Product Development
Abstract
Continuation of Primary Hardware Development/Pre-Planned Product Improvement efforts for the AIM-9X weapon system. This includes Systems Engineering / Program management, as well as support required, to ensure AIM-9X missile integration with threshold US Navy aircraft platforms. This also includes efforts to redesign missile components in order to resolve Block II component obsolescence, implement cost reduction initiatives, and to comply with the Insensitive Munitions (IM) requirements as established by Joint Requirements Oversight Council memo dated 11 February 2009. The IM improvements were realigned to this project (0457) from the AIM-9X Block III project (0458) beginning in FY 2016. The program will focus on implementing IM safety improvements to the warhead that were developed by Navy Research Laboratory, to incorporate into the AIM-9X Block II production missile in FY 2019. Beginning in FY 2016, the Navy will also join in the Air Force efforts that began in FY 2015 to develop software improvements for the next incremental version 9.4 (v9.4x) to incorporate into the FY 2017 AIM-9X Block II production missile.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- c9fb5fe8478eb9d6ccac09f9009ec9b2
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