Aviation Systems
Abstract
SF100 Aviation Systems Advanced Development: This project provides for the development, demonstration, and integration of current and maturing technologies for Special Operations Forces (SOF)-unique aviation and training requirements. Timely application of SOF-unique technology is critical and necessary to meet requirements in such areas as: SOF specific avionics; Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection Terrain Following/Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) radar; Defensive Countermeasures; Electronic Warfare (EW) - Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM); Precision Strike Package (PSP); PSP High Energy Laser; AC-130H/W/U and MC-130E/H/P, AC-130W, and AC-130U Recapitalization, and other SOF airborne platforms; digital terrain elevation data and electronic order of battle; digital maps; Airborne Mission Networking; near real-time Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR); data fusion; threat detection and avoidance; navigation, target detection, and identification technologies; weapons integration; digital broadcast capabilities; aerial refueling; survivability; and ISR payload technological improvements with size, weight, power and integration onto all SOF unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ISR platforms. SF200 CV-22 Development/Test and Evaluation: The CV-22 is a SOF variant of the V-22 vertical medium lift, multi-mission aircraft. The CV-22 project provides long range, high speed, infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply to Special Forces teams in hostile, denied, and politically sensitive areas. This is a capability not currently provided by other existing aircraft. The funding in this project supports integration, design, development, and test to provide improved capabilities to include, but not limited to, more robust performance in situational awareness, ISR, weapons, avionics, survivability, maneuverability, mission deployment and improved reliability and maintainability of the CV platform. CV-22 SOF Common TF/TA radar best known as Silent Knight Radar (SKR) or APQ-187, provides long-range, night/adverse weather, clandestine penetration of medium-to-high threat areas to infill, exfill, and resupply SOF forces. Provides more sustainable/capable replacement to obsolescing and tech limited terrain following/avoidance radar. There is a plan to develop a Defensive Weapon System (DWS) that gives a ~360 degree field of fire to suppress/eliminate enemy targets. This effort integrates the SOF unique Color Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) with DWS providing necessary capability improvements identified during operational use and interim contract support. S750 Mission Training and Preparation Systems: The Special Operations Mission Planning and Execution (SOMPE) project funds the definition, design, development, prototyping, integration, and testing of SOMPE systems to support mission planning, rehearsal, and execution requirements to meet SOF-unique mission requirements and correct deficiencies in current mission planning, rehearsal, and execution capabilities. The Mission Training and Preparation Systems project also includes program management, systems engineering, configuration management, architecture development, risk reduction, and trade study initiatives, as well as initiatives to assure interoperability and commonality between diverse mission planning, rehearsal, and execution systems. S875 AC/MC-130J: The AC/MC-130J project funds core SOF-unique modifications to replace aging/retired AC-130H Spectre, AC-130W Stinger II, AC-130U Spooky, MC-130E Combat Talon I, MC-130P Combat Shadow, MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft. The 8 AC-130H Spectre, 12 AC-130W Stinger II and 17 AC-130U Spooky airframes will be replaced with MC-130J aircraft modified with the PSP to achieve the AC-130J configuration. The AC-130J aircraft will provide close air support, air interdiction, and armed reconnaissance capability. The 14 MC-130E Talon I, 23 MC-130P Combat Shadow, and 20 MC-130H Talon II airframes will be replaced by MC-130J Commando II aircraft with SOF mission modifications. The MC-130J Commando II aircraft perform clandestine or low visibility, single or multi-ship low-level missions intruding politically-sensitive or hostile territories; provide air refueling for special operations helicopters and CV-22 aircraft; and airdrop of leaflets, insert small special operations teams, resupply bundles and combat rubber raiding craft. The Air Force procures and fields the basic aircraft, common support equipment, and trainers for USSOCOM. An incremental upgrade approach will be used to integrate SOF capabilities onto the aircraft and training systems. SOF capabilities include, but are not limited to, Airborne Mission Networking, data fusion, threat detection and avoidance, integrated terrain following/terrain avoidance, electronic warfare, and embedded training. Integrating and automating SOF mission systems that deliver these capabilities is critical to fielding SOF-capable AC/MC-130J aircraft to recapitalize Air Force Special Operations Command’s legacy C-130 fleet. D615 Rotary Wing Aviation: This project develops SOF-unique modifications and upgrades to SOF rotary wing aircraft that operate in increasingly hostile environments. This project also includes modifications to Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) and weapons systems to counter rapidly emerging threats, improve lethality and improve aircraft self-protection in contested environments. Rotary wing aircraft supported by this project include: MH-60M, MH-47G, and A/MH-6M. These aircraft provide aviation support to SOF in worldwide contingency operations and low-intensity conflicts. They must be capable of rapid deployment, undetected penetration of hostile areas, and operating at extended ranges under adverse weather conditions to infiltrate, provide logistics for, reinforce, and extract SOF. The anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) threat is characterized by an extensive and sophisticated ground based air defense system and an upgraded air-to-air capability targeted against helicopters.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 1160403BB_7_0400_PB_2019
- Change Summary Explanation
- Funding: FY 2017: Net decrease of -$7.489 million is due to a transfer of funds to Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer programs (-$5.928 million), a congressional reduction for prior year carryover for SOMPE (-$0.890 million), and a decrease for higher command priorities (-$0.671 million). FY 2018: None. FY 2019: Net increase of $7.387 million is for completion of Phase III integration, testing, and Air Worthiness Release (AWR) for the A/MH-6 Block 3.0 Upgrade ($3.120 million); to complete development and testing of trial kit installation of EC-130J Block Upgrade ($1.263 million); testing of flares and chaff to address emerging threats for RW ASE Upgrades ($4.192 million); flight qualification and AWR testing of the Degraded Visual Environment solution ($3.222 million); continues PSP High Energy Laser (HEL) development of system architecture, acquire beam director subsystem and laser subsystem, interface control documentation, and completes risk reduction for AC-130J aircraft ($30.020 million); continues integration/testing of CV-22 SF Common TF/TA (Silent Knight) Radar ($0.898 million); higher command priorities (-$4.024 million); a Departmental economic assumption adjustment (-$1.482 million); and the FY 2019 funding request was reduced by -$29.822 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Schedule: Silent Knight Radar (SKR): Hardware failures with first 3 LRIP IIA radars delivered delayed Regression Testing and have delayed Initial Operational Test for the MH-60/MH-47 into 4th Quarter FY 2018. EC-130J SOF-Unique 7.0/8.1 development delay was due to a delay in the 7.0/8.1 Air Force modification contract. Technical: None.
- Service Agency Name
- United States Special Operations Command
Entities
Organizations
- United States Special Operations Command
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