Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft
Abstract
The P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) will replace the aging P-3 aircraft. The P-8A program was initiated in response to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) validated Mission Needs Statement (MNS), "Broad Area Maritime and Littoral Armed Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance" and the requirements for the program are defined in the MMA Operational Requirements Document (ORD)/ Capability Development Document (CDD), validated and approved by JROC on 08 December 2003. The P-8A program received Milestone 0 approval to proceed into Concept Exploration (CE) on 22 March 2000. Concept exploration activities began in June 2000 under Program Element 0702207N Project Unit W2737. Approval to enter Componen Advanced Development (CAD) was attained from the Overarching Integrated Product Team on 18 January 2002 and the Milestone Decision Authority Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) approved the program Acquisition Strategy on 8 February 2002. Approval to enter System Development and Demonstration (SDD) was attained at the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) on 28 May 2004. Approval was granted to award the SDD contract at the DAB. The contract was awarded to Boeing on 14 June 2004. A successful Critical Design Review (CDR) was completed in June 2007. In August 2007 the Design Readiness Review (DRR) was conducted and resulted in approval to obligate funding for the fabrication of the Stage II flight test aircraft. The Interim Program Review (IPR) was completed on 7 April 2009 based on release of Acquisition Decision Memorandum. The first flight of P-8A occurred on 25 Apr 2009. The primary objectives of SDD are to: perform the system detailed design, develop and produce Systems Integration Labs, develop and build ground and flight test articles and prepare for Milestone C. Six flight test aircraft will be built during SDD. These test aircraft will be grouped into two stages based on which phase of the test program the aircraft will support. SDD Stage I flight test aircraft (FY06/Qty-3) will support Integrated Test and Evaluation (IT&E). This was previously called combined Developmental/Operational Testing (DT/OT). SDD Stage II flight test aircraft (FY09/Qty-3) will support the completion of combined DT/OT and Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E). The SDD contract includes the development and initial builds of training devices to support IOT&E. P-8A plans to enter Production and Deployment (PD) in the 3rd quarter of FY10 after completing the Milestone C DAB. This project includes $1.000 million for the Defense Acquisition Work Force Development Fund (DAWDF) in FY09.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 2696_0605500N_5_1319_PB_2011
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