MAGTF EW Aviation Development

Abstract

Original President's Budget 2017 FY 2017 budget submission was $20.817 million and has increased by $44 million to $64.817 million as a result of the amended 2017 President's Budget. President's Budget 2017 as amended includes additional funding for the following efforts: $3 million for development of a jettison capability for the AN/ALQ-231(V)3 pod on the H-1 platform; $5.5 million for development of the Electronic Warfare Services Architecture (EWSA); $1 million for software development to integrate the Marine Air Ground Tablet (MAGTAB) with the AN/ALQ-231(V); $4 million for Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Electronic Warfare (EW) Jammer Techniques Optimization development; $10 million for integration of the AN/ALQ-231(V)1 on the KC-130 and flight envelope expansion; and $20.5 million for Electronic Warfare Range Improvements. This project unit supports the United States Marine Corps (USMC) development of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Electronic Warfare (EW) and the various elements of its distributed System of Systems (SoS) that support the Commandant of the Marine Corps' Strategy and Vision 2025 and Joint Vision 2025. The SoS will address MAGTF EW sufficiency gaps in the areas of Electronic Attack, EW Support, and Electronic Protection with a multitude of payloads designed for carriage on a variety of organic MAGTF air and ground assets. Payload development plans follow an adaptable, modular and open architecture philosophy to combat the increasing capability gap and enable future growth at a reduced operational and sustainment cost. The AN/ALQ-231(V)1 pod is the Fixed-Wing variant of the Intrepid Tiger II pod flown on the AV-8B and F/A-18A-D platforms. The AN/ALQ-231(V)2 will be the variant of the Intrepid Tiger II pod flown on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms once integration is complete. The AN/ALQ-231(V)3 is the Rotary-Wing variant of the Intrepid Tiger II pod flown on the AH-1 and UH-1 platforms. As of the President's Budget 2015 submission, the AN/ALQ-231(V)1 was the only approved configuration and nomenclature for the Intrepid Tiger II pod. The re-designation of the AN/ALQ-231 variants occurred with the approval of Rapid Deployment Capability authorization for AN/ALQ-231 on Rotary Wing platforms by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN(RD&A)) on January 14, 2014. MAGTF EW will also commence efforts to develop an EW Payload for USMC Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) platforms in FY 2018. Host platforms include, but are not limited to, the RQ-21A. This project will result in an EW payload capable of conducting, supporting, and coordinating Electro-Magnetic Spectrum (EMS) operations in the form of Electronic Attack (EA) and Electronic Surveillance (ES) against Irregular Warfare threats. Additionally, this payload will be scalable and adaptable for emerging threats and will be interoperable with the USMC's Electronic Warfare Services Architecture (EWSA). This new capability will be integrated for MAGTF tactical coordination of cyberspace and EW operations via the Cyber Electronic Warfare Coordination Cell (CEWCC).

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
• Source ID: 3327_0604270N_5_1319_PB_2018

Tags

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Cyber
• Microelectronics