Apache Product Improvement Program

Abstract

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request for Apache AH-64E, previously known as Apache Block III, will fund the non-recurring engineering (NRE), development, and testing work associated with the planned remanufacture and new build of 690 Apache aircraft in the AH-64E configuration (deliveries began in Oct 2011). The AH-64E program consists of two Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP), AH-64E Remanufacture and AH-64E New Build. This project also addresses obsolescence and reliability challenges and provides increased combat capability to the aircraft. Upgrades include: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Level III-IV Control, Improved Situational Awareness, Upgraded Communications Suite, Improved Drive and Propulsion Systems, Improved Targeting Capability, Increased Computer Processing Capability and Speed, Improved Navigation Systems, Improved Diagnostics and Maintainability, and Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) integration. Upgrades are integrated as incremental block modifications. The program addresses operational shortfalls identified during real-world combat missions and meets Longbow Apache Capability Production Document (CPD) requirements for modernization.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: 0607135A_7_2040_PB_2019
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding for FY19 moved from PE 677145, Project FD5 line. 1) Allows alignment with Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) without requiring a future software insertion. 2) Improves efficiency and effectiveness of operational testing by conducting a combined OT event for JAGM and AH-64Ev6. 3) Reduces burden on FORSCOM and Soldiers by consolidating two test events into one event. 4) Allows further development and refinement of AH-64Ev6 software with user input prior to fielding.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Assembly
• Contracts
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Military Acquisition
• Navigation
• Procurement
• Production
• Propulsion Systems
• Radio Frequency
• Situational Awareness
• Software-Defined Radio Waveforms
• Test And Evaluation
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy