Aircraft Certification
Abstract
The Airworthiness Certification Project 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 Project 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 Project performs engineering functions (design, analysis, testing, demonstrations, and system specification compliance) essential for certifying the airworthiness of nearly 20,000 assigned Army aircraft. This Project 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 Project 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 Project 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)). The Aircraft Certification line is the only legal means per fiscal law to proactively establish certification criteria for priority research areas per the Army Modernization Strategy being leveraged in Army Aviation programs of record. This includes airworthiness involvement in Technology Transition projects such as the 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 additive manufacturing. Work in this Project is performed by the United States Army Futures Command (AFC), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC), Redstone Arsenal, AL.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 092_0605606A_6_2040_PB_2025
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