Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training
Abstract
This effort supports Air Education and Training Command's (AETC) implementation of Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Training (URT). URT produces RPA pilots and Sensor Operators from accession sources to man RPA squadrons. Success of the program is heavily dependent on multiple training systems to prepare undergraduate students for entry in RPA Formal Training Units (FTU). 19AF/CC approved a significant system upgrade along with a change in software. This change allowed for a more flexible and adaptable training system that can carry URT into the future. Funding will be used to develop organic software capabilities, update obsolete equipment, and develop new training tools. Funding will go to organic sustainment at Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker AFB, OK. The goal of these changes is to build a more capable set of training systems focused on reducing costs while ensuring RPA training is ready to support the National Defense Strategy from today into tomorrow. Funds may be used to address emerging and short-notice Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS) issues. Diminishing Manufacturing Sources efforts include removal of end-of-life software/hardware within simulators systems and move to a modular, common open system architecture that is sustainable and cyber-resilient. Implementation requirements and standards are defined under the Simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) initiative. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Undergraduate RPA URT Training weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2021 $00.000 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2022 $00.000 million is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 674101_0604233F_7_3600_PB_2023
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