Pegasus Capability Improvements
Abstract
The KC-46 will provide the capability to fuel joint and coalition receivers via a boom or drogue system on every mission and will also augment the airlift fleet with cargo, passenger, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities. The KC-46 will operate in day/night and adverse weather conditions to enable deployment, employment, sustainment, and redeployment of U.S. joint, allied, and coalition forces. The KC-46 will have communication, navigation, and surveillance equipment for worldwide operations; the capability to perform missions in chemical and biological environments; the ability to operate in up to medium threat environments with self-defense/protection (both active and passive) capabilities; and the necessary battlespace awareness to mitigate survivability threats. The dynamics and mission urgency of the post-production environment requires the program to maintain flexible and responsive posture to support a broad range of mission support needs. The KC-46 will continue to identify, design, develop, integrate, verify, certify, produce, install, field, and sustain a comprehensive range of non-recurring and recurring post-production, air vehicle enhancements and field support needs. These needs may originate from programmed Mobility Air Force (MAF) requirements, Combatant Commander Joint or Urgent Operational Needs (JUON/UON), non-programmed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directives, requirements identified and supported by HHQ Enterprise Capability Collaboration Teams (i.e. High Value Airborne Asset [HVAA], Air Superiority 2030, and Multi-Domain Command and Control [MDC2]), or correction of deficiency reports. The KC-46 will continue to develop, field, and sustain warfighter capabilities to meet evolving threats and mission support requirements through Block or discrete modification or modernization programs depending on mission urgency, available funding, and programmatic and technical risks. Post-production requirements can include, but will not be limited to, avionics and structural systems/ architecture and subsystem updates, general mission equipment updates and procurement, general sustainment support, studies and analyses, and correction of field deficiencies. Public Law 111-383 (7 JAN 2011) and CJCSI 6130.01E states no funds maybe be obligated or expended to purchase user equipment for the Global Position System during the fiscal years after fiscal year 2017 unless the equipment is capable of receiving military code from the Global Positioning System. To comply, KC-46 plans to replace the current GPS receiver to provide M-Code capability. Project 651120 funding will also support Program Management Administration (PMA) activities, test support, mission planning capability development and various studies and analyses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 651120_0605221F_5_3600_PB_2019
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- Root: KC-46
- Child Accomplishment: Avionics Enhancements
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- Child Cost Item: 51e600ce8df592ddd2e9cf7a03836022
- Child Cost Item: 4dec15b2c8fae23baa559701b5ca3f6c