Assault Survivability Optimization

Abstract

FY 2025 includes funding required to implement Common Carriage for CH-53K and MV-22 aircraft and develop, qualify and test Joint Airborne Mission Survivability (JAMS)/Next Generation Air Survivability (NGAS) multi-spectral countermeasures solutions. The CH-53K and MV-22 Common Carriage transition aligns additional platforms with F/A-18E/F, MH-60R/S, P-8 and CMV-22 to reduce expendable countermeasures logistics footprints, reduce future development and procurement costs, and improves industrial base performance through DOD wide common expendable square form factor. Project continues Common Carriage funding for aforementioned aircraft. Project continues funding required to implement Multi-Layered Obstructed Brokered Hub (MOB Hub) and integrated Aircraft Survivability Equipment (iASE) capability for F/A-18 aircraft. MOB Hub iASE funding is for hardware/software design and qualification of the ALE-47 iASE Programmer. MOB Hub iASE replaces obsolete ALE-47 operational flight program and programmer hardware, providing data to the gateway necessary for survivability in the current and future threat scenarios facing USN operational missions. This MOB Hub iASE upgraded programmer enables advanced expendable countermeasures to enhance countermeasure response, and provide additional battlespace awareness for own-ship, wingman and other mission participants. Project continues funding for Advanced Radio Frequency (RF) Countermeasure development, testing and modeling and simulation capability to reduce future flight test cost. Active RF Expendable Device (AED) replaces existing GEN-X AED which is obsolete against modern RF threats. Passive RF Expendable Decoys (RR-203) leveraged advanced chaff technology used on the F-35 to provide improved Radar-Cross-Section (RCS) performance capability to DoN platforms. Advanced Active and Passive RF expendable solutions offer standalone devices necessary for global naval operations for all DoN aircraft deployments for use against networked Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS) with coherent radars and provide aircrew with tailored response options of integrated on-board and off-board RF expendable solutions in a dense threat environment. Resources will be applied to the following areas: 1) Studies and evaluations to optimize employment of current countermeasures and iASE capabilities. 2) Development and demonstration of advanced expendable countermeasures and countermeasure techniques. 3) Testing and evaluation of infrared (IRCM) and RF advanced countermeasures. 4) Development of system software enhancements and integration for the testing and deployment of advanced countermeasure techniques. 5) Development of and upgrades to modeling tools and specialized equipment required to conduct evaluation of advanced countermeasures against proliferating threats.

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Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
3309_0604270N_5_1319_PB_2025

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