SURVIAC Bulletin: Joint Live Fire/Aircraft Systems Program (JLF/AS). Volume 19, Issue 2, 2003
Abstract
The Joint Live Fire (JLF) Program was initiated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in March of 1984 to establish a formal process to test and evaluate fielded U.S. systems against realistic threats. The program continues today under the auspices of Mr. Larry Miller, Deputy Director, Operational Test and Evaluation/Live Fire Testing (DDOT&E/LFT). The JLF Program was chartered to assess the vulnerability of fielded U.S. armored vehicles and combat aircraft to threats likely to be encountered in combat and to evaluate the lethality of fielded U.S. munitions against realistic targets. The Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO) and the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME) are the executive agents for the JLF Program, aircraft and ground/mobile systems, respectively, while the Services execute and support the tests under joint leadership. The JLF Program consists of three groups: Aircraft Systems (JLF/AS), Armor/Anti-Armor (JLF/A/AA), and Sea Systems (JLF/SS). JLF/AS focuses on the vulnerability of U.S. fixed-wing and rotary aircraft to realistic threats and on the lethality of fielded U.S. weapons/munitions against foreign aircraft. This article features JLF/AS projects receiving FY04 funding.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA529137