained and ready to deploy.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0605504N_5_1319_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: Schedule Changes: 1) Platform Integration scheduled for 2Q FY2019 to reflect current planned execution 2) Government LCI Integration milestone added to reflect planned Government activities 3) Integrated Flight Test & Evaluation ECP 5 scheduled to complete 3Q FY2020 to reflect continued Harpoon flight test 4) Delayed Fielding ECP 5 scheduled for 3Q 2020
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Antisubmarine Warfare
• Combat Operations
• Computing System Architectures
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Data Links
• Engineering
• Frequency
• Navy
• Network Protocols
• Small Business
• Submarine Warfare
• Submarines
• Surface Warfare
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies