Armament Subsystems
Abstract
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Dominance Division, will execute the Extended Range Weapon (ERWn) development program directly supporting the National Defense Strategy as a new start in FY19. ERWn is a Section 804, CSAF-directed prototype development of an advanced multi-role interceptor, designed to defeat missile defense threats. The development will include missile design, aircraft integration, ground/flight tests, prototypes, and provides opportunities for future fielding. The FY19 PB provided funding for risk reduction efforts and the FY20 PB fully funds the ERWn development program. The Air Force will collaborate with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to mutually develop engineering and test requirements. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Systems Development Division plans and executes early Systems Engineering, portfolio acquisition planning, agile acquisition strategies, and risk reduction activities for future advanced weapon systems to defeat evolving threat scenarios and environments for major program milestone decisions and feasibility of future weapons concepts. Results enable highly informed decisions on agile acquisition initiatives to develop, refine, and integrate technologies into new weapons concepts to address warfighter, Air Staff, and OSD initiatives and strategies presented by the National Defense Strategy, Air Superiority 2030 Enterprise Capability Collaboration Team Flight Plan, Integrated Priority Lists, as examples. Conducts Section 804 rapid acquisition/prototyping efforts, pre-planning and execution of Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations (JCTD), and program management support and analysis to develop new capability systems, improve legacy systems, or determine feasibility of utilizing prototypes with advanced technology on fielded systems. Conducts Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A). Examples of such efforts include but are not limited to: Stand-off Attack Weapon and Low Cost Decoy. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Future Advanced Weapon Analysis and Programs capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605898F, and 0605833F. As directed in the FY 2018 NDAA, Sec 825, amendment to PL 114-92 FY 2016 NDAA, Sec 828 Penalty for Cost Overruns, the FY 2018 Air Force penalty total is $14.373M. The calculated percentage reduction to each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account will be allocated proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities under such account. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 653133_0604200F_5_3600_PB_2020
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