ACFT Avionics
Abstract
The FY 2014 budget request funds the development of Aircraft Avionics systems required to horizontally and vertically integrate the battlefield and the integration of those systems into Army aircraft. Tasks in this Project support research, development, and test efforts in the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phases of these systems. The Joint Tactial Radio System (JTRS) is the transformational system that provides Army Aviation interoperability capability for Future Force and Joint Force operations. The JTRS integration effort provides for the non-recurring engineering required to integrate and qualify the JTRS certified radios with Link 16 and/or other advanced networking waveforms into the AH-64E and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Funding in FY 2014 will complete the Apache Block III (AB3) Link 16 non-developmental item radio integration through AB3 Lot 4 Follow-On Operational Test and Evaluation. In addition, FY14 funding initiates integration activities to install and qualify a JTRS certified networking radio on the Grey Eagle and AB3 Lot 6 platforms and also supports continued development of common radio control software for use on multiple platform integrations. The Improved Data Modem (IDM) is the common solution for digitizing Army Aviation. It performs as an internet controller and gateway to the Tactical Internet and Fire Support internet for Army aircraft. With interfaces supporting a transmit/receive terminal, the IDM provides radio connectivity to the ARC-201D/231, ARC-186, ARC-164, and the Blue Force Tracker transceivers. IDM provides a flexible, software driven digital messaging system that is interoperable with existing Army and Joint forces battlefield operating systems. The IDM provides Situational Awareness and Variable Message Format messages capability to the cockpit. The Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) is a precision approach and landing system providing joint operational capability for U.S. forces assigned to conventional and special operations missions including those operating from fixed base, ship, tactical, and special mission environments under a wide range of meteorological and jamming conditions. The Army plans to integrate JPALS capabilities as defined by the Navy (Shipboard operations) and the Air Force (Land-based operations) through the JPALS Army Risk Reduction (JARR) and the JPALS Common Avionics Technology Development (JCATD) efforts. JARR defined implementation alternatives for aircraft integration. JCATD continues the alternative analysis. The DGNS Upgrade program conducts system engineering trade studies to reduce space, weight, and power with the introduction of new navigation support capabilities such as inertial sensor, MIL-STD-1553 interface card, and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) map display, and prepares Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to the existing ASN-128D Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) as a result of those trade studies. The effort also derives DGNS compliance matrices for current and planned GATM capabilities for the upcoming decade. The Aviation Mission Planning System (AMPS) interfaces with Army Mission Command Systems (AMCS) and initializes communication, navigation, situational awareness, and weapons systems on fleet aircraft. This effort will develop XPlan core mission planning software, integrate it into AMPS, and modify the Aircraft Weapons and Electronics (AWE) modules that will interact with XPlan. The Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), previously referred to as Apache Block III, is a set of standards jointly developed by government and industry consortium members; conformance to this standard is Army Aviation's conduit to compliance with the Common Operating Environment (COE) directive. The mechanism for certification of FACE conformance is the FACE Ecosystem and the laboratory test environment, which is being developed, implemented, and updated as part of this effort. This will be accomplished through the integration of the selected middleware into Army Aviation Platforms. This includes the non-recurring engineering for integration, test, and air worthiness qualification. As part of the Army's migration to a net-centric fighting force, it is necessary for aircraft to access certain critical services that enable seamless access and operation on the future force network. The Aviation Data Exploitation Capability (ADEC) is an Army Aviation program to develop, integrate, and test specific capabilities needed at the Aviation unit level to implement and support improvements within aviation maintenance, operations, safety and training. ADEC will standardize data and information formats and provide a comprehensive and fully integrated automated information system. ADEC provides a common and interoperable capability required to implement Condition Based Maintenance, Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance, and Platform Maintenance Environment processes. The Aircraft Notebook (ACN) will provide users with an aviation centric suite of software utilized for streamlined documentation and completion of aviation maintenance activities. ACN will include the hardware solution as well as the digital logbook functionality and legacy software applications. ACN will reduce the Information Technology footprint within an aviation unit by integrating multiple software tools onto one hardware platform. The Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) system, previously referred to as the Helicopter Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (HTAWS), is required to reduce personnel and rotocraft losses while conducting both tactical and training missions in environments that restrict or severely reduce the aircrews visibility due to atmospheric obscurants. The DVE system will improve safety, reduce risk and add flexibility to aviation units by enhancing situational awareness through real-time detection and warning of terrain, obstacles and hazards. The DVE System will consist of integrated rotorcraft pilotage augmentation systems; sensor(s); software; software related hardware; and pilot to system interfaces and cueing devices. The DVE system will fuse a synthetic vision avionics backbone with aircraft state data and obscurant penetrating sensor(s) to provide a single rotorcraft capability for ground taxi, hover, takeoff and landing modes of flight. The DVE system will be integrated on CH-47F, AH-64D, OH-58D/F, and HH/UH-60 L/M rotorcraft.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- C97_0604201A_5_2040_PB_2014
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- Root: AIRCRAFT AVIONICS
- Child Accomplishment: Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) integration and qualification for Apache AH-64E and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) platforms.
- Child Accomplishment: Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS)
- Child Accomplishment: Improved Data Modem (IDM)
- Child Accomplishment: Doppler Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation System (DGNS) Upgrade
- Child Accomplishment: Aviation Mission Planning System (AMPS)
- Child Accomplishment: Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE)
- Child Accomplishment: Aviation Data Exploitation Capability (ADEC)
- Child Accomplishment: Aircraft Notebook (ACN)
- Child Accomplishment: Degraded Visual Environment (DVE)
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