Multi-Mission Maritime (MMA) Inc 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), Higher-Than-Secret (HTS) security capability, and associated pre/post-flight ground system development to support Increment 3 aircraft and Increment 3 ground system requirements. These capabilities will be developed as a series of ECPs for the P-8A and are as follows: - ECP 5 - Net Enabled Weapon Data Link, High Frequency radio Internet Protocol (HF-IP), Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) filtering, IBS receiver, and Harpoon II+. (Forward-fit Fielding FY 2020, Retrofit Fielding FY 2021) - 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). - Pre/Post-Flight Ground System Development - System upgrades to the associated ground support system and Operations Center (TOC)/Aircraft Media Gateway (AMG) systems. To expedite fielding capability to the P-8A Fleet, ECPs 5 and 6 are executed concurrently as these capabilities are independent of one another. Enhanced MAC (ECP 7) software is also executed concurrently but 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 that awarded 2Q FY 2019. ECP 6 integration activities began 1Q FY 2019 with initiation of the Government Lead Capability Integrator (LCI) integration and award of the Platform Integration (PI) contract in 2Q FY 2019. ECP 7 integration activities began 1Q FY 2021. ECP 6/7 Integrated Flight Test & Evaluation will begin 3Q FY 2022. 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 requirements identified under the baseline P-8 program between Milestone B and the Full Rate Production Decision (FRPD). Subsequent to the P-8 FRPD, the DoD Acquisition Authority directed in 2016 these Increment 3 requirements be satisfied as Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) under the existing P-8 program vice under a separate acquisition program. Note: ECP 6/7 fielding in 1Q FY 2026 includes 7 aircraft (1 squadron) modified, trained and ready to deploy to include pre/post-flight ground systems.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0605504N_5_1319_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2022 reduced since previous President's Budget Submission due to a Congressional reduction for ECP 6 unjustified growth. --- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

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Organizations

• United States Navy

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Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• C4I
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Antisubmarine Warfare
• Combat Operations
• Commerce
• Data Links
• Engineering
• Ground Control Stations
• Ground Support
• Navy
• Network Protocols
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Signals Intelligence
• Small Business
• Submarine Warfare
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

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