Automated Test Systems
Abstract
The Bomber Armament Tester will ensure that our USAF bomber fleet can conduct nuclear deterrence, global power projection and global strike operations to support the President of the United States and Combatant Commanders by providing a reliable, cyber secure, and sustainable tester. The tasks are to develop a common bomber armament tester and the Test Program Sets (Software, Hardware, and Documentation) to test the armament release equipment on the bombers. RDT&E efforts support development, testing, and producibility of the Bomber Armament Tester and Test Program Sets. The program will utilize an incremental development approach with B-2 plus most complex B-1 and B-52 test program sets as Increment 1, B-1 as Increment 2, and B-52 as Increment 3. Currently increment 2 and 3 are unfunded in FYDP. The Common Aircraft Portable Reprogramming Equipment (CAPRE) is a common memory loader verifier that loads operational flight programs for weapon systems. CAPRE leads the fleet on Cyber initiatives and is government owned and developed. RDT&E effort includes developing a Network Interface Module (NIM) that provides additional cyber hardening to the CAPRE system and redesigning the current CAPRE system to adapt to the NIM. The NIM enables validation of digital signature prior to loading the OFP to the aircraft. RDT&E effort also includes software development for MIM interfaces and new weapons systems moving to the CAPRE system from other MLV systems. The goal is to provide one common cyber secure MLV for the Air Force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 0701212F_5_3600_PB_2018
- Change Summary Explanation
- -$4.5M increase in FY 17 will continue increment 1 efforts of the Bomber Armament Tester program. Increment one includes core tester and test program sets for B-2 aircraft and the most complex B-1 and B-52 test program sets. Increment two will begin the test program set development for the B-1 aircraft and B-52 test program sets. FY 18 funding will continue increment 1 efforts. Increments 2 and 3 are unfunded in the FYDP. -$6.78M increase in FY 18 includes $6.650M increase for increasing cyber hardening of the Common Aircraft Portable Reprogramming Equipment (CAPRE). Funding will start development on the Network interface module and start the software development.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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