ACFT Avionics
Abstract
The Fiscal Year FY2022 budget request funds for 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 phases of these systems. Alternate capabilities (non-GPS) and/or complimentary PNT solutions will be investigated, studied, evaluated and developed as standalone or blended navigation functions. The Doppler Global Positioning System Navigation Set (DGNS) Upgrade program completes system engineering trade studies to reduce space, weight, and power with the introduction of new navigation support capabilities such as an inertial sensor interface card and Instrument Flight Rules map display. The DGNS upgrade includes Non-Recurring Engineering for the Computer Display Unit (CDU) which replaces the current CDU faceplate with a touch screen display, provides a moving navigation map capability, and optimizes pilot interface to promote safer flight operations. The CDU upgrade will support Assured-Position Navigation and Timing (APNT) operations such as Resiliency and Software Assurance Modification (RSAM) in conjunction with additional system upgrades and upgrades to existing DGNS hardware in order to accommodate A-PNT in identified operational environments. This supports the requirement to maintain A-PNT throughout operations. The Enhanced Aviation Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation System (EGI) (EAGLE) development program upgrades existing EGI hardware to incorporate M-Code and assesses current capabilities in order to achieve A-PNT in identified operational environments. The EAGLE-M upgrade will perform an assessment of A-PNT assurance levels to understand system performance, associated PNT capability gaps, and evaluate candidate solutions to cover any identified gaps. The EGI program will support enhanced A-PNT for currently fielded EGIs through software insertions, such as RSAM. The Multi-platform Anti-jam GPS Navigation Antenna (MAGNA) is a GPS anti-jam adaptive antenna system that will be capable of receiving legacy and modernized GPS satellite signals. The MAGNA reduces the effect of GPS jamming by disrupting the GPS receiver enabling the Warfighter continued access to GPS-provided PNT in a GPS degraded environment. The AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) Radio is a US Army rotary wing high frequency solution which is operational on over 2,400 Army helicopters (primarily CH-47, UH-60, and AH-64). Key capabilities are voice and data, Automatic Link Establishment, text messaging, position reporting, and Selective Calling. It is also Voice Interoperable with standard ground HF systems in use today. Efforts include development of an Airborne Radio Control Manager (ARCM) driver to enhance the modernization of the AN/ARC-220 HF Radio.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- C97_0604201A_5_2040_PB_2022
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