C-32 Executive Transport Recap

Abstract

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. Prior year budgets supported funding to complete a joint service AoA in collaboration with the E-4B and E-6B Recapitalization programs to explore commonality of the airframe and interoperability of the mission equipment. Continued funding would have established the Program Office and matured the development of the acquisition strategy. Funding would have also supported cost/performance trade studies and risk reduction activities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver the C-32 Executive Transport Recapitalization system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. In FY 2020 $0.000 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2021 $0.000 million is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. 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, 2022
• Source ID: 654019_0401310F_5_3600_PB_2022

Tags

Fields of Study

• Business

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Government and Public Administration Law.