Special Operations CV-22 Development

Abstract

The CV-22 is a Special Operations Forces (SOF) variant of the V-22 vertical medium lift, multi-mission aircraft. The CV-22 will provide 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 existing aircraft. The V-22 Joint Program Office is developing improved capabilities in block increments. The funding in this project supports these block increments as well as associated flight test support. The Block 10 increment was completed in FY 2007, and the Block 20 increment started in FY 2008. Block 10: Integrate and test Directional Infrared Countermeasures, a system that protects against infrared guided missiles; design, integrate and validate the Troop Commander Situational Awareness Station to provide the embarked troop commander access to the CV-22's communication, navigation and mission management system; relocate the ALE-47 chaff and flare dispenser control head to allow any cockpit crew member to activate defensive countermeasures; add a second forward firing chaff and flare dispenser to provide an adequate quantity of consumable countermeasures for the extended duration of SOF infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply missions; and incorporate a dual access feature to the Digital Map System to allow both the pilot and co-pilot to independently access and control the digital map display from the mission computer. Block 20: Design, integrate, test, and validate enhancements required to meet SOF-unique mission requirements and correct deficiencies identified in previous testing. This incremental development will provide improved capabilities to include, but not limited to, more robust performance in situational awareness, weapons, avionics, survivability, maneuverability, mission deployment and improved reliability and maintainability of the CV platform. Initial risk reduction and trade studies were initiated in FY 2006, and System Design and Development started in FY 2008. FY 2011 RDT&E activities continued on Block 20 Increment 1 and 2, including Terrain Following Logic, Terrain Following less than 50 knots, Multi Mission Advanced Tactical Terminal, and Improved Crew Interface of Integrated Broadcast Service Data. Block 20 Increment 3 efforts were also initiated in FY2011, including Helmet Mounted Display and Digital Map Upgrade. FY 2012 RDT&E activities continue and complete on Block 20 Increment 1, 2 & 3 efforts. FY 2013 RDT&E activities continue on improvements to the Enhanced Situational Awareness package providing enhanced, correlated, fusion and display, threat response, training and simulation capabilities.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: 1160421BB_7_0400_PB_2013
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 2011: Decrease of -$0.357 million is due to Small Business Innovative Research transfer and economic assumption reduction of -$0.073 million. FY 2012: None. FY 2013: Net increase of $1.822 million is due to an increase of $1.800 million to continue Enhanced Situational Awareness development efforts and economic assumption increase of $0.022 million. Schedule: None. Technical: None.
• Service Agency Name: United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

• United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Aircrafts
• Commerce
• Countermeasures
• Digital Maps
• Directional Infrared Countermeasures
• Engineering
• Guided Missiles
• Infrared Countermeasures
• Manufacturing
• Navigation
• Production
• Simulations
• Situational Awareness
• Special Forces
• Special Operations Forces
• Test And Evaluation
• United States

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