Block 4 Planning and System Engineering
Abstract
Block 4 Planning and Systems Engineering from preliminarily design and requirements decomposition through completion of Developmental Flight Test for all variants of the F-35 aircraft. Modernization efforts include Requirements Decomposition and continuous development and release of capabilities identified as Block 4 upgrades. This is a continuation of the previous Block 4 developmental contracts, which will include activities leading to successful completion of Developmental Flight Test, to include select facility upgrades required for Block 4 research, development, test and evaluation. Included in Block 4 are upgraded capabilities and continuous improvements to maintain Air System viability against evolving threats indicated in the Electronic Warfare Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), the Fifth Generation Fighter Modernization ICD, and the Block 4 Capability Development Document (CDD), reduce life cycle cost, and improve operational suitability. Continuous risk reduction activities to include Air System Integration, preplanning for subsequent Block 4 Modernization events, and investments to deliver the full Block 4 Air System capabilities as needed. C2D2 capability planning includes an efficient transition from F-35 SDD to C2D2. As SDD development activities ramp down C2D2 will assume responsibility for improvements and modernization efforts. Beginning in FY 2020, the USAF unique ALIS User Information Data Exchange Service (UIDES) requirement will be broken out separately from the remaining systems engineering. USAF F-35 UIDES provides for Air Force development of a F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) - User IT Data Exchange Service (UIDES) that supports current and future Information Exchange Requirement (IER) data transfer capability from the F-35 ALIS into data reports and configurable tables to receive, store and integrate F-35 operations, maintenance, training and financial data within existing Air Force enterprise views and systems to support the growing fleet of AF F-35 aircraft, the ability to feed F-35 training and operations data to ALIS, and support modification of an enhanced data sharing capability (ability to consume increased volume and variety of ALIS IER data) to support operations planning, pilot and maintainer training, and depot data configuration and integration requirements. Activities also include studies and analysis to support both current program/project planning and execution and future program/project planning.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 638750ec47dd24375f0065edfa223064
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