Aircraft Certification

Abstract

The Airworthiness Certification Program Element (PE) assures safe flight operation of Army aircraft and aviation systems by means of technical design approval and qualification of systems to appropriate airworthiness standards. This PE supports independent airworthiness qualification for all assigned developmental and in-production Army aircraft, both manned and unmanned, as required by Army Regulation (AR) 70-62 ("Airworthiness of Aircraft Systems"), and is essential for assuring the safe operation of Army aircraft. This PE performs engineering functions (design, analysis, testing, demonstrations, and system specification compliance) essential for certifying the airworthiness of nearly 20,000 assigned Army aircraft. This PE also supports: management/execution of the Army Military Airworthiness Certification Criteria (AMACC) program; management/execution of airworthiness approval for new systems and materiel changes for all assigned Army aircraft systems; airworthiness engineering support for major development/modification and future systems/subsystems requirements of the Program Executive Officer for Aviation (PEO AVN) and U.S. Army Special Operations Command's Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO); and management of test and evaluation processes in support of the airworthiness qualification process. The Airworthiness Certification PE also performs general research and development in support of aircraft qualification and overarching airworthiness projects that involve multiple aircraft models, and supports the application of other critical aviation subsystems onto Army aircraft. This PE also supports: airworthiness certification for military-use civil derivative aircraft technical qualification through the Federal Aviation Administration's Military Certification Office; development of airworthiness procedures, specifications, critical standards, and other design and qualification documents; participation in senior leadership mandated airworthiness tri-service activities (e.g., National Airworthiness Council) and international airworthiness related activities mandated by treaty (e.g., Flight Into Non-segregated Airspace (FINAS)); and early airworthiness involvement in Technology Transition projects such as the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, Advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Modular Open System Architecture, Autonomy/Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Digital Engineering, Electric and Hybrid Propulsion, and other Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) initiatives.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 0605606A_6_2040_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: Decreased funding to support higher Army priorities.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Traffic
• Aircraft Models
• Aircrafts
• Army Aircraft
• Artificial Intelligence
• Attack Aircraft
• Aviation Technology
• Data Analysis
• Digital Engineering
• Engineering
• Hybrid Propulsion
• Machine Learning
• Nato
• Reconnaissance Aircraft
• Test And Evaluation
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

• Business

Readers

• Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
• Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy
• Space