C-32 Executive Transport Recap

Abstract

NOTE: FY18-20 Prior Years Funding of $7.762M was executed in Program Element 0401310F, BPAC 654019, BA05. The C-32A mission is to provide Executive Airlift transportation for the First Lady, Vice President, Cabinet, Congress, and foreign Heads of State. The C-32A also serves as the backup to the VC-25 Presidential support aircraft. The C-32 Executive Transport Recapitalization program was intended to replace the aging C-32A aircraft fleet. The Air Force and Navy were engaged in an effort to recapitalize the National Military Command System fixed-wing aircraft and large capacity Executive Airlift fleets. The aircraft consist of the Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), Air Force C-32A Executive Airlift (EA), and the Navy E-6B Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) and Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) aircraft. These platforms are aging and increasingly difficult to support. The combined effort explored the realignment of missions among platforms and examined the potential benefits of acquiring common airframes without sacrificing operational effectiveness or increasing overall costs. This effort was called the NEAT (NNAOC, EEA, A ABNCP, TTACAMO) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and it concluded in September 2020 with no impact or actions for the C-32 fleet. After 2020, remaining funding in Program Element 0401310F was applied to the evaluation and maturation of advanced high speed transport scale aircraft with potential to expand the defense industrial base and serve as C-32A replacements at the appropriate time. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver the C-32 Executive Transport Recap system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. In FY20 $0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY21 $0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 640009_0401310F_4_3600_PB_2022

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