Aircraft Survivability Equipment Development
Abstract
The Aircraft Survivability Equipment Development budget line includes funding to support the development and integration of Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) products onto Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) aircraft variants and future platforms. The objective of the Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) Development project is to improve Radio Frequency (RF) ASE for Army aviation. APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) detects, categorizes, and prioritizes RF emitters and provides a visual / aural alert to aircrew members warning them of targeting by RF-guided weapons. The Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) approved Phases 1 and 2 of a 3-phased path forward. Phase 1, APR-39C(V)1/4, serves as an obsolescence / sustainment upgrade to the Processor Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) of APR-39A(V) Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) implemented to ensure that the currently fielded system remains viable until affordable improved RF ASE capability can be pursued in Phases 2 and 3. Phase 2A is RWR Modernization begins by adopting the United States Navy APR-39D(V)2 system. APR-39D(V)2 will significantly improve the RF threat coverage, automatic detection and identification of threat types, bearing, and lethality. Phase 2B, the APR-39E(V)2, Modernized Radar Warning Receiver (MRWR), is an Army Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to APR-39D(V)2, approved in the Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) signed June 24, 2019, by Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S). This ECP will implement enhanced hardware and software upgrades to keep APR-39 technically relevant against new and emerging agile threats. Phase 3 adds active Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) capability for selected aircraft; Material Development Decision (MDD) for this ECM capability phase is planned for 4 Quarter (Q) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. Justification: FY 2021 Base Research Development Technology & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding of $32.338 million supports APR-39E(V)2 hardware and software system development, prototyping, platform integration, initial system government qualification, and performance testing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- ER7_0605051A_5_2040_PB_2021
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