Stores Planning and Weaponeering Module

Abstract

Project 2311, Stores Planning and Weaponeering Module: The Naval Aircraft Weaponeering Components (NAWC) project, now referred to as the Weaponeering and Stores Planning (WASP) components, are integrated software products that allow aircrew to determine the best combinations of weapons and delivery conditions to achieve the desired level of target damage, eliminate weapon delivery solutions that violate aircraft T/M/S specific safety-of-flight envelopes, and perform detailed weapons employment planning. WASP is approved by N88 as a flight clearance implementation system for the F/A-18 A, A+, B, C, D, D (RC), E and F. WASP components will alert pilots if their planned weapon release conditions meet flight clearance limits, will result in bomb-to-bomb collisions, bomb-to-aircraft collisions, aircraft overstress, or excessive risk of aircraft loss/damage in the event of fuze early bursts. Weapon employment planning is fundamental to the Joint Capability Area (JCA) of Force Application and joint mission areas of Strike and Amphibious Warfare. WASP provides the Navy and Marine Corp with weaponeering capabilities that are critical requirements for Interdiction, Armed RECCE and Close Air Support mission planning. Therefore WASP product availability is critical to successful employment of the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) for the F/A-18 A-F. The WASP product encompasses a multitude of Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software components and tools (aircraft target maneuver simulations, weapon flyout models, target probability of damage calculators). WASP products will require updates as emergent requirements for new aircraft T/M/S, stores and weapons are approved by N88, and new flight clearances and flight restrictions are issued by NAVAIRSYSCOM.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 2311_0604215N_5_1319_PB_2011

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