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Department of the Air ForceWashington, DC
The United States Air Force remains the preeminent air and space forcein the world today. Born from the ingenuity of the Wright Brothers a centuryago, we continue to evolve by capitalizing on the innate creativity and innovationof our airmen. As our vision is limitless, we will pursue every avenue andintegrate with every Service, to secure preeminent capabilities for future jointwarfighting.
Today’s international security environment presents daunting, butsurmountable obstacles to America’s military forces. With steadfast resolve,unrelenting effort and critical congressional patronage, the Air Force faces thesechallenges with continued confidence. In coalition with ground, naval andmarine forces, we will continue to ensure America’s security and its nationalinterests by delivering unmatched air and space capabilities to the jointbattlefield—in whatever means, at whatever time, and in whatever manner isrequired.
As a resource for the Members of the 108th Congress, this handbookfeatures a convenient almanac format while outlining a selection of some of yourAir Force’s major priorities. In conjunction with the 2003 Air Force PostureStatement, we hope you find it useful to understand our vision for the future. Asalways, we remain eager to discuss our strategy for securing unprecedented airand space capabilities for the United States.
John P. JumperGeneral, USAF, Chief of Staff
Dr. James G. RocheSecretary of the Air Force
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THE AIR FORCEKey Air Force Contacts .............................. 1US Air Force Demographics ....................... 2 Military .................................................... 3 Civilian .................................................... 6
SELECTED KEY AIR FORCEISSUESAdjusting Our Force Mix — Not Force Size ......................................... 8Assured Access To Space ........................... 9Air Force Science and Technology (S&T) ..................................................... 10Business Initiatives ................................... 12Challenges in Facilities Infrastructure ...... 13Civilian Personnel Management Improvement Strategy ........................... 14Deployment Health Surveillance .............. 16Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan ............................................ 17Expeditionary Medical Operations ........... 18Exploiting Space for Joint Warfighting .... 20F/A-22....................................................... 21Force Development ................................... 22Health Care ............................................... 23Health Care Optimization ......................... 24Housing ..................................................... 25Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft (MC2A) ....................... 26Quality of Life .......................................... 27Encroachment ........................................... 28Recapitalization ........................................ 29Recruiting ................................................. 30Retention ................................................... 31Small Diameter Bomb .............................. 32Smart Tankers ........................................... 33Spectrum Protection ................................. 34
Strategy for Managing Aging Aircraft ...... 35Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) ............ 36Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV) .................................................. 37
KEY AIR FORCE PROGRAMS
SPACEAdvanced EHF ......................................... 40Air Force Satellite Control Network ........ 41Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) ................................................... 42Counterspace Systems .............................. 43Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) ................................... 44Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III ................................. 45Defense Support Program......................... 46Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) ................................................... 47Global Broadcast System (GBS) .............. 48Global Positioning System (GPS) ............ 49Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) .......................... 50Launch & Test Range System (LTRS) ..... 51Medium Launch Vehicles ......................... 52MILSATCOM Terminals .......................... 53Milstar ....................................................... 55National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) .............................................. 56Polar MILSATCOM ................................. 57Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) ................................................... 58Space Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) ........................................ 59
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Space Based Radar ................................... 60Space Surveillance Network (SSN) .......... 61Space Test Program (STP) ........................ 62Titan Space Launch Vehicles Program ..... 63Wideband Gapfiller System (WGS) ......... 64
AIRCRAFTAC-130H Spectre...................................... 66AC-130U Spooky ..................................... 67Airborne Laser (ABL) .............................. 68A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II ........................... 69B-1 Lancer ................................................ 70B-2 Spirit .................................................. 71B-52H Stratofortress ................................. 72C-5A/B/C Galaxy ..................................... 73C-9A/C ..................................................... 74C-12C/D/F/J ............................................. 75C-17 Globemaster III ................................ 76C-20B/H ................................................... 77C-21A ....................................................... 78C-26B ....................................................... 79C-32A ....................................................... 80C-37A ....................................................... 81C-40B/C .................................................... 82C-130E/H Hercules .................................. 83C-130J ....................................................... 84C-141 Starlifter ......................................... 85Control and Reporting Center (CRC) ....... 86CV-22 Osprey ........................................... 87E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) ..................... 88E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) ...................................... 89E-8C Joint STARS .................................... 90
EC-130E/J Commando Solo ..................... 91EC-130H Compass Call ........................... 92F-15 Eagle ................................................ 93F-16 Fighting Falcon ................................ 94F/A-22 Raptor ........................................... 95F-117 Nighthawk ...................................... 96HC-130P/N King ...................................... 97HH-60G Pave Hawk ................................. 98Joint Strike Fighter ................................... 99KC-10 Extender ...................................... 100KC-135 Stratotanker ............................... 101MC-130E Combat Talon......................... 102MC-130H Combat Talon II .................... 103MC-130P Combat Shadow ..................... 104MH-53J/M Pave Low III/IV ................... 105Multi-sensor Command & Control Aircraft (MC2A) .................................. 106MQ-1B Predator ..................................... 107OC-135B................................................. 108RC-135S Cobra Ball ............................... 109RC-135U Combat Sent ........................... 110RC-135V/W Rivet Joint ......................... 111RQ-4A Global Hawk .............................. 112T-1A Jayhawk ......................................... 113T-6A Texan II .......................................... 114T-37B Tweet ........................................... 115T-38A/AT-38B/T-38C Talon ................... 116T-43A ...................................................... 117U-2S Dragon Lady ................................. 118UH–1N Helicoptor ................................. 119VC-25A .................................................. 120WC-135 Constant Phoenix ..................... 121X-45B Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) ................................................. 122
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MUNITIONSAGM-65 Maverick ................................. 124AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile ...................................... 125AGM-86C Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) .................... 126AGM-86D CALCM Penetrator Missile ................................................. 127AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) .................................. 128AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile .... 129AGM-130 Standoff Attack Weapon ........ 130AGM-142 Weapon System ..................... 131AIM-7M Sparrow ................................... 132AIM-9M Sidewinder .............................. 133AIM-9X .................................................. 134AIM-120 AMRAAM .............................. 135CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition (CEM) .................................................. 136CBU-89 GATOR .................................... 137CBU-97 Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW) .................................................. 138F–16 HARM Targeting System (HTS-R6) and F-16 Smart Targeting and Identification via Network Geolocation (STING-R7) ......................................... 139GBU-10/12/24/27/28 Laser Guided Bombs ........................... 140GBU-15 Guided Standoff Weapon ......... 141GBU-31/32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) ................................ 142GBU-XX Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) ................................................... 143Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) .............................................. 144
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) .............................................. 145Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) .............. 146LGM-30G Minuteman III ....................... 147LGM–118 Peacekeeper .......................... 148Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser (WCMD).............................................. 149
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Major General Leroy Barnidge, Jr.Director, Legislative LiaisonRoom 4D927(703) 697-8153
Senate Liaison Office (202) 685-2573House Liaison Office (202) 685-4531Congressional Act Div (703) 695-0137Weapon Systems Div (703) 697-6711Programs & Legis Div (703) 697-7950Congressional Inq Div (703) 697-3783
General John P. JumperChief of StaffJo Garner, Confidential AssistantRoom 4E924(703) 697-9225
Key Air Force Contacts
Major General Stephen R. LorenzDeputy Assistant Secretary, BudgetRoom 4D131(703) 695-1875
Budget & Appr Liaison (703) 614-8110
Dr. James G. RocheSecretaryDede Anderson, Confidential AssistantRoom 4E886(703) 697-1361
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Active Duty ANG Reserve
US Air Force Demographics
Total Force: 716,788
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MilitaryOfficer/Enlisted Breakout
Active Duty Reserve Guard
Military Assignment
Active Duty Reserve Guard
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White Black Hispanic Other
Military Gender
Active Duty Reserve
Male Female
Military Race/Ethnicity
Active Duty Reserve Guard
Guard
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High School Some College Associates BA/BS or Higher
Education Level - Enlisted
Advanced Degree - Officers
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
83%
14%
5%
67%
9% 7%
64%
12%11%
Active Duty Guard Reserve
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
30%
49%
Active Duty Guard Reserve
53%
97% 98% 99%
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Male Female
CivilianTotal Civilians = 159,782
Race/Ethnic Characteristics Gender
White Black Hispanic
Other
Civilian Assignment
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
93%
60%
10%
18%11%
HighSchool
SomeCollege
Associates BA or BS Mastersor Higher
Civilian Education Level
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Adjusting Our Force Mix — Not Force Size
Workforce Reshaping• Workforce Reshaping—create authorities forseamless movement across the Total Force:Active, Civilian, Guard, Reserve — enables AirForce to flexibly flow personnel and workloadamong Total Force components.
• Simplify competitive sourcing rules tofacilitate strategic partnerships with industry—Enables smoother transition of non-corecompetency workload to experienced industryservice providers.
• Secure Service autonomy to meet statutoryintent with maximum innovative flexibility.
• Review Core Competencies of Air Force
• In Apr-Jul 02, the Air Force conducted aGeneral Officer-led review of 366K Active Duty(AD) and 124K civilian positions to determinepositions directly contributing to corecompetencies.
• Preserve capabilities, reallocate resources,relieve stressors — defined 3 new Air ForceCore Competencies:
• Developing Airmen (The heart ofcombat capability); Technology toWarfighting (The tools of combatcapability); Integrating Operations(Maximizing combat capability).
• Identified (based on meetings w/ theMajor Commands); 6,100 Active Duty militarypositions that require AF civilians due toinherently governmental nature of tasks;11,700 AD military positions as non-core —convert to “best source” [Most EfficientOrganization (MEO) or contract]; 8,900 AirForce civilian positions as non-core — convertto “best source.”
• 17,800 military positions could be reappliedto help stressed career field problemassociated with the global war on terrorism (12-14K people).
• Core Competency Review (CCR) would solveabout half of the total military manpower problem,but drives a bill — funding estimated to exceed
$15B across FYDP— 6.3K position increment($2.4 B) was identified as #1 unfunded in FY04POM.
• CCR construct, and concomitant efforts to shapeour force content, are absolutely imperative to meetour future missions and emerging threats— mustfree up resources to realign to stressed/core/warfighting areas and align our force structure andcontent with the development and maturing of theAir Expeditonary Force (AEF).
• Human Capital Task Force—SystematicChallenge to Organizational Status-Quo
• Human Capital Task Force -systematically challenge organizationalstatus-quo — follow-on to CCR,established in Aug 02 — tasked to focuson the CCR implementation strategy,and to develop other initiatives to reduceAEF/post 9-11 stress.
• Currently has 17 “potential” initiativesto help solve Air Force’s critical manpowerproblems by realigning resources.Initiatives range from small TechnologyEnhancements to major Business ProcessTransformation.
• Examples are: AF contribution toDefense Agencies; Review Southwest Asiarequirements/use of sustainment contracts;Further technology investments to savemanpower.
Main Points• Challenge: Adapting to New Steady StateWorkload and TEMPO.
• Solution: Adjusting Our Skill Mix.
• The Air Force is taking a multi-prongapproach to meet force mix/size challengesimpacting the Total Force.
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Assured Access To Space
Background• The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle(EELV) Program is a partnership with industry toreduce the cost of space launch by at least 25%,and to make access to space a more standard,repeatable and reliable process.
• The EELV development and launchservices contracts were based on 1998projections of large future demands forcommercial launch services.
• Originally, EELV included a $1.5Bdevelopment program with a down-selectto one launch provider.
• However, because of a large projectedcommercial demand, the AF investment indevelopment was decremented by $500M,two competitors were retained, and the AFenvisioned multiple commercial launchesoccurring prior to any Government payloads.
• Over the past few years, the decline ofthe commercial launch market has causedextremely tight competition in anenvironment of increasing launch servicesupply and decreasing demand.
• Impact of this low demand, high supplymarket has made it increasingly moredifficult for both EELV launch providersto maintain a viable launch business.
Discussion• The Government is now the primary anchorfor the Atlas V and Delta IV business base forthe foreseeable future.
• EELV Atlas V and Delta IV launch systemsare essential elements of national security spaceactivities; maintaining existing heritage launchsystems is not a viable cost option or long-termsolution.
• This is a National Security Space approachthat includes industrial base and additional valueadded engineering investments. The industrialbase investment ensures two launch serviceproviders during the near-term critical period ofgovernment vulnerability, i.e., early EELV flight
activity — through 2009, by investing ininfrastructure sustainment, and dual missionintegration /analysis.
• “Goal is to guarantee U.S. access to space inthe future. The steps to achieve that end couldinclude additional financing for the companiesbuilding new rockets and bolstering the U.S.rocket engine production capabilities” MrTeets(Under Secretary of the Air Force), DefenseNews - Feb. 22, 02.
• It is critical to maintain two financially stablelaunch providers who can back each other up forboth East Coast and West Coast launches, in theevent of a major problem with one of the twosystems (Delta IV & Atlas V).
Main Points• Assured access to space is best achieved bymaintaining two viable, financially stable launchservice providers.
• The Air Force’s EELV program strategy tohave two robust space launch service sources isat risk.
• Near term investment is required to ensureboth providers continue in the launch businessand can provide national security launch servicesto the U.S. Government.
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Air Force Science and Technology (S&T)
Background• The S&T Program develops and demonstratesaffordable innovative technologies to providesuperior warfighting capabilities for the 21stcentury. These technologies:
• Meet near- and far-term military needsin acquisition and sustainment.
• Support a changing defense posture andaffordable technical modernization.
• Prevent technology surprise frompotential adversaries.
• The S&T Program consists of:
• Basic Research: primarily university andin-house laboratory-based—identifies,develops, and transitions militarily-relevantknowledge, principles, and products.
• Applied Research: in-house laboratory,university, and industry-based—determinestechnical feasibility in a laboratoryenvironment of advanced, militarily importanttechnologies.
• Advanced Technology Development:mainly industry-based—develops anddemonstrates advanced technologies inan industrial and/or near-operationalmilitary environment.
• The S&T Program:
• Is managed corporately—covers coreAir Force mission areas—linked to AFStrategic Plan.
• Is customer-focused on quality andrelevance to meet warfighter needs.
• Seeks operational/technical expert inputto maintain a balanced technology investment.
• Promotes rapid transition throughcontracts/grants with industry anduniversities.
• Coordinates with Services/DefenseAgencies through Defense Reliance.
Discussion• In recognition of strong, continuingCongressional support for a robustly funded AirForce S&T Program, the Air Force is striving toensure S&T is funded at a level that addressesfuture warfighter capability needs.
• The FY04 S&T budget lays the foundation forthe continuing Air Force transformation to an AirExpeditionary Force (AEF) that can reactrapidly, with decisive force, to worldwidecontingencies.
• Significant FY04 technology investmentincludes: multi-disciplinary basic research;turbine engines; microsatellites; space weatherforecasting; small munitions; directed energyweapons; agile laser eye protection; agingaircraft; learning effectiveness of distributedmission training; missile countermeasures forlarge aircraft; information technology for globalreach; panoramic night vision devices; effects-based operations; automatic target recognition;automated aerial refueling of unmanned airvehicles; and affordable space access.
• In response to Section 253 of the FY02National Defense Authorization Report, the AirForce, in cooperation with the National ResearchCouncil of the National Academy of Sciences, isconducting a study to independently review andassess how changes to the Air Force S&TProgram implemented during the past two yearsaffect the future capabilities of the Air Force.
• The National Research Council is in thefinal stages of completing the study, afterwhich results will be presented to the AirForce for forwarding to Congress no later thanMay 1, 2003.
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Main Points• Air Force S&T is funded at a level thataddresses future warfighter capability needs andlays the foundation for the Air Force vision oftransforming into an AEF.
• In response to Congressional S&T Reviewlanguage, the Secretary of the Air Force, incooperation with the National Research Council,is conducting a study to determine how pastchanges to S&T affect future Air Forcecapabilities.
• Air Force S&T discovers, develops, anddemonstrates affordable, innovative warfightingtechnologies that multiply the combateffectiveness of our aerospace forces and providesuperior warfighting capabilities.
• U.S. industry and academia execute themajority of S&T funds while Air Force performsselected in-house research in technology areasnot being addressed by others.
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Business Initiatives
Background• The Air Force continues transforming to achieveour vision of a flexible, responsive, and agilecapability-based Air and Space force.
• Business transformation includes dailyoperations and enterprise processes that providethe Combatant Commanders with Air and Spacecapabilities.
• The Business Transformation Task Force isdirecting and integrating the processtransformation, called Business Transformationin two main groups: Core (Core Competencies)and Support Combat Operations (CombatSupport).
• Operations and Business & OperationsSupport (acquisition, logistics, maintenance,training, medical/dental, etc) are processes thatultimately determine our overall enterpriseeffectiveness and directly produce our Air andSpace combat capabilities.
• Enablers (Business Management Support)complete the Air Force enterprise and are equallycritical to supplying capabilities. Enablersfacilitate the Core Competencies and determinethe overall efficiency of our enterprise.
Discussion• Business Transformation will beaccomplished from an integrated enterpriseperspective. We’re examining our CoreCompetencies and Combat Support processes toproduce and employ effective, efficient,integrated, and agile Air and Space combatcapabilities. The Assistant Secretaries and theAir Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) willchampion our business transformation efforts inpartnership with the MAJCOMS.
• Business Transformation will: leverage industrybest practices to make needed improvements inprocess efficiency without degrading our enterpriseeffectiveness; expand our customer’s self-servicemanagement capability and free up neededresources for the operational communities; providereal-time, accurate financial data for better decision
making; and identify management metrics foreffectiveness, timeliness, and efficiency of operation.
Main Points• Specific acquisition business initiativesinclude:
• Streamlining our acquisition andcontracting regulations, replacing detailed,highly prescriptive sets of rules with briefdocuments that emphasize speed,innovation, and sensible risk management.
• Fully utilizing Acquisition Centers ofExcellence to help program managersovercome acquisition roadblocks.
• Development and deployment ofcomprehensive training programs to teachour managers to lead, be innovative andaccept reasonable risk.
• Creation of a Program Executive Officefor Services is bringing efficiency to thegrowing area of services contracts.
• Development and deployment ofSMART (System Metric and ReportingTool) — real-time, web-based applicationproviding direct visibility into the healthof acquisition and modernization programs.
• “High Powered Teams” (HPTs) ofrequirements and acquisition professionalscollaborate on spiral development plansfor new systems.
• Reformed Supply Support Program willimprove the spares acquisition process byintegrating the support contractor into thegovernment supply system.
• Expansion of Reduction in TotalOwnership Cost (R-TOC) program addressessignificant cost savings and cost avoidance.
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Challenges in Facilities Infrastructure
Background• Facilities infrastructure refers to bases,installations, real property, and their associatedphysical plants including buildings, utilities,runways, and other fixed structures.
• Aging fleet and higher ops tempo are puttinga strain on facilities infrastructure.
• Constrained topline forces Air Force to takerisk in Military Construction (MILCON) andinfrastructure maintenance.
• MILCON facility investment program isonly large enough to cover new missionand transformation requirements, fact-of-life requirements, and some quality-of-lifeinitiatives…leaving little for large-dollarrestoration and modernization requirements.
• O&M facility maintenance and restorationaccounts are funded at the maintenance levelonly, with little available for small-dollarfacility repair and restoration requirements orto attack the maintenance backlog that hasaccumulated in the last decade.
• As a result, the rate at which we recapitalizeour facilities infrastructure is well below theindustry standard.
• 2001 Installation Readiness Report (IRR) toCongress reflects that 63% of the Air Force’sfacility classes are rated C-4 or C-3… costs to“fix” to acceptable level is $18.3B.
• C-4 and C-3 ratings mean that facilitiesin those facility classes are not able toperform the mission for which they weredesigned and constructed.
Discussion• We have built a balanced program that acceptssome short-term risk in facilities while meetingthe most critical needs of the Air Force.
• We are making significant investment in ourfacilities across the Future Years Defense Plan,placing us on funding trajectories to meet a 67-year infrastructure replacement cycle and to buyout our backlog of critical infrastructure repairrequirements over the next decade.
• Air Force infrastructure investment priorities:
1). Beddown of new missions and weaponsystems supporting transformation.
2). Fact-of-life requirements (i.e., projectplanning and design, emergencyconstruction requirements, legal and treatyrequirements).
3). Quality-of-life facility investments(i.e., dormitories, fitness centers).
4). SECAF, CSAF, Major CommandCommander highest priorities.
• We have made significant increases to ourfacility maintenance programs over the last twoyears…with the intent of “keeping our goodfacilities good” and halting the premature facilityand infrastructure decay that results fromrecurring under-funding.
• We continue to eliminate excess infrastructurethrough our O&M funded demolition programand will use the 2005 BRAC round to identifyany further savings to improve our remaininginfrastructure.
Main Points• The Air Force is taking a steady, measuredapproach to recapitalizing its aging facilitiesinfrastructure, while at the same time taking careof other high-priority requirements.
• This fix can’t happen overnight. It took overa decade of under-funding to get where we aretoday…it will take a number of years ofadequate funding to eliminate the backlog ofdeficient facilities.
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Civilian PersonnelManagement Improvement Strategy
Background• To meet needs of an increasingly technicalforce, need right mix of junior, mid-level andsenior civilian employees in right skills.
• A decade of downsizing, impacting over100,000 slots, has produced a civilian workforcethat needs refreshing and reskilling; while takingcare of displaced civilians, hiring was seriouslyconstrained.
• Within five years, approximately 42% of thecivilian officer equivalent force will be eligibleto retire, either through voluntary retirement orearly out—an estimated 20% of this force willretire by 2005.
• Civilians overwhelmingly comprise ourscientists, engineers, acquisition and financialmanagement officers, and aircraft maintainers.
• Proper civilian force-shaping tools are criticalto providing“reachback” expertise necessary tosupport deployed troops and current homelandsecurity mission.
Discussion• Air Force has developed a four-prongworkforce shaping strategy—validated throughbenchmarking with private industry and focusgroups with over 400 AF participants at 12CONUS bases over two years.
• Accession Planning - developing andimplementing methods to attract and recruitquality employees at right number and with rightskill mix.
• Workforce Development - achieving a bettertrained and agile workforce with skills needed tolead and support the Air Force mission, todayand tomorrow.
• Retention/Separation Management -developing methods to help retain employeeswhile at the same time creating vacancies in acontrolled manner.
• Enablers - activities that reinforce thestrategic direction, to include marketing thecivilian element and enhancing data captured toensure initiatives have the desired effect.
• Strategy implementation focuses on threeoutcomes - legislation, funding and policychanges.
• Legislative Agenda
• Streamline hiring process —“on-thespot” (direct) hiring and category rankinghave been OSD’s #1 priority.
• Pursue permanent and flexible authorityto offer Separation Incentives for forceshaping.
• Need to pursue performance-basedcompensation - OPM/OMB proposedalternate legislation for streamlineddemonstration projects authority andalternate personnel system, whichincludes modified broadbanding.
• Funding Strategy
• FY02 POM (Phase I) included a plus-upfor doubling the number of interns (up to1,450) by FY07 and an increase incivilian leadership training anddevelopment.
• FY03 APOM (Phase II) includedrecruiting incentives for interns, studentloan repayment, and central funding forcooperative education students (up to 500college students).
• FY04 POM (Phase III) included fundsfor >11K mission readiness trainingoccurrences and updated supervisorytraining.
• Policy/Regulatory Changes
• Changes focus on maximizing candidatepools (separating military, retired annuitants,college students), implementing quality oflife initiatives, and developing communicationand marketing plans.
• Freedom to Manage initiatives willrestructure recruitment and retentionincentives.
• Provide authorities for recruitment,relocation, and retention bonuses.
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Main Points• The Air Force has a long-term strategy to fixour “aging workforce.”
• Air Force is fully executing funding allocatedfor force renewal; need to maintain our overallstrategy, constancy of purpose.
• Civilian force development and sustainment isessential for the Air Force to meet the Air &Space mission of the future.
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Deployment Health Surveillance
Background• Deployment Health Surveillance (DHS) hasreceived increased emphasis following the GulfWar and service members’ concerns about theirunexplained illnesses.
• Presidential Review Directive 5 mandated thatthe health of all troops be protected duringdeployments and that all Services implement adeployment health surveillance program; JointStaff Memo, Updated Deployment HealthSurveillance and Readiness, dated 1 Feb 02,directs service implementation; the program hasbeen implemented since November 1998.
Discussion• The Air Force Medical Service (AFMS)conducts four activities that ensure career-long,comprehensive health surveillance of its airmen:
• Preventive Health Assessments (PHA).Each airman receives an annual review ofclinical preventive services and individualmedical readiness (IMR) requirements.PHAs are conducted globally in the AFMSand recorded in an AFMS-wide database;therefore, the health of each airman can betracked throughout their service and in anylocation.
• Predeployment Medical Assessments.Predeployment assessments are performedon every airman who will deploy for 30 ormore days to overseas locations withouta fixed medical facility. Serum samplesare extrapolated from HIV samples drawnprior to deployment and forwarded to theserum repository. This process iscurrently under review to expand thedefinition of deployment to include troopmovements to any austere location,including national disasters and terroristattacks.
• The health of each airman is alsomonitored throughout the duration of hisor her deployment.
• Post-Deployment Medical Assessments.Post-deployment assessments areconducted in-theater prior toredeployment (returning home); abnormalfindings are evaluated in-theater andreferred to the airman’s home station.
• The Air Force participates in the DefenseMedical Surveillance System (DMSS) and theDeployment Health Center, two joint deploymenthealth initiatives.
Main Points• Deployment Health Surveillance (DHS) wascreated to protect the health of all troops duringdeployments; program was first tested in 1998.
• The AFMS’ DHS activities ensure the healthof our airmen is monitored throughout theirentire careers with particularly in-depth attentionprovided before, during, and after deployments.
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Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan
Background• Congress, along with the Secretary and Chiefof Staff of the Air Force, identified depotcapabilities as a priority necessary to supportreadiness and sustainability requirements forcontingency scenarios. In order to maintain aready and controlled source of depotmaintenance, the Air Force published a DepotStrategy and Master Plan and sent it to Congresson 30 Aug 02.
Discussion• Air Force depot maintenance strategy retainsorganic depot maintenance capability required tosupport expeditionary task force combat.
• Objective of plan is to ensure that Air Forceequipment is safe and ready to operate across theoperational spectrum, from training to rapidlydeploying and sustaining forces that candecisively defeat any adversary.
• Strategy and master plan provide a roadmapto retain world-class depot capabilities throughworld-class people, processes, and facilities.
• Air Force funded an additional $150M a yearfor depot facilities and equipment modernization.
• In addition to facility improvements, the AirForce created a new “Depot Modernization”appropriation line to fund new technology andequipment to modernize the depots.
• New appropriation line provides the visibilityneeded to ensure a corporate, enterprise-wideapproach to supporting depot capabilities.
• Plan incorporates a fundamental review oforganic depot processes, including workload andproduction management, materiel support,workforce development, organization, financialmanagement, information technology,infrastructure modernization and metrics.
• Partnering with private industry is a keyelement of the plan and provides the best valueapproach to maintaining our depots.
• Partnering is the method by which we willbring in technologies to support core capabilityrequirements in the future.
• The strategy and master plan providesmilitary strength by ensuring the Air Forcepossesses an organic “core” capability sized tosupport all potential military operations.
Main Points• The Air Force Depot Maintenance Strategy:
• Retains organic depots required toexecute Air Force mission.
• Re-capitalizes organic depots--capitalinvestment in plant, equipment and personnel.
• Funds an additional $150M a year for depotmodernization/recapitalization.
• Revitalizes workforce training andrecruitment.
• Reengineers and improves processes.
• Develops strong partnership with industry--a key element.
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Expeditionary Medical Operations
Background• Air Force expeditionary medical operationshave two main components: ground units calledEMEDS (Expeditionary Medical System) teamsto provide preventative, primary, surgical, andcritical care in the field; and aeromedicalevacuation (AE) units to provide timely and in-flight care to patients being evacuated from thetheater.
• EMEDS are highly portable field clinics/hospitals. Composed of incremental manpowerteams and lightweight modular structures thatcan be flown into the theater and quicklyassembled.
• EMEDS Basic, the first increment of25 medics, cares for 500-2000 in the field;additional manpower and equipment canbe added until unit is capable of 25-bedinpatient capabilities, two OR tables withsurgical staff, and is capable of serving3,000-5,000.
• All EMEDS configurations can behardened for chemical/biological weaponprotection; this configuration is termed“collective protection” for EMEDS(CP-EMEDS).
• Aeromedical Evacuation operations ensurecontinuity of care from the Theater of Operationsto CONUS.
• Incrementalized AE teams providequick-response insertion capability thatcan build as requirements increase; 10-bedMobile Aeromedical Staging Facility(MASF) with 15 personnel and twoHUMVEES (“light and lean” withincreased medical capability) proved to be aviable solution in austere settings.
• Critical Care Air Transport Teams(CCATTs). AE Care in the Air providesflexible, fast-response air transport ofstabilized patients shortly after surgery;combined EMEDS/ AE/CCATT actionstabilized and evacuated a critically injured
troop from Afghanistan to US within just 48hours of injury.
• AE Liaison Teams place Air Forcemedics on the ground with other services’medical units to coordinate AeromedicalEvacuations.
• AE ability to rig mobility aircraft that arealready transiting area into AE platformssaves lives/resources (80% of patientsmoved during OEF in C-130 or C-17s).
• TRAC2ES computer system capable oftracking any AE patient worldwide in nearreal-time; system brilliantly accurate andsuccessful during OEF, the first majorcontingency in which it has been tested.
• Seamless integration of AE ControlTeam into Air Mobility Division of AirOperations Center provided capability tocoordinate prompt airlift for sick/injuredpersonnel.
• AFMS also has 35 deployable “BiologicalAugmentation Teams” (BAT) to identifybacteriological pathogens (including anthrax, plagueand tularemia) using a polymerase chain reactionsystem, known as RAPIDS.
• The AF deployed two BATs to NYC inOctober 2001, to assist civilian authoritiesin analyzing anthrax samples from theOctober bioterrorist attacks. High correlation ofthe RAPIDS results with subsequent cultures ofthe anthrax samples proved RAPIDS’ viability.
Discussion• Multiple EMEDS were deployed for OperationsInfinite Justice, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom,and Anaconda.
• AFMS is ready to assist/advise public(state and local) and private partners inassembling similar rapid response capabilities.
• AF medics are located in the theater,positioned with other services, and in the air toensure worldwide continuum of care frombattlefield to home base.
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Main Points• The AFMS responds effectively when thenation calls through the use of EMEDS and AE,two flexible programs that depend on theirmodularity to increase their capabilities as themission demands.
• The incremental nature of EMEDS and AEteams contributed significantly to successes inOEF and the War on Terrorism.
• Ability to configure most mobility aircraft tosupport AE, and dramatic improvements inworldwide patient tracking with TRAC2ES,ensure evacuees receive rapid and precise AE.
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Exploiting Space for Joint Warfighting
Background• The military relies heavily on the exploitationof space to elevate our asymmetric advantageover any adversary. The Joint Force Commanderis provided the highest decision-qualityinformation required to find, fix, track, target,engage, and assess (F2T2EA) – “the kill chain.”
• With determined exploration and exploitationof space capabilities we will widen ourasymmetric advantages to guarantee America’sGlobal Vigilance, Reach and Power –establishing powerful national mechanisms toassure, dissuade, deter or defeat.
• Space superiority ranks with air superiority as atop priority. As the ultimate high ground, spaceprovides America with military advantages thatcannot be duplicated.
Discussion• From the ultimate high ground, space-basedISR will provide near continuous overflight ofenemy targets. Space-Based Radar (SBR) willrevolutionize battlespace awareness by providingdeep-look, wide-area surveillance and targetingsupport unaffected by political sensitivities andmost denial efforts.
• Achieving information superiority dependsgreatly on the availability of robust, worldwidecommunications capability. MILSATCOMsystems such as Advanced EHF and WidebandGapfiller Satellite will meet these needs in thenear term. However, the demand for bandwidthand services is growing dramatically as the DoDtransforms into a network-centric fighting force.In response, the Air Force is developing theTransformational Communications Architecture(TCA) to fulfill these requirements and removelimited communications as a constraint on thewarfighter. The TCA will be an integrated suite ofprograms including MILSATCOM, user terminalsand ground stations, terrestrial communicationsand commercial services necessary to maintainour information superiority.
• The Global Positioning System (GPS)navigation signal used by sensors and shooters iskey to precision engagement, assisting in thetargeting of the enemy with pinpoint accuracy.Comprehensive upgrades to both satellites andwarfighter equipment are currently in work toprotect the ability of American and allied forcesto employ the GPS signal on the battlefield, anddeny it to our adversaries while preserving civiluse.
• Currently we are transforming our spacesituational awareness with a much neededimprovement to America’s missile detection andwarning capability. The Defense SupportProgram (DSP) was developed over 30 years agoto provide strategic warning. Modernization tomeet 21st Century warfighter needs is critical.The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highis replacing our current DSP satellite system.
• Air Force weather satellites enableinformation superiority every day during jointoperations around the globe. In partnership withthe Department of Commerce, the Air Force ismodernizing environmental data collection withthe new National Polar-orbital OperationalEnvironmental Satellite System (NPOESS).
Main Points• The Air Force goal is to use space power toapply the right effects to achieve battlespacedominance.
• Maintaining and developing space superiorityis critical to the transformation of the U.S.military to meet the challenges ahead.
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F/A-22
Background• The F/A-22 fighter jet is the next-generationair dominance multi-mission fighter. Its combatcapability includes inherent air-to-groundcapability to counter emerging worldwidethreats. The F/A-22 will penetrate enemyairspace and achieve a first look, first killcapability. It is a critical component of theGlobal Strike Task Force (GSTF). The F/A-22is designed to rapidly project air dominance atgreat distances, countering and defeating threatsthat attempt to deny access to the battlespace.
Discussion• Contractors: Lockheed Martin (prime), Prattand Whitney (engines)
• Engineering & Manufacturing Developmentis nearing completion
• Dedicated Initial Operational Test andEvaluation (DIOT&E) expected to begin inCY03
• Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) DefenseAcquisition Board (DAB) (Aug 01) approvedbuy-to-budget approach for USAF and projecteda total buy of 339 aircraft
• 31 aircraft on contract thru Lot 2; 308 aircraftremain to be procured
• Initial Operational Capability (IOC) expectedin December 2005
• Future upgrades enhance GSTF capabilities,including enhanced air-to-ground radar andintegration of Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
Main Points• F/A-22 is leading the Air Force’stransformation efforts by providing thewarfighter with unmatched capability.
• The F/A-22’s combination of stealth,supercruise, advanced maneuverability, andintegrated avionics enables it to penetrateairspace in anti-access theaters while finding,fixing, tracking, and targeting enemy air-to-airand surface-to-air threats
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Force Development
Background• The Force Development Construct grew outof a Chief of Staff of the Air Force initiativelaunched in July 1999 to examine andrecommend actions necessary to prepare the AirForce Total Force for leadership into the 21stCentury.
• The construct envisioned a transition in TotalForce development from rigid, “one size fitsall”, functionally independent career pathpyramids to a flexible, competency based,deliberate development model that rests oninstitutional needs and requirements andresponds to corporate guidance.
• The Force Development construct is focusedon the systematic, deliberate development of thenecessary occupational skills and enduringcompetencies required to be an effective leader intomorrow’s expeditionary air and space force.
Discussion• Force Development will be executed in threeparts — Officer, Enlisted, and Civilian across theactive and reserve components. ForceDevelopment is doctrinally based and focuses onthree levels:
• Tactical - gaining knowledge andexperience in primary skill, combinedwith education and training experiences.
• Operational - continued widening ofexperience and increased responsibilitywithin a related family of skills.
• Strategic - developing a full breadth ofexperience and leadership perspective at thejoint, inter-governmental, and internationallevels.
• Force Development provides individuals withtailored, connected education and training toappropriately prepare them for an additional AirForce Speciality Code (AFSC). These AFSCpairings are based on Air Force requirements,providing the Air Force its necessary leadershiptalent and the individual with a higher level ofmission competence.
• Developmental education will be modularunder this construct. The modules will focus onleadership, Joint Professional MilitaryEducation, warfighting, and familiarity indevelopmental skill sets.
• Structure involves all levels of the Air Forcebut the primary mechanism will be an IndividualDevelopment Plan developed as a collaborativeeffort between the officer, their supervisor/commander, and a Professional DevelopmentTeam.
• Budget Issues: Currently draftingproposed ‘04 and beyond POM initiatives/costs.
• Implementation: Currently underwaywith a planned completion date by theend of FY04.
Main Points• Force Development will provide acompetency based development process byconnecting the depth of expertise in theindividual’s primary career field (AFSC) withthe necessary education, training and experiencesto produce more capable and diversified leaders.
• Success depends upon cultivating institutionalunderstanding of and interest in ForceDevelopment, promoting an understanding of thecompetency requirements of leaders, and fundingfor the associated developmental initiatives.
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Health Care
Background• FY03 NDAA authorized Enhanced Sub-acuteand Long-term Care Program benefits:
• Skilled nursing facility benefit is remodeledto be identical to Medicare, but includesunlimited length of services (implementationAug 03).
• Authorization of home health care services(expected implementation Dec 03) andrehabilitative therapy when prescribed by aphysician (implementation TBD).
• Authorization of enhanced/comprehensivesub-acute care services for dependents; alsoauthorizes home health services beyondTRICARE basic program, custodial care, andrespite care for the beneficiary’s caregiver(expected implementation TBD).
• Provides hearing aids and prostheticsfor dependents. Also authorizes provision/rental of medical equipment (i.e. wheelchairs)to improve, restore, maintain, function, orminimize deterioration of beneficiary’scondition (implementation TBD).
• All Non-Availability Statements (NAS)requirements (statements from militaryfacilities authorizing beneficiaries to receivecivilian care) are eliminated with the exceptionof mental health.
• FY2003 NDAA authorized expansion ofTRICARE Prime Remote to eligible familymembers who do not live near their sponsor. Italso reformed the TRICARE claims process toresemble that of Medicare. This will make iteasier for providers to bill TRICARE sincemost providers already possess a Medicarebilling mechanism.
• Primary Care Optimization program equipsproviders with staff, facilities, and equipmentneeded to deliver “optimal” care. Deemedsuccessful in CY02, CY03 will expandoptimization to specialty care at selected testsites.
• Force Health Protection is a critical goal ofthe Air Force Medical Service (AFMS). Fromvaccines to pre and post deployment counseling,to individual preventive health assessments,members are given every tool available to protecttheir health for the mission. An effectiveIntegrated Delivery System is also in place tonurture their emotional/mental health.
Discussion• AFMS is a key to the Air Force’s IntegratedDeliver System that unites base resources to helpmembers/families cope with life crises, trauma,and deployments. An example of success: AirForce suicide rate decreased to lowest in nearly20 years.
• Force Health Protection--especially duringcontingencies--remains a top AFMS priority.Anthrax/smallpox vaccine programs operatingand on track. Bio/chemical weapon surveillanceprotects deployed troops.
Main Points• AFMS has focused on implementing FY03NDAA legislation that greatly enhanced sub-acute and long-term benefits. It also authorizespayment for prosthetics/medical equipment,which can be a significant out-of-pocket cost tobeneficiaries.
• Primary care optimization has demonstratedsuccess as a health care delivery methodology. Itfocuses medical resources to provide patientaccess to comprehensive health care. AFMS willbuild on this success by optimizing somespecialty care clinics in CY03.
• At home and in the field, the AFMS providescomprehensive care to members and families.
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Health Care Optimization
Background• Health Care Optimization (HCO) is aninitiative to efficiently deliver a fit fighting forceand improve the health of our population. TheAir Force Medical Service (AFMS) is optimizinghealth care by focusing on preventing disease/injury. When diseases/injuries do occur,optimization transforms all aspects of the AFMS(training, staffing, equipping, facilities, businesspractices, etc.) to ensure outstanding and timelycare.
• HCO has three fundamental activities.Providers have fully trained and equipped teamsincluding nurses, technicians and administrativesupport. Teams have adequate facilities/space.Beneficiaries are enrolled to specific teams,enhancing continuity of care.
• The AFMS began optimizing our readinessplatforms in the 1990s to deliver a portfolio oflight, lean, capable assets to the line. It beganoptimizing our primary care teams in 2000 andwill optimize specialty care product lines inFY04.
Discussion• Today, 100 percent of TRICARE Plus andPrime patients have their own primary caremanager. Primary care teams have the necessaryresources to provide and coordinate their enrolledbeneficiaries’ healthcare.
• Primary care optimization delivered adramatic improvement in many health indicators,including childhood immunizations, andscreening for cervical and breast cancer. There iscontinuing improvement in patient satisfactionand the number of people enrolled.
• A civilian healthcare consultant recentlyrecognized the AFMS as one of the two UShealthcare organizations on the cutting edge oftransforming health care delivery.
• A recent Air Force Audit Agency reportshowed a slower increase in primary care costs inthe AFMS compared to the TRICARE network.As demonstrated by Kaiser and other benchmark
civilian organizations, the fiscal return oninvestment for improving clinical preventiveservices are not immediately realized.
Main Points• The AFMS is implementing HCO toefficiently improve the health of our entirepopulation. This will require fully recapitalizingthe direct care system.
• Optimization efforts have yieldedimprovement in readiness and peacetime healthcare delivery. This on-going initiative is beingapplied to every AFMS product line.
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Housing
Background• Air Force leaders are committed to providingfor the unique needs of our people, both on andoff duty.
• The quality of our housing, for both ourmilitary families and unaccompanied members,impacts morale, retention, and readiness andremains a high priority for the Air Force.
Discussion• Dormitories
• Air Force policy is to house all E-1sthrough E-4s on base, as a means “toblue them” to the Air Force way of life.
• Unaccompanied enlisted personnel wantand deserve privacy…privacy has been atthe top of their issues list in each of therecent Chief of Staff (CSAF) Quality ofLife Surveys.
• In 1997, the Air Force began a multi-year program to replace unsatisfactorydormitories with facilities meeting the newDoD standard of private rooms for ourunaccompanied enlisted members.
• This program, outlined in the Air ForceDormitory Master Plan, requires an annualinvestment of $130 - 195 million to meetthe following three goals:
1). Replace all permanent-party central latrine dorms (complete with FY99program).
2). Build new dorms to eliminatedormitory room deficits (goal - FY07).
3). Replace or renovate the worst existingdormitories (goal - FY07).
• Housing
• 40,000 of our 104,000 housing unitsneed revitalization; their average age is32 years.
• The Secretary of Defense hasestablished a goal for the Services toeliminate all inadequate military familyhousing by 2007.
• We cannot rely on military constructionalone to upgrade our inadequate units by2007.
• Privatization allows the Air Force toattract private-sector capital to buildnew and replace inadequate housing,thereby leveraging our constructiondollars and revitalizing our inventorysooner.
• The Air Force has established acomprehensive program that will:
• Eliminate inadequate family housingat all bases in the United States by 2007,with the exception of four locationswhere inadequate units will be eliminatedby 2008.
• Eliminate all inadequate overseasfamily housing by 2009.
• Increase planned privatization toachieve a notional end state ofprivatizing 60-percent of the Air Forceinventory in the United States and itsterritories.
Main Points• Housing impacts morale, retention, andreadiness; it remains a high priority for the AirForce.
• We are on a positive track to eliminate deficitsand revitalize our inadequate housing anddormitory inventory well before the end of thisdecade.
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Background• The Multi-Sensor Command and ControlAircraft (MC2A) will provide a near real-time,horizontally integrated view of the air andsurface battlespace using advanced sensors,network centric warfare, and high-speed,wideband communications systems. MC2A is akey enabler for the Global Strike Task Force,Cruise Missile Defense (CMD), and Time-Sensitive-Target (TST) engagements.
Discussion• MC2A capability objectives will be achievedthrough development spirals:
• Spiral 1 fields MP-RTIP, the nextgeneration Ground Moving Target Indicator(GMTI) sensor; a focused Air Moving TargetIndicator (AMTI) capability supporting CMD;and an open system architecture to facilitatedynamic battle management in addition tocommand and control functions.
• Future spirals (currently unfunded) envisionintegrating a Air Moving Target Indicator(AMTI) radar for 360 degree air surveillance,incorporating multi-sensor fusion, an AirOperations Center (AOC) execution cell andadding enhanced battle managementcapabilities.
• MC2A is a key element in transforminglegacy systems into a Multi-sensor Commandand Control Constellation (MC2C). MC2C is anoverarching architecture integrating thecapabilities of air, ground and space assets toallow seamless data exchange and processingof intelligence information.
Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft(MC2A)
Main Points• MC2A Spiral1 fields a next-generation GMTIsensor enabling CMD and TST prosecution.
• MC2A provides the “growth” vehicle fordeveloping future combat capabilities throughdynamic battle management and sensor fusion.
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Quality of Life
Background• People are our most critical readinesscomponent. Quality of life issues are addressedwithin the framework of the Total Force: Active,Guard, Reserve, Civilian retirees, and the familymembers of each.
Discussion• Air Force is taking proactive approach toQuality of Life (QoL) by addressing readinessdrivers directly.
• Necessary manpower: Global war onterrorism impacts already stressed force—updating wartime planning factors and validatingreal-world operations.
• Conducting Core Competency Review(CCR)— identified 17,800 militarypositions which could be reapplied to helpstressed career fields (12-14K people).
• Improve workplace environment: fully fundfacility sustainment and increase funding forrestoration and modernization of our facilities.
• Pursue fair and competitive compensation andbenefits for Total Force: pay raises, special andincentive pays, travel and transportationallowances and reduced out-of-pocket housingcosts.
• Balanced TEMPO: implemented AEF tobalance impacts and provide greaterpredictability and stability. Requires more usageof the Active Reserve Component (ARC) and aTotal Force focus for QoL initiatives.
• Due to civilian nature of ARC, supportsystems, medical, and other QoL issuesmust be responsive to needs of all reservists,families, and their employers.
• Recently held DoD mobilization symposiumto address complexities of ARC usage.
• Provide access for all to quality health care:emphasis on prevention programs, affordability,and readiness with TRICARE as backbone.Currently developing TRICARE next generationcontracts (T-Nex) to further improve TRICARE for
beneficiaries, DoD, and contractors.
• Provide access to safe, affordable and adequatehousing through sustained investment levels,privatization (when feasible) and market-basedhousing allowances.
• Enhancing community and family programs:a crucial link between members, families andleadership creating necessary support to optimizeretention.
• Taking a more collaborative approach tocommunity and family service delivery—createdCommunity Action Information Boards (CAIB)and Integrated Delivery System (IDS) workinggroups at Air Staff, Major Commands, andInstallation levels.
• The CAIB brings together senior leadersto review and resolve individual, familyand installation communities that impactmilitary readiness and quality of life.
• The IDS working group brings togetherall community and family agencies together toensure our military members and their familieshave access to the services and activities they need.
• Family Support Centers enhance recruitingand retention initiatives by meeting individualand family needs by offering informationconcerning deployment, reunion, financialreadiness, life skills education, relocation,transition, spouse employment.
Main Points• Investing in Quality of Life pays off inrecruiting and retaining quality people.
• Enhanced community and family programsare a crucial link between members, families andleadership for Total Force—creates the necessarysupport to optimize retention.
• The Community Action Information Boards(CAIB), Integrated Delivery System (IDS)working groups, Family Support Centers (FSC)are working collaboratively to address and meetneeds of the Air Force community.
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Encroachment
Background• The ability of the Air Force to effectivelytrain, test, and operate requires a finite set ofnatural and manmade resources. Encroachmentoccurs when Air Force access to, or use of, theseresources is denied or limited such that training,test, and operational activities are constrained ormade financially burdensome to carry out, thusimpeding or negatively impacting militaryreadiness. Access to these resources is oftencontrolled or limited by statutes, regulations, orlocal laws designed to conserve resources ormanage economic development.
• Many different resource needs or uses canlead to encroachment of military readiness.Examples include:
• Competition for airspace in and aroundmilitary installations from commercial andgeneral aviation can limit training, test, andlaunch activities. Loss of access to trainingairspace can affect the type and timing ofcritical training, test, and launch activities.
• Conservation of natural resources suchas endangered or threatened species, culturalresources, restrictions on noise levels, caps onair emissions, and controls on water quality,restrict the activities that the Air Force mayconduct on land, water, and in the surroundingairspace.
• Increasing competition with commercialusers for radio frequency spectrum caninterfere with command, control,communications, computer, intelligence,surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR)capabilities intended to link the 21st Centurywarfighter to real time combat data, and mayimpact the next generation of weapon systemsthat depend upon such data.
Discussion• National security requirements must be ableto compete fairly and effectively with otherimportant needs or users for valuable andsometimes scarce resources. The Air Force iscurrently working to define and quantify theresources needed to support missionrequirements, and to measure and communicatethe impacts of encroachment on missionreadiness. The ability to measure encroachmentand inform decision makers about impactsprovides a focused, informed dialogue within theServices on resource needs, communicates withother agencies and lawmakers, and identifiestrends or lessons learned that can prevent orminimize the negative effects of encroachmenton future force restructuring and as well asfuture operational requirements.
Main Points• The Air Force’s Strategy to addressencroachment issues:
• Identify the resource base needed toperform the AF mission, and quantify thereadiness impairments resulting fromresource denial (encroachment).
• Institute dialogue with other federalresource management agencies to developregulatory or administrative improvementsthat can relieve military resourceencroachment.
• Communicate with states, localgovernments, and interested organizationsregarding how unintended consequencesof resource management programs canimpair military readiness.
• Explore the possible need for statutorymodifications to prevent unintendedimpacts to military readiness fromresource denial or degradation.
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Recapitalization
Background• Original Recapitalization effort duringSummer and Fall 2000 highlighted these issues:
• Constrained top-lines and near-termreadiness demands forced under-fundingof modernization and infrastructure, thusplacing mid- and long-term readiness atmajor risk.
• Stressed need to buy 170 aircraft peryear (120 small, 50 large) until 2017 to fixreadiness and recapitalize the force, thenbuy 150 per year (110 small, 40 large) toretain status quo.
• Additional funding required for physicalplant (includes military construction, realproperty maintenance, support vehicles,support equipment & bare basing, andcomm), recruiting and retention programs(to increase end-strength to 370,000 byFY07), Defense Health Program (DHP)costs, plus start-up for over-65 TRICAREfor retirees.
• DoD procurement requirement validated bymultiple independent studies:
• CBO estimate to maintain today’s forceis $90B with Air Force share of $35Bannually.
• CSIS estimate to replace QDR force is$121B with Air Force share of $51B annually.
• CSIS estimate to modernize the force is$163B with Air Force share of $69B annually.
• On 27 Sep 00, CSAF testified before theHASC and SASC that the Air Forcerequired an additional $20 to $30B peryear in order to fix readiness andrecapitalize the force.
Discussion• Events of 11 September 01 have altered thelandscape of defense spending.
• Dramatic increase in FY03 budgetfunded near-term readiness costs identifiedin recap study; but made only a downpayment on recapitalization.
• High purchase quantities of the 1980sand earlier, coupled with very lowpurchase quantities of the 1990s meanslarge numbers of aircraft are getting old atthe same time.
• Average age of Air Force aircraft is now past22.5 years and rising, in spite of new fiscalguidance—our fleet is vulnerable to a hostof aging aircraft problems, includingtechnical surprise.
• Current procurement projections wouldleave most of our fighters over 20 yearsold by 2015.
• By 2020, a large percentage of ourtanker fleet will be approaching 60 yearsof age.
• If the Air Force continues to fly at its currentrate, as dictated by homeland defenseneeds and Operation Enduring Freedom,our aircraft will wear out more quicklythan planned.
Main Points• Air Force’s challenge is to meet the near-termneeds of our Nation, while at the same timeensuring that future airmen inherit an Air Forcethat is relevant, capable, and sustainable.
• The Air Force Recapitalization problemcannot be fixed in the near term—To supporttransformation, fix force structure and reverseaging trends, the AF must receive increasedfunding streams well beyond the FYDP.
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Recruiting
Background• The Air Force has only missed its goal one time(FY99) in the past 23 years.
• World events and end-strength issues havecaused our goal to fluctuate.
• Goals: FY98-31,300; FY99-33,800; FY00-34,000; FY01-34,600; FY02-37,283; FY03-37,000
• Challenge continues to be attracting the rightpeople, with the right skills, at the right time.
• Air Force has not lowered its standards to meetrecruiting requirements.
• Accessions needed to replace normalretirements/separations and help meet AF end-strength.
Discussion• Since missing goal in FY99, the Air Force hasimplemented several new initiatives:
• Increased Recruiting Service’sAdvertising budget from about $17M inFY98 to approximately $89M in FY03,the majority of which is used for TV ads.
• Increased recruiter authorizations from1,209 in FY99 to 1,650 in FY03.
• Implemented new recruiter selectionprocess virtually ensuring 100% manning.
• Expanded Prior Service / Sister ServiceProgram.
• Increased accessions from 605 in FY99 to1,571 in FY02.
• Expanding Air Force Junior ROTC Program.
• Creates Air Force awareness at an earlier age.
• Greatest recruiting competition is fromcompanies offering numerous financial incentives.
• General public with less military experiencemakes recruiting more challenging.
Main Points• Recruiting Service is well on its way toensuring it meets Air Force accession needs bothnow and in the future.
• Efforts underway to continuously expand thetarget market and offer an attractive option fortoday’s youth.
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Retention
Background• The Air Force cannot exceed personnel endstrength on an annual basis as directed byCongress.
• Numerous intangible and tangible factors arecritical to meeting retention goals.
• Intangible Factors: Leadership, jobsatisfaction, self-worth.
• Tangible Factors: Pay and benefits,retirement program, TEMPO, assignmentsystem, medical and dental care, housing.
Discussion• Of the enlisted force, 77% are eligible tomake a reenlistment decision from FY03-05.
• Need to closely monitor our stressedcareer fields: security forces, firefighter, PJ,CCT, Linguist, EOD, Aircrew,Armament, Munitions (to name a few) andcontinue to target with Selective Reenlistment
Bonus (SRB).
• Significantly expanded SRB program from135 specialties in FY99 to 161 in FY02.
• For officers, we expect significant ratedshortfalls to continue thru at least 2010.Legislation such as the Permanent Rated Recallprogram has allowed nearly 260 pilots to returnto active duty in FY02, helping to help offsetrated shortfalls.
• Navigators backfilling for pilots raisedoverall rated HQ level staff manning from58% to 76%. However, 48% of thecurrent navigator force will be eligible toretire within the next four years. We areclosely monitoring navigator retention anddistribution, especially large numbers ofsenior navigators on the rated staffs.
• Air Battle Managers (ABMs) are one of themost stressed career fields in the AF with anoperations tempo at a high temp both at homeand abroad.
• To address rated shortfalls, the Air Force hastaken a number of steps. We increased the pilot
training Active Duty Service Commitment(ADSC) to 10 years (8 years prior to 1 Oct 99)and pilot production to a steady state of 1,100new pilots per year. For first time we areoffering Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP) in FY03 to select groups of navigators and ABMS andcontinue to offer aviation continuation paybonuses to pilots who have completed theirinitial pilot training ADSC.
• In addition, we plan to implement in FY03the Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB)authorized by the FY01 NDAA for the “Big 5”officer AFSCs (Developmental Engineers,Scientists, Acquisition Program Managers,Comm/Info, and Civil Engineers). The Air Forcenow plans to implement the CSRB by offering$10,000 per year to eligible officers who committo an active duty service commitment contract.It is expected that 15% (or more) improvedretention will be the result.
• Re-recruiting: In Apr 02, the Air Forcecompleted its initial “re-recruiting the force” testprogram. The program concentrated ondevelopment engineers entering critical decisionpoints. The Air Force is seeking toinstitutionalize the re-recruiting program as aretention initiative and expand to other criticalAir Force specialties.
Main Points• 77% of enlisted force eligible to makereenlistment decision during FY03-05.
• Expect rated shortfalls to continue—managing proactively with ADSCs and ACP.
• Re-recruiting efforts and CSRB to addressretention of critical skills — bonuses areessential to addressing proper skill mix of force.
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Small Diameter Bomb
Background• The Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is a 250-pound class weapon that increases load-out andkills per sortie through use of a 4-place MIL-1760-compatible common carriage.
• The SDB uses Global PositioningSystem (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System(INS) guidance against fixedrelocatable targets.
• The SDB will provide greater than40NM standoff range, potential forreduced collateral damage, and increasedkills per sortie over legacy munitions.
• SDB is the critical element to the GlobalStrike Task Force (GSTF) operationalconcept of employing F/A-22 and B-2swith multiple miniature munitions todestroy critical targets within the first 1-3days of a conflict.
Discussion• Program awarded two Component AdvancedDevelopment (CAD) contracts in Sep 01.
• Boeing and Lockheed Martin competingin two-year CAD phase.
• Downselect to one contractor will occurin Sep 03.
• Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) willstart FY05 to support Required AssetsAvailable (RAA) at the end of FY06.
• Threshold aircraft is the F-15E.
• FY03 PB funds continue developmentof the SDB weapon system.
Main Points• The SDB will provide fighter and bomberaircraft with an air-to-surface, tacticallysignificant standoff capability from outside ofpoint defenses against fixed targets.
• FY03 PB funds continue development of theSDB weapon system.
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Smart Tankers
Background• SECAF and CSAF directed Air Forcetransformation effort to increase the utilization/effectiveness of tankers that are “always there.”
• Contributes to building PredictiveBattlespace Awareness.
• Two Smart Tanker initiatives:
• KC-135 Roll-on/off Beyond Line ofSight Enhancement (ROBE) — a near termsolution that performs a single, criticalmission.
• Multi-Mission Payload (MMP) — amore robust capability to be fieldedpotentially on the next generation of tankeraircraft.
Discussion• Smart Tankers will enhance the Multi-SensorCommand and Control constellation whileperforming their primary air refueling mission;they are not a stand-alone C2ISR (Command &Control Intelligence SurveillanceReconnaissance) platforms.
• KC-135 ROBE will disseminate Link-16 databeyond line-of-sight (BLOS) restrictions.
• Link-16 relay would send real timeinformation back to the decision makers.
• 29 Jan 02—CSAF approved a 40 GroupA and 20 Group B program.
• 5 Jun 02—KC-135 ROBE contractawarded.
• 23 Oct 02—Demo successfully passedtactical data BLOS among numerous assets.
• Expandable system architecture enablesadding capabilities via spiral development.
• Future Air Refueling Aircraft MMPwill integrate with dedicated joint manned/unmanned C2ISR aircraft and space assets toprovide a communications gateway andcooperative sensing.
• MMP will have remotely tunable, multi-function transceivers providing commrelay/translators able to receive, reformat,and route similar and dissimilar voice/datalinks and sensing capabilities.
• C2ISR functionality onboard willcontribute to shortening the find, fix,track, target, engage, assess (F2T2EA)time-critical targeting (TCT) kill-chain.
• Transmits Link-16 data BLOS over non-Link-16 media.
• Whereas ROBE is being built withexisting hardware, MMP will have amodular, scalable, and open architecture tofulfill a variety of needs which should giveit a significant capacity for growth incapabilities.
• The MMP will have the ability to bedynamically allocated to differentmissions including communications andnetworking.
Main Points• Smart tanker operations will enable currentline-of-sight data to be passed BLOS.
• Capability to shorten the find, fix, track, target,engage, assess (F2T2EA) time-critical targeting(TCT) kill-chain.
• Provides real-time information increasingsituational awareness among varied users.
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Spectrum Protection
Background• Spectrum is a precious, limited, and finitenational resource.
• Spectrum access is essential to warfightercapabilities as well as commercial enterprises.
• Wireless technology explosion generatesenormous spectrum demand greater than everbefore in history.
• Civil assault on prime spectrum used byweapon systems.
Discussion• DoD owns no spectrum - used by permissionnationally, borrowed internationally, competedglobally.
• National laws govern spectrum accessdomestically - National TelecommunicationsInformation Administration (NTIA) licensesfederal access - FCC licenses civil access.
• No final adjudication authority;consensus necessary involving rigidallocations.
• NDAA 1999 and 2000 provided someprotection to federal spectrum users.
• Compensation for relocation costs;consensus on alternate bands.
• Past sales of federal spectrum cost the DoDaccess to 400 MHz in high value bands.
• Internationally, individual nations controlspectrum access.
• US is one voice among many at theInternational Telecommunications Union.
• Hottest Spectrum Issues:
• Ultra Wideband - Implement this dualmilitary/civil use technology withoutnegative operational impacts.
• IMT-2000/3G - Industry eyeing criticalfederal/military spectrum for futuregeneration personal communication devices.
• World Radio Conferences - Globalspectrum policies must not hinder USmilitary operations.
Challenges• Need a National Spectrum Policy - current“checks and balances” system is fragmented -must have a framework to balance national andeconomic security.
• Develop sound spectrum strategies/tactics/processes - warfighter needs greater bandwidthto tighten sensor-to-shooter loop in the “killchain.”
• Partner with national elements from developerto customer - integrate business processes.
Main Points• Spectrum is a scarce national resource underhigh demand.
• National policy, processes, technology, andstructure must assure DoD spectrum access -anything less threatens national security.
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Strategy for Managing Aging Aircraft
Background• Average aircraft fleet age is over 22 years andrising—it is vulnerable to a host of aging aircraftproblems, including technical surprise. Someaircraft are already over 40 years old.
• Difficult to predict aging problems, readinessimpacts, and program the appropriate costsacross the FYDP. Some examples:
• Cost of corrosion maintenance for allAir Force aircraft in 1997 around $795million; current estimate is over $1 billionannually despite 5% reduction in aircraftinventory since 1997.
• In last 10 years, KC-135 programmeddepot maintenance costs tripled, depotwork packages doubled, depot flow daysmore than doubled — mainly due to agingissues. Major structural repairs jumpedfrom 1 per 4 aircraft to 2 per aircraft.
• F100 engine fleet aging hardware issuesthis year led to 25 engine holes in aircraft,degrading readiness.
Discussion• Aging Aircraft Office (ASC/AA), created in2001, is Air Force’s central agency for all agingaircraft and engine issues.
• Coordinate and facilitate informationflow about aging aircraft and enginerelated technologies and solutions amonggovernment agencies, private industry, andacademia.
• Focus on structural fatigue, cracks, andcorrosion; parts obsolescence; agingelectrical wiring; and diminishingmanufacturing sources.
• Currently assessing problems facingaging systems and will propose policies,procedures, plans and strategies for AFadoption and execution.
• RAND Corporation helping Air Forceidentify, understand and evaluate challengesassociated with retaining aging aircraft.
• For last 3 years, RAND conducted agingaircraft project reviewing both the Air Force’sand commercial airline aging fleet experiences.
• From the study, RAND developed age-based fleet structure and cost forecastingtools; and developed preliminary tools toforecast future availability levels.
• Now evaluating workload growth effectson Air Force-wide mission readiness andmaintenance and modificationexpenditures over next 2 or 3 decades.
• Logistics Management Institute is studyingrelationship between the effects of aging andoperations tempo on O&S costs for the C-130Haircraft. They will attempt to develop astatistically sound repeatable methodology todescribe the relationship between weapon systemaging and support costs.
• Air Force is investing in spare parts,automating certain depot tasks, initiating newrepair procedures, modifying subsystems, andmaking material substitutions to increasereliability across many weapon systems.
• These efforts should improve currentsituation, however, the long-term fix is torecapitalize aircraft fleets.
• Legacy systems will only get more and moreexpensive to operate; and there is insufficientfunding to continue to fix aging problems onlegacy systems and procure new systems atdesired rates.
Main Points• Air Force fleets are getting older and are moredifficult and more expensive to maintain.
• Must find innovative ways to maintain agingsystems, and predict aging problems.
• Long-term, must recapitalize aging systems toensure a viable force for the future.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Background• Both the MQ-1 Predator and RQ-4 GlobalHawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beganas Advanced Concept TechnologyDemonstrations. Today they are key elementssupporting persistent intelligence, surveillanceand reconnaissance (ISR) due to their enduranceover the battlefield. The MQ-9 “Predator B” is anew aircraft that is larger and flies at a higheraltitude than Predator.
• MQ-1 Predator operates at altitudes up to25,000 feet and provides full motion electro-optical/ infra-red (EO/IR) video (streamingvideo) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR).Current production models have built in laserdesignators and hardpoints on the wings tosupport small munitions. It has approximately24 hours of endurance for long-dwell battlefieldpersistence.
• RQ-4 Global Hawk operates at altitudes up to65,000 feet and provides still EO/IR and SARimagery. It has approximately 35 hours ofendurance for long-dwell operations.
• MQ-9 Predator B is envisioned to operatebetween 30,000 and 45,000 feet, possess thesame video and laser designator capability as theMQ-1 but be able to carry up to 3,000 lbs. ofordinance on its wings. We currently have twoprototype aircraft and have five advancedprototype aircraft on contract.
Discussion• Predator is the prime example of how themarriage of new technology with new tactics istransforming the military’s ability to wage war.The latest version of Predator, recentlyredesignated the MQ-1, will begin delivery inearly 2003. It is equipped with hardpoints on thewings to accept lightweight weapons such asHellfire and Stinger. It will also have built inlaser designator to self-laze or buddy-laze forfighter aircraft. Predator is currently deployedsupporting Operations Enduring Freedom andSouthern Watch.
• The MQ-9 Predator B is not, as its nameimplies, a new version of Predator, but is acompletely new aircraft, which flies higher andcarries more payload than Predator. Predator Bis in spiral development: currently flying twoprototypes for aerodynamics characterization,next to build a stronger air vehicle for weaponstesting, test with Hellfire, and then evolve tolarger weapons such as the 500 lb. Joint DirectAttack Munition.
• Global Hawk is an ISR (IntelligenceSurveillance Reconnaissance) only platform forlong-range endurance missions. It is a successfulexample of spiral acquisition with the firstproduction aircraft delivering in 2003. Futurespirals include increased payload and powercapability, improved radar and electro-opticalcamera, and a signals intelligence package.Although it was still in development, GlobalHawk was deployed in support of OperationEnduring Freedom.
Main Points• Endurance UAVs provide persistent ISR overthe battlefield allowing the commander to watchevents unfold on the ground, determine the idealtime to strike, and observe the results of thestrike—all in real time.
• The spiral acquisition approach taken withPredator and Global Hawk allow newcapabilities to be fielded more quickly.
• The Air Force continues to explore theemployment of tactical/sub-tactical UAVs as aforce multiplier in force protection.
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Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV)
Background• The X-45 UCAV system is a joint experimentbetween the Air Force and the DefenseAdvanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
• Goals of the experiment are to demonstratethe technological feasibility, military utility, andoperational value of a UCAV system toeffectively and affordably prosecute missions inthe 2010+ high-threat environment.
Discussion• First flight of the X-45A occurred 22 May 02;additional flight testing underway.
• Starting design of the next iteration X-45Bsystem.
• FY03 PB funds a maximum accelerationX-45 UCAV program to completeexperimentation in FY06 and to field 14 Block10 systems by FY08 for early warfighterassessment.
Main Points• UCAVs have the potential to providerevolutionary capability against high risk, highpriority targets.
• FY03 PB funds a maximum accelerationUCAV program.
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Acquisition Status• Program Status: System
Development andDemonstration (SDD)• Milestone B and approvalto enter SDDin October 2001• SDD Contract: 16 Nov 01;definitized 15 August 02
• Satellites on Orbit: 0• First Launch Dec 06
• Satellites in Development: 2• Contractors:
• Sys Def: National Team(LM, Northrop Grumman,Boeing)• SDD: Contractor Team(LM & Northrop Grumman)
• Future Upgrades:Transformational Satellite(TSAT) System
• Purchase Requirements:3 - 5 (TBD per TransformationalCommunications Decisions)
Advanced EHF
Capabilities/Profile• Key PerformanceParameters
• Anti-Jam Protection:Support users exposed tofixed, transportable andmobile jammers• Nuclear Protection:Provide assuredcommunications fornetworks supportingcritical functions
• Access and Control:Provide users ability to plan,control and reconfigureresources• Interoperability:Backwards compatiblewith Milstar; Support jointwarfighter
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:Replenishes capability currentlyprovided by the Milstar systemwith additional capability
• Provides more capacity thanMilstar• Provides more coverage/communications options thanMilstar• Will launch on EELV
• Mission Parameters:• Low Probability of Intercept(LPI)• Low Probability of Detect(LPD)• Data Rate increases fromMilstar rate of 1.5 Mbps to8 Mbps
• Throughput increases to~12x Milstar capability inMTW scenario
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Air Force Satellite Control Network
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Operational/development
• Unit Assignment: AF SpaceCommand
• Current Inventory:• 8 Remote Tracking Stations(RTSs)• 22 Antennas: 15 at the RTSs,4 Data Link Terminals,1Check-out Facility, 2 Transportables• 2 Operations Control Centers• Centralized Command andControl
• Projected Inventory:• 8 RTSs• 21-24 Antennas: 16 at the RTSs,2-3 Data Link Terminals, 1 Check-out Facility, 2-4 Transportables• 2 Operations Control Centers• Distributed Command andControl
• Contractors:• Honeywell TechnicalServices, Colorado
• Current Upgrades:• Remote Tracking StationBlock Change to replaceunsustainable, aging antennasand 1960’s electronics
• Orbital Analysis StationFollow/on to replaceunsustainable mainframecomputer-based commandand control system to performsatellite collision avoidancemission
• Network Ops improvements—automating scheduling,resource management, andorbit analysis system upgrade;interoperability with commercialand civil networks
• Future Upgrades: Automation,increased capacity, interoperabilitywith other satellite networks, andimproved reliability throughmodernization
Capabilities/Profile• Global system of controlcenters, remote trackingstations and communicationlinks
• 2 Control Centers (CONUS)• 10 Antenna locations(worldwide)
• World’s only high-power,24/7, global network designedto operate DoD, National,Civil, and Allied satellites inany orbit
• Required for all DoDlaunch and early orbitoperations and first satellitecontact after launch
• Telemetry, Tracking, andCommanding (TT&C)• Real-time low data ratemission data transfer forcritical missions• US Government’s best optionfor anomaly resolution andsatellite emergencies
• Critical for meetingwarfighter real-time and nearreal-time weather, missilewarning, navigation, surveillance,and communicationsrequirements
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Deploy,checkout, and fly operationalUSAF, National, Allied andR&D satellites
• TT&C operations, relaymission data andcommunications and provideend-of-life disposal support
• Provide launch & early orbittracking operations support forUS and allied launches• Augment other satellitecontrol networks withadditional on-orbit operationsreach• Provides accurate satellitepositioning data for avoidingcollisions and radio frequencyinterference• Resolve operatingemergencies with high-poweruplink—averages 1 satelliterescue/month saving the USeconomy up to $2B/rescue
• Performance Parameters:• Over 150 satellites supported• Over 162,000 contacts per yr• 100% support of all majorUS (DoD and NASA) launches
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Capabilities/Profile• Precision military GPSpositioning/navigation
• Jam-resistant operations• Over-the-horizon (OTH)2-way secure data transmission• OTH Low Probability ofIntercept/Low Probability ofDetection• Line-of-sight voice to rescueforces• Global coverage• Time from transmit to JointSearch & Rescue Center(JSRC) receive: < 5 min• Battery lifetime: 4-daythreshold / 21-day objectiverequirement
• Radio dimensions:• 3 1/4 Inches (Width)• 8 Inches (Length)• 1 3/4 Inches (Depth)
• Weight: 30.7 ounces
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: An AirForce-led joint program toprovide enhanced CombatSearch and Rescue (CSAR)communication and locationcapabilities by replacingantiquated PRC-90/-112survivor radios with a new over-the-horizon (OTH) end-to-endsystem. CSEL provides assuredOTH two-way secure satellitecommunications eliminating theline-of-sight requirement.
• Performance Parameters:CSEL uses precise GPSpositioning and advanced anti-spoofing technologies to provide areliable and accurate survivorlocation, an optimized waveformto reduce detectability andincreased probability of collectionby national assets. In addition,CSEL utilizes the internationalsearch and rescue satellite system(SARSAT)for polar-area OTHdata communications. With thesenew capabilities, CSEL willincrease rescue force success ratesin on-going contingencyoperations, providing rapid andaccurate location andauthentication of survivor/evadersin minutes vice what could takedays today.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Engineeringand ManufacturingDevelopment (EMD)—completing Block 1development and testing• Production: Full RateProduction begins in FY04• Current CSEL radioinventory: 288• Purchase Requirements:17,800 radios for the Air Force;53,000 total for all services,four UHF Base Stations, andJoint Search and Rescue Centerworkstations
• Future Upgrades: Block IIDemand Assigned MultipleAccess (DAMA) and DoDInformation InfrastructureCommon OperatingEnvironment Level 7capabilities; 2-way secureline-of-sight data links torescue forces; M-Code GPS
Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL)
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Capabilities/Profile• Air Force’s primary sourcefor acquisition, architecturedevelopment, and procurementof current and emergingoffensive and defensivecounterspace capabilities.Provides system developmentof counterspace capabilities inresponse to warfighterrequirements
• Current OffensiveCounterspace Projects:
• Counter communications• Counter surveillance/reconnaissance
• Current DefensiveCounterspace Project
• Rapid AttackIdentification and ReportingSystem
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:Develop technology, performengineering and manufacturingdevelopment, integrate andprocure both offensive anddefensive counterspace systemsin support of the Space Controlmission
• Performance Parameters:• Offensive Counterspacecurrently emphasizesterrestrial-based, small,transportable systems whichdeny the enemy the use ofsatellite communications andsurveillance/reconnaissancesystems. Systems that producereversible effects are currentlybeing developed as the firstpriority.
• Defensive Counterspaceemphasis is on providingresponsive space system attackwarning, threat identificationand characterization, and rapidmission impact assessment.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: CounterCommunications demonstratordelivered in FY 2001.Acquisition program new startin FY 2002. IOC projected for2004.
• Counter Surveillance/Reconnaissance systemacquisition new start inFY 2002.• Rapid Attack IdentificationDetection and ReportingSystem completed Analysis ofAlternatives (AoA) in FY 2002and system acquisition newstart is scheduled for FY 2003.
• Projected Inventory:• Counter CommunicationsSystems — 3• Counter SurveillanceReconnaissanceSystems — 5
• Contractors:• Mission Area PrimaryIntegrating Contractor — TRW• Counter CommunicationsDeveloping Contract — Harris• Counter SurveillanceReconnaissance ConceptDefinition Contract — TBD
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Capabilities/Profile
Threshold/ KPPs Baseline Actual
Satellite MeanMission Duration 30 mos 45 mos
Primary SensorGlobal Resolution 1.5 km 1.5 km
Theater Resolution 0.3 km 0.3km
Acquisition Status• Program Status: OperationalSustainment
• Production: FY83-FY99
• Satellites on Orbit: 2primary, 2 residuals
• Satellites to be launched: 5• Contractors:
• Lockheed Martin (Prime-Spacecraft)• Northrop Grumman (Prime-Sensors)
• Future Upgrades: Mini-Inertial Measurement Units forDMSPs F-17 through F-20provide required redundancy inattitude control system.
• Purchase Requirements:None
* The DMSP program willcease operations early nextdecade at the end of the finalDMSP satellite’s life. Thereaf-ter, DoD’s requirements will befulfilled by the joint DoD/DOC/NASA National Polar-orbitingOperational EnvironmentalSatellite System (NPOESS).
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission Statement: The mission of DMSP is toprovide an enduring and survivable capability,through all levels of conflict, to collect anddisseminate global visible and infrared cloud dataand other specialized meteorological,oceanographic, and space environment datarequired to support worldwide DoD operationsand high-priority national programs.
• Performance Parameters: DMSP utilizessensors that measure surface and atmosphericradiation in the visible, infrared, and microwavebands. In addition, DMSP flies sensors thatmeasure space environmental parameters. Criticalregional data is broadcast directly to user terminalsin theater to support tactical missions. Global datais downloaded to processing centers to supportboth tactical and strategic missions.
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Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission Statement: Provides worldwide,responsive wideband and anti-jam satellitecommunications supporting strategic andtactical C3I requirements.
• Mission Parameters:• Backbone of the MILSATCOM systemproviding secure and high data rate SHF
• Users include National and SeniorLeadership, Defense Information SystemNetwork, Diplomatic Telecommuni-cations Service, White House, Air ForceSatellite Control Network, and Serviceground mobile forces.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Fielding/Deployment & OperationalSupport
• Satellites on Orbit: 5primary, 5 residual
• Satellites in Development: 2• Contractors: LockheedMartin (Missile and Space),Sunnyvale, CA
• Purchase Requirements: 14purchased; no additionalsatellites required
• Future Upgrades:• Wideband GapfillerSatellites
Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III
Capabilities/Profile
Key Performance Parameters Requirement Actual 30 Channels on 5 30 Channels on 5 primary satellites primary satellites
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Capabilities/Profile• Satellites: Classified numberof geosynchronous earth orbitsatellites.
• Dimensions: The currentDSP-1 satellite is 28 feet longstowed and 32 feet long withsolar panels deployed; 13 feetin diameter stowed; andgenerates 1275 watts of solarpower.
• Weight: 5250 pounds weight
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheDefense Support Program is aspace based infrared satellitesystem providing globalcoverage and warning ofballistic missile launches,nuclear detonations, and otherevents.
• Performance Parameters:DSP provides:
• Near-real time detectionand reporting of missilelaunches against US and/orAllied forces, interests, andassets worldwide.• Near-real time detectionand reporting ofendoatmospheric (0-50km),exoatmospheric (50-300km),and deep space (>300km)nuclear detonationsworldwide.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Operational
• Unit Assignment:USSTRATCOM
• Current Inventory: On-orbitinventory plus 2 satellitesawaiting launch
• Contractors:• Northrop Grumman
• Current Upgrades:• Under the Space BasedInfrared System (SBIRS)program Increment 1, allDSP mission processing wasconsolidated at a singleCONUS location; IOCdeclared 18 Dec 01, allowingthe closure of overseas basesfollowing a transition period.
• Future Upgrades: Transitionto SBIRS space constellationbegins in FY07.
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Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission: Partner with industry to develop a nationallaunch capability that satisfies medium and heavy liftrequirements for DoD, National, and civil user.
• Replaces current Delta, Atlas, and Titan space launchvehicles (FY02-20)• Expected savings of more than 50% exceeds 25%-50%ORD goal• Equates to $12B savings through 2020• Purchasing firm fixed priced commercial launchservices (CLS), not hardware• Competition for life ofprogram
• Enhances U.S. industrial base, poises two competitivelaunch vehicle families to capture increased domesticand international commercial market share.
Acquisition Status• Program Status:
• Two $500M OtherTransaction Agreements(OTA) for Development toBoeing and Lockheed Martin
• Two Firm Fixed Pricecontracts for Initial LaunchServices (ILS) FY02-06 for26 launches
• Boeing - 19 launches for$1.5B• Lockheed Martin - 7launches for $506M
• Program is on schedule, costand performance• Both systems completedfinal development reviews• First commercial Atlas Vlaunched 21 Aug 02• First commercial Delta IVlaunched 20 Nov 02• First Government Delta IV(DSCS) Mar 03• First heavy launch on DeltaIV (Demo) Sep 03
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)
Capabilities/Profile
Threshold Objective • Standardization
• Launch Pad Single Pad Single Pad
• Payload interface Std by Class Std for all
• Mass to Orbit
• Semi-Sync 2,500-4,725 +15%
• GTO 6,100-8,500 +15%
• Polar-LEO 41,000 +5%
• GEO 13,500 +5%
• Reliability 98% >98%
Lockheed MartinAtlas V
BoeingDelta IV
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• GBS Phase 2 Key Performance Parameters
Requirement Threshold ObjectiveCoverage 65S - 65N 5S - 65NSpot Beams (per Sat.) 2 500NM; 1 2000NM 2 500NM; 1 2000NMSimultaneous Uplinks 1 PIP; 1 TIP 1 PIP; 3 TIPSecurity unclas - TS/SCI unclas - TS/SCITerminal Ops F/T GRT; SRT & SSRT F/T GRT; SRT & SSRT
DefinitionsF/T GRT - Ground Receive TerminalSRT - Ship Receive TerminalSSRT - Submersible Ship Receive TerminalPIP - Primary Injection PointTIP - Theatre Injection Point
Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission Statement:
• GBS Phase 2: Provide efficient high data rate broadcastcapability between many distributed information sourcessimultaneously to warfighters using small, inexpensiveterminals
• Mission/Performance Parameters:GBS Phase 2 satellite provide:
• 96 Mbps capacity (max)• 4 channels (max of 24 Mbps each)• 2 spot beams and 1 wide area beam• Providing 0.9 Terabytes of critical bandwidth to thewarfighter in Operation Enduring Freedom
Acquisition Status• Program Status:
• GBS Phase 2 passedMilestone II in Nov 1997
• Program re-baselined toestablish:
• Spiral development• 3 incremental IOCs(versus single IOC)
• IOC 1 expected 4QFY03
• Payloads on Orbit: 3 GBSPhase 2 payloads on UHFFollow-on (UFO) satellites
• Contractors: Raytheon
• Future Upgrades:• Equivalent Phase 2 capabilitybeing designed into WidebandGapfiller System• Future transition to internetprotocol (IP) technology forgreater flexibility andcapability expansion
• Purchase Requirements(Phase 2):
• 3 primary injection facilitiesto upload data to satellites• 96 receive terminals(initial buy)• Services will purchaseadditional receive terminals(1085 units currently planned)
Global Broadcast System (GBS)
Capabilities/Profile
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Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Provideshighly accurate time and three-dimensional position andvelocity information to anunlimited number of usersanywhere on or above thesurface of the earth, in anyweather.
• Performance Parameters:• Constellation Sustainment:24 satellites
• Accuracy*• Standard PositioningService (SPS): 10-50 meters
• Precise Positioning Service(PPS): 16 meters or better• Timing: +25 nanoseconds
* User accuracy is dependenton receiver type and number ofsatellites acquired
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Operational
• Next IIR Launch - Mar 03,Jul 03• First IIF Launch - CY 06
• Unit Assignment: 2nd
Satellite Operations Squadron(2SOPS), Shriever AFB, CO
• Production: Ongoing
• Current Inventory: 27operational satellites; 24required
• Contractors:• Block II/IIA - Boeing• Block IIR/IIR-M - LMMS• Block IIF - Boeing• Block III – LMMS, Boeing& Spectrum Astro (conceptexploration studies)
• Future Upgrades: Controland Space SegmentModernization, New Militaryand Civil Signals, Userequipment upgrades,Navigation Warfare (Navwar);Block III addressing system-wide architectural concepts;Flexible Power on Blocks IIR& IIF will deliver higher powerand anti-jam to the warfighterstarting in 2004
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Capabilities/Profile• 24 Satellite constellation
• 6 Orbital Planes
• Altitude: ~10,898 miles
• 12 Hour Orbit
• 3 Segments:• Space• Control• User
• Secondary Mission
• Nuclear Detonation(NUDET) DetectionSystem (NDS)
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Capabilities/Profile• Radar: 5 Solid State PhasedArray Radars and 1 PerimeterAcquisition Radar AttackCharacterization System
• Command Centers: 2 fixed,2 mobile
• Range: Worldwide
• Dimensions: Varies by site
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheIntegrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA)system integrates and correlatesmissile launch, space objectorbit, and air surveillanceinformation to assess the natureof an enemy attack and issuewarnings to the President of theUnited States, the PrimeMinister of Canada, UnitedStates Secretary of Defense andwarfighting CombatantCommanders
• Performance Parameters:• Cheyenne MountainComplex (CMC) isthe C4 heart of the ITW/AAsystem• Cheyenne MountainUpgrade declared fullyoperational on 29 Oct 98• MCCCs provide C2continuity to CombatantCommanders in event ofprimary facility incapa-citation. Under CCIC2S, theacquisition stratey involvesan evolutionary approach toenhance the operationalarchitecture to become morerobust and interoperable.
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment, EvolutionaryAcquisition
• Units of Assignment:USSTRATCOM, NORAD,NORTHCOM
• NORAD CheyenneMountain Complex(NCMC), ICBM Radars(BMEWS), SLBM Radars(PAVE PAWS), MobileConsolidated CommandCenters (MCCCs), AlternateMissile Warning Center(AMWC), SPACEAF AOC
• Current Inventory: 3BMEWS, 2 PAVE PAWS, 1Perimeter Acquisition RadarCharacterization System(PARCS)
• Space Systems: DefenseSupport Program (DSP)performs ITW/AA and SpaceBased Infrared System(SBIRS) High will replaceDSP in the future.
• Contractors: LockheedMartin Mission Systems(LMMS)
• Planned Upgrades:• Combatant CommandersIntegrated Command andControl System (CCIC2S)• Service Life ExtensionProgram (SLEP).
Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment(ITW/AA)
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Capabilities/Profile• Launch & Test Range System(LTRS), formerly called theSpacelift Range System,comprised of:
• Western Range atVandenberg AFB, CA
• Eastern Range at CapeCanaveral AFS/PatrickAFB, FL
• Current LTRS assets are basedon 1950s/1960s technology
• Outdated, unreliable,inefficient, and increasinglyunsupportable equipment
• Costly to operate andmaintain, with manpowerintensive architecture
• LTRS modernization programupgrades multiple rangeoperational capabilities,improving responsiveness,reliability, and supportability
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Engineeringand ManufacturingDevelopment (EMD) andprocurement
• Production: Ongoing
• Current Inventory: Easternand Western Ranges
• Contractors:• Lockheed Martin, ITTIndustries
• Future Upgrades: GPSMetric Tracking; CommandDestruct; Communications;Telemetry
Launch & Test Range System (LTRS)
Key PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Provideresponsive, reliable, and costeffective launch scheduling,communications, tracking,telemetry, flight analysis, andemergency termination forDoD, civil, and commercialspace launches, ballistic missiletests, and guided weapons andaeronautical tests; also supportsspace surveillance mission
• Performance (DoD launchesonly):
• Launch Coverage: ER:34-112°; WR: 153-281°• Atlas II: 12/12 = 100%
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Capabilities/Profile• Lift capability:
• Atlas II/IIA/IIAS —capable of lifting between4,900 - 8,150 lbs togeosynchronous transferorbit• Delta II—capable of liftingover 4,010 lbs togeosynchronous transferorbit
• Launch Sites:• Atlas—Launch Complex 36A/B, Cape Canaveral, FL andSpace Launch Complex 3E,Vandenberg AFB, CA• Delta II—Launch Complex17 A/B, Cape Canaveral, FLand Space Launch Complex2W, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Operational.Launch vehicle productioncomplete.
• Production: Last launchscheduled for FY06
• Inventory:• One Atlas IIAS mission andone Atlas III mission remainthrough FY04 (both NationalReconnaissance Officesatellites).• 14 Delta II missions remainthrough FY06 (all GlobalPositioning Systemsatellites).
• Contractors:• Atlas II/III: LockheedMartin, Denver, CO• Delta II: Boeing -Huntington Beach, CA
• Future Upgrades: Noneplanned.
• Purchase Requirements: AllUSAF vehicles (Delta II) havebeen manufactured and arebeing stored. Launchoperations remain.
Medium Launch Vehicles
Key PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:
• The Atlas space launchvehicles provide launchcapability for NationalReconnaissance Officepayloads.• The Delta II launch vehicleprovides a medium space liftcapability to support theGlobal Positioning Systemconstellation.
• Performance (DoD launchesonly):
• Delta II: 41/42 = 98%
• Atlas II: 12/12 = 100%
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Acquisition Status• Program Status:Development, procurement,upgrade and sustainment efforts:
• Produce & field UHFDemand Assigned MultipleAccess (DAMA) air &ground (Airborne IntegratedTerminal (AIT and Multi-Band Multi-Mode Radio(MBMMR) and Spitfires).• Develop, produce & fieldGround Multi-bandTerminals (GMT).• Develop, produce & fieldSecure Mobile Anti-JamReliable Tactical - Terminal(SMART-T).
• Develop, produce & fieldFamily of Advanced BeyondLine-of-Sight Terminal
(FAB-T).
• Sustain Single-Channel Anti-Jam Man Portable (SCAMP)and Air Force Command PostTerminals.
• Upgrade Defense SatelliteCommunications System(DSCS) Terminals.
• Emerging Development• Laser CommunicationsTerminal.• High Data Rate (HDR)Terminals to supportTransformationalCommunications (TC).
MILSATCOM Terminals
• Current Inventory: Includesground, fixed, transportable andairborne:
• Narrowband/UHF (AIT,MBMMR, Spitfire) - 677• Wideband/SHF (DSCS, GBS,GMT, Lasercom, Airborne(FAB-T HDR) and Ground(GMT HDR) HDR terminals) -48 Air Force and 96 JointService• Protected/EHF(SCAMP,SMART-T, FAB-T (non-HDR)- 96
• Contractors: MultiplePrimes—Boeing (CA); Raytheon(MA, FL, IN, VA); Harris (FL);Rockwell (IA)
Capabilities/ProfileSatellite communicationsterminals for:
• UHF DAMA air & ground• Airborne IntegratedTerminal• Multi-Band Multi-MissionRadio• Spitfire
• Wideband SHF Connectivity• Global Broadcast Service(GBS) receive suites (RS) andTheater Injection Points (TIP)• Ground Multiband Terminal(GMT)• Defense Satellite CommSystem (DSCS)
• Protected EHF (and AEHF)Connectivity
• Family of Advanced Beyondline-of-sight Terminals(FAB-T)• Army developed SecureMobile Anti-jamReliable Tactical Terminal(SMART-T)
• Transformational Commun-ications
• Laser CommunicationTerminal (Lasercom)
• High Data Rate (HDR)Terminals—derivatives ofFAB-T and GMT to supportIntelligence, Surveillance,and Reconnaissance (ISR)community
DSCS GBS Receive Suite Spitfire GMT SMART-T
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Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Develop,procure, deploy, and sustainmulti-band SATCOM terminalsutilized by Air & SpaceExpeditionary Forces (AEF),SIOP, CombatantCommanders, and other usersto communicate over currentand emerging military andcommercial satellite systems.
• Performance Parameters:Communications connectivity inthe following frequency bands:
• Narrowband/UHF- Secure,mobile, DAMA• Wideband/SHF- Secure,long-haul,tactical andstrategic• Protected/EHF- Secure,nuclear hardened, Anti-Jam /Anti-Scintillation,Low Probability of Intercept,tactical and strategic
• Terminals will support theTransformationalCommunications Architecture
MILSATCOM Terminals, cont.
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Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providesthe President, Secretary ofDefense, and CombatantCommanders with assured,worldwide command andcontrol (C2) for tactical andstrategic forces.
• Program will specifically:
• Maintain operationssupport for satellites 1, 2, 4& 5 (#3 did not achieveuseful orbit).• Complete launch ofsatellite 6 in FY03.
• Mission Parameters: LowProbability of Intercept/Detection (LPI/D), Anti-Jam(AJ), and Anti-Scintillation(AS) protected communicationsat low and medium data rates(LDR and MDR).
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Engineering& Manufacturing Development(EMD)
• Satellites on Orbit: 42 Block I satellites with LowData Rate (LDR), 2 Block IIsatellites with both Low andMedium Data Rate (LDR/MDR)
• Satellites to be Launched: 1Block II
• Contractors:• Lockheed Martin, Missiles& Space (Prime)• Boeing, Northrop Grumman(Major Subs)
• Future Upgrades: AdvancedEHF communications satelliteswill replenish Milstar satelliteswith first launch in FY07.
• Purchase Requirements: N/A
Milstar
Capabilities/Profile• Key PerformanceParameters
• Capacity:• LDR: 75 to 2400 bits persecond (bps); EHF at 2 GHzbandwidth; SHF downlinkfrequency at 1GHz band-width
• MDR: 4.8 to 1544 Kbps;EHF at 2 GHz bandwidth;Downlink freq. SHF at1GHz bandwidth
• Protection:• Low Probability ofIntercept/Detection (LPI/D)• Anti-Jam (AJ)• Anti-Scintillation (AS)
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Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission Statement: NPOESS is a tri-agency program (DoD, DOC,and NASA) that will provide military commanders and civilianleaders assured timely, high quality environmental information toeffectively employ weapon systems and protect national resources(safety, life, and property). The converged program will be thenation’s primary source of global weather and environmental data foroperational military and civil use for a period of at least 10 years.
• Performance Parameters: NPOESS will fly a suite ofinstruments that will provide visible and infrared cloud-coverimagery and other atmospheric, oceanographic, terrestrial, andspace environmental information. In all, NPOESS will measure 55distinct environmental parameters such as soil moisture, cloudlevels, sea ice, ozone, ionospheric scintillation, and more.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Acquisition& Operations phase
• Production: FY02-FY15
• Current Inventory: None
• Projected Inventory: Six total
• Contractors:• Northrup Grumman (Prime)• Raytheon, Boeing SatelliteSystems, Ball Aerospace,ITT, and Saab Ericsson(Instruments)
• Future Upgrades: TBD
National Polar-orbiting Operational EnvironmentalSatellite System (NPOESS)
Capabilities/ProfileKPPs Threshold
Vertical Moisture > of 20% or 0.2g/kgclear/cloudy
Temperature Profile 300mb +/- 1.6K/km
Clear/Cloudy 700mb +/-2.5K/km
Imagery refresh < 4 hrs avg, < 6hrs max
Sea Surface Temp +/- 0.5 deg C
Sea Surface Winds > of 2m/s or 10%
Soil Moisture Skin Layer –0.1cm
Data Access capable of selective denial
Interoperability 100% of top-level IERsdesignated critical
ScheduleMilestone I: Mar 97Key Decision Point (KDP) C: Aug 02
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Capabilities/Profile• Coverage: North polarregion. 24 hours/day required(takes two satellites).
• Compatibility: Milstarcompatible Low Data Rate(LDR) service. (Milstarterminals require softwaremodification for Doppler effect).
• Integration: EHF packages onthree classified host satellites.Polar 1 added to earliergeneration host, launched CY97. Polars 2 and 3 beingintegrated into design of newgeneration host available inFY04 and FY06, respectively.
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providessecure, survivable, communi-cations connectivity supportingpeacetime, contingency, andwartime operations in the northpolar region. SupportsIndependent SubmarineOperations & Maritime TaskForce Operations, SpecialOperations Forces, Intelli-gence Collection/Dissemina-tion Activities, and in thefuture, Strategic Bombers.
• Mission Parameters: Same asMilstar LDR connectivity: 75-2400 bps data rates with LowProbability of Intercept/Detection (LPI/D), Anti-Jam(AJ), and Anti-Scintillation(AS) protection.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: InterimPolar Program is in theEngineering & ManufacturingDevelopment (EMD) phase.Design, test, and launch of lasttwo packages.
• Satellites on Orbit: 1• Satellites in Development: 2• Contractors: Classified
• Future Upgrades: Nextgeneration capability to besatisfied by Advanced PolarSystem (APS). Preacquisition,system definition, and riskreduction starts FY04.
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Capabilities/Profile• Store Deactivated ICBMMotors:
• $3 Billion ($FY02) inLaunch Assets
• Perform Aging Surveillanceon stored motors• Provide Cost ReimbursableLaunch Services for DoDFlight Tests:
• Provide Payload IntegrationServices• Refurbish and TransportMotors/Boosters• Conduct Launch
Functions/PerformanceParameters• RSLP will maintain activecontrol and management of AirForce excess ballistic missileassets and will provide, on acost reimbursable basis, flighttest support and operations fornational R&D requirements.
• Over 600 launches since 1962.
• Does $75 Million ($FY02) inreimbursable launch businessper year - represents about $40million in launch cost-avoidance for our customers.
Acquisition Status• Inventory: Over 1,250 storedmotors
• Contractors:• Orbital/Suborbital(Long-range):
• Orbital Sciences(Phoenix, AZ)
• Sounding Rocket:• Coleman Research(Orlando, FL)• Lockheed Martin(Denver, CO)• Orbital Sciences(Phoenix, AZ)• Space Vector(Chatsworth, CA)
• Advisory & Assistance:• TRW (Albuquerque, NM)
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Space Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High)
Capabilities/Profile• Mission Areas:
• Missile Warning- NorthAmerica & Theater• Ballistic Missile Defense• BattlespaceCharacterization• Technical Intelligence
• Key PerformanceParameters:
• Coverage• Minimum Threat• Report Time• Probability of Warning• Data Availability
Acquisition Status• Program Status: SBIRSHigh is in System Developmentand Demonstration (SDD).
• Unit Assignment:USSTRATCOM
• Projected Inventory:• SBIRS High consists of 4Geosynchronous Earth Orbit(GEO) Satellites and 2Sensors in Highly EllipticalOrbit (HEO); a fifth GEOsatellite (spare), plus groundelements.
• Contractors:• Lockheed Martin SpaceSystems (prime)
• Northrop Grumman(subcontractor)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: SBIRSconsolidates the national andDoD’s infrared detectionsystems into a singleoverarching architecture thatfulfills the nation’s securityneeds in the areas of missilewarning, missile defense,technical intelligence, andbattlespace characterization.
• Performance Parameters:SBIRS enables global,simultaneous surveillance,tracking and targeting ofmultiple targets in multipleareas of responsibility (AORs)and surveillance of infraredsources of operational,intelligence, or nationalsignificance.
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Space Based Radar
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: SpaceBased Radar will provide rapidBattlespace Dominance andOperational Decision Superior-ity through:
• Day/night, near continuoussurveillance with GroundMoving Target Indication(GMTI) and SyntheticAperture Radar imaging fromspace.• Deep-look, wide areasurveillance of denied areasallowing for responsive,precision targeting for thewarfighter.
• Performance Parameters:Exact surveillance capabilitiesand numbers of spacecraft aresubject to technical tradespaceconsiderations. These consider-ations will be evaluated as partof the ongoing Analysis ofAlternatives effort.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Concept andTechnology Development:
• Mission Need Statementapproved by Air Force andJoint Requirements OversightCouncils (AFROC, Oct 01;JROC, Apr 02).
• System (draft) Concept ofOperations (CONOPS)updated in Feb 02.
• OSD SBR Roadmappublished in Feb 02.
• Ground Moving TargetIndication (GMTI) Analysisof Alternatives (AoA) beganin Oct 01, interim resultswere reported in Nov 02.Completion expected in Nov 03.
• Joint USAF/USA GMTICapstone RequirementsDocument (CRD) updated.
• Initial CapabilitiesDocument (ICD) develop-ment began in Feb 03. Priorto KDP B, a CapabilitiesDevelopment Document(CDD) will be developedusing GMTI AoA results todetermine KPPs andmeasures of effectiveness(MOEs).
• Initial Launch Capability:FY 2012
• Contractors:• Electronically Scanned Array(ESA) Technology Contracts:Northrop Grumman, Raytheon
• Contracts/On-boardProcessing Contracts: Harris,Northrop Grumman,Raytheon
• Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)Contract: Booz, Allen, andHamilton
• Concept DevelopmentContracts: Boeing, LockheedMartin, Northrop Grumman,Raytheon, Spectrum Astro
• Support Contractors:Aerospace, MITRE, CSC
• Schedule: Key Decision Point(KDP) A currently planned for3rd Qtr FY03.
Capabilities/Profile• Payload: Satellites equippedwith Electronically ScannedArray (ESA) to provide:
• Ground Moving TargetIndication (GMTI)• Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) Imagery• High Resolution TerrainInformation (HRTI)
• Tasking, Collection Process-ing, Exploitation, Dissemina-tion: Direct downlink,
designed for theater-basedtasking & data processingcompliant with communica-tions links and imageryprocessing standards
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Capabilities/Profile• Ground Sensors (dedicated):4 Optical and 2 Radar• Ground Sensors (other):8 collateral; 14 contributingsensors• Satellites (dedicated):1 Midcourse SpaceExperiment/Space-BasedVisible (MSX/SBV)• Range: Near Earth objecttracking to 3000 nm, deepspace tracking to 22,000 nmfrom ground-based sensors• Dimensions: Varies bysensor/site
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Operational
• Unit Assignment:USSTRATCOM• Current Inventory: 7 dedicatedsensors (1 space-based), 8 collater-al sensors, and 14 contributing sensors• Projected Inventory: 8dedicated, 8 collateral sensors (withaddition of the Globus II radar fordeep space tracking), and 14contributing sensors• Contractors:
• Raytheon (Sudbury, MA)• Northrop Grumman(Colorado Springs, CO)
• Current Upgrades:• Globus II radar in Norway fordeep space tracking• GEODSS charge coupleddevice (CCD) camera;replacement of telescope anddome controllers (TDC).
• Future Upgrades: • Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) System • Eglin Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) • Haystack Ultra-wideband Satellite Imaging Radar (HUSIR) Upgrade
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Maintainspace situation awareness bydetecting, tracking, identifying,characterizing, and monitoring allman-made objects in Earth orbit.The SSN operates a worldwidenetwork of dedicated, collateral,and contributing electro-opticaland radar sensor systems integratedwith required C2, data processing,and analysis functions.
• Performance Parameters:Provides awareness of all spaceevents and activities such as:
• Satellite attack warnings andsatellite overhead threatwarnings
Space Surveillance Network (SSN)
• New foreign launches andspace treaty monitoring• Space object break-ups ordecays• Satellite maneuvers• Space object identification/mission payload assessment(SOI/MPA)
• Supports DoD, NRO andNASA space operations.
• The space object catalogcontains over 9000 objects.Approximately 80% are nearEarth objects; 20% deepspace. Much of this data isshared with the UnitedNations, NASA, U.S. allies,and foreign launch agencies.
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Capabilities/Profile• Conducts space missions forDoD space research community• Approx $50M RDT&Eprogram• Flight test new space systemtechnologies• Improve operational capabilitiesby characterizing environment,sensor physics• Perform risk reduction throughdirect flight test of prototypecomponents• Develop and test advancedlaunch vehicle technologies andcapabilities
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Conducts mission design,procures launches and spacecraft• Functions as single DoDliaison for military payloads onShuttle and International SpaceStation
• Conducts on-orbit operations• R&D Experiments selectedannually via the DoD SpaceExperiments Review Board(SERB)• 20% of payloads fly assecondary payloads• 50% fly on the Shuttle• 30% fly on dedicated freeflyingsatellites
Acquisition Status• Coriolis mission on Titan IIin Jan 03: Risk reduction effortfor NPOESS environmentalsensor
• Communication/NavigationOutage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) mission on Pegasus inFY04: Forecast ionosphericscintillations that degradecommunication, navigation andsurveillance systems
• STP-EELV mission with firstEvolved Expendable LaunchVehicle (EELV): SecondaryPayload Adapter (ESPA) in FY06
Space Test Program (STP)
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Capabilities/Profile• Lift capability:
• Titan IVB capable of lifting12,700 lbs togeosynchronous orbit;47,800 lbs to polar low earthorbit
• Titan II capable of lifting over4,200 lbs to polar low earth orbit
• Launch Sites:• Titan IVB - Launch Complex 40Cape Canaveral, FL and SpaceLaunch Complex 4E VandenbergAFB, CA• Titan II - Space Launch Complex4W, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:
• Titan IV provides heavy liftcapability to deliver theNation’s highest prioritysatellites into orbit from CapeCanaveral Air Station, FL,and Vandenberg AFB, CA.Remaining payloads includeDefense Support Program,Milstar, and NationalReconnaissance Office.
• Titan II provides mediumlift capability fromVandenberg AFB usingrefurbished Titan II ICBMs.Remaining payloads includeDefense MeteorologicalSupport Program, NationalOceanic and AtmosphericAdministration, and SpaceTest Program.
• Performance:• Titan IVA/B: 31/34* = 91%• Titan II: 12/12 = 100%
* Does not include 4th failuredue to IUS malfunction
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Active.Flyout and program closeoutactivities remain.• Production: Factory Linebegan shutdown in FY99• Inventory:
• Titan IV - 5 launch vehiclesremain• Titan II - 1 launch vehiclesremain• Inertial Upper Stage - oneremains (for DSP-22)
• Contractors:• Titan IV/II: LockheedMartin, Denver, CO• IUS: Boeing, HuntingtonBeach, CA
• Future Upgrades: Noneplanned• Purchase Requirements:Launch services remain untilflyout. Last USAF launchscheduled for FY04. Final Titanlaunch scheduled for FY05.
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Capabilities/ProfileWGS Key PerformanceParameters:• Coverge: 24 hours between65 degrees North & South
• Capacity:• Threshold: 1.2 Gbps• Objective: 3.6 Gbps
• Access & Control: Controlfrom Launch and Early Orbitoperations through disposal
• Interoperability:Interoperable with legacyterminals
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Highdata rate satellite broadcastsystem meant to bridge gapbetween current systems(DSCS & GBS andTransformationalCommunications)
• Mission/PerformanceParameters:Wideband communications at Xand Ka Band frequencies
• Two-way X Band• New two-way Ka Band• Ka broadcast• ~12x throughput capacityof DSCS III satellite
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Production
• Satellite 1 launch in Oct 04(Satellite available for Jun 04launch)• Satellite 2 launch in Feb 04(Satellite available for Nov03 launch)• Satellite 3 launch in Sep 05
• Satellites on Orbit: 0• Satellites in Development: 3• Contractors: Boeing
• Contract Awarded Jan 01• Sole Source, FAR Part 12• Development & Production
• Future Upgrades: AdvancedWideband System
• Purchase Requirements: 3Satellites currently. A contractoption may be exercised for 3additional satellites, if requiredin conjunction with Transform-ational Communications.
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 21,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimited(air refuelable)
• Crew Complement: 13 —five officers (pilot, co-pilot,navigator, fire control officer,electronic warfare officer);eight enlisted (flight engineer,loadmaster, low-light TVoperator, infrared detection setoperator, four aerial gunners)
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 99 Feet (Length)
• 38 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 155,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheAC-130H Spectre gunship’sprimary missions are close airsupport, air interdiction andarmed reconnaissance. Othermissions include perimeter andpoint defense, escort, landing,drop and extraction zonesupport, forward air control,limited command and control,and combat search and rescue.
• Performance Parameters:• Power Plant: Four AllisonT-56-A-15 turboprop engines• Thrust: 4,910 shafthorsepower each engine• Speed: 289 miles per hour(464 kilometers per hour) atsea level
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Current Inventory: 8• Unit Assignment: HurlburtField, FL
• Contractors: WR-ALC/LUG
• Future Upgrades: DirectInfrared Counter Measure(DIRCM); C-130 AvionicsModernization Program (AMP);Common Avionics Architecturefor Penetration (CAAP); ALE-47Chaff & Flare System; ARC-231Radio; APN-241 Radar; HighPower Fiber Optic Towed Decoy(HPFOTD)
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 21,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimited(air refuelable)
• Crew Complement: 13 —five officers (pilot, co-pilot,navigator, fire control officer,electronic warfare officer);eight enlisted (flight engineer,loadmaster, low-light TVoperator, infrared detection setoperator, four aerial gunners)
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 99 Feet (Length)
• 38 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 155,00 Pounds(GrossWeight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheAC-130U Spooky gunship’sprimary missions are close airsupport, air interdiction andarmed reconnaissance. Othermissions include perimeter andpoint defense, escort, landing,drop and extraction zonesupport, forward air control,limited command and control,and combat search and rescue.
• Performance Parameters:• Power Plant: Four AllisonT-56-A-15 turboprop engines• Thrust: 4,910 shafthorsepower each engine• Speed: 289 miles per hour(464 kilometers per hour) atsea level
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment, 4 x AC-130Uadditional buys planned
• Current Inventory: 13
• Unit Assignment: HurlburtField, FL
• Contractors: Boeing,Integrated Weapon SystemSupport (IWSS)
• Future Upgrades: DirectInfrared Counter Measure(DIRCM); C-130 AvionicsModernization Program (AMP);Common Avionics Architecturefor Penetration (CAAP);ALE-47 Chaff & Flare System;High Power Fiber Optic TowedDecoy (HPFOTD); RF LowBand Jammer
AC-130U Spooky
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Airborne Laser (ABL)
Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 45,000 Feet
• Combat Range:• Max laser range againstBMs-hundreds of km• A/C: unlimited with airrefueling
• Armament: Megawatt classhigh energy laser
• Dimensions:• 211 Feet, 5 Inches (Wing Span)• 228 Feet, 9 Inches (Length)• 63 Feet, 8 Inches (Height)
• Weight: 800,000 Pounds(Gross Take Off Weight)
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Beingdeveloped by the MissileDefense Agency (MDA)
• Unit Assignment: TBD
• Production: FY06-FY13
• Current Inventory: One testaircraft
• Projected Inventory: Twotest aircraft (MDA) Sevenoperational aircraft (Air Force)
• Contractors:• Boeing (Airframe &BMC4I)• Lockheed Martin (Optics)• TRW (Laser)
• Development: Programtransferred to the MissileDefense Agency in FY02 fordevelopment and will return tothe Air Force for procurementand operation.
• Future Upgrades: TBD
• Purchase Requirements:Nine a/c total (two MDA testaircraft and seven foroperational use)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Air-basedcomponent of the BallisticMissile Defense System’sBoost Phase Defense Segmentthat will acquire, track and killballistic missiles in their boostphase thus protecting US,Deployed Forces, US Allies,Friends and Areas of VitalInterest from ballistic missileattack.
• Functions: On board sensorsdetect boosting missile, BMC4Isystems pass early warninglaunch & impact data toBallistic Missile DefenseSystem Elements andCombatant Commanders, andhigh energy laser destroys thetargets.
• Performance Parameters:Flight operations above clouds(~40,000 ft), detect BMs atlong ranges (hundreds of km),and kill them within seconds.Megawatt class ChemicalOxygen-Iodine Laser (COIL)with full laser fuel load can kill20-40 BMs.
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A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II
Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 37,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 400 NM; 5hours duration (unrefueled)
• Armament: 500lb & 2,000lbGeneral Purpose/Cluster/Laser-Guided Bombs, E/O & IRMaverick Missile, SidewinderMissile, 2.75” Rockets, Covert/Overt Illumination Flares,30mm Armor-Piercing andHigh-Explosive IncendiaryRounds
• Dimensions:•57.4 Feet (Wing Span)
•53.4 Feet (Length)
•14.8 Feet (Height)
• Weight: Over 50,000 Poundsfully loaded
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignments: Active:Pope AFB, NC; Nellis AFB, NV;Osan AB, ROK; Davis-MonthanAFB, AZ; Eielson AFB, AK;Eglin AFB, FL; SpangdahlemAB, GE; Guard/Reserve: BarnesMA; Bradley CT; Willow GrovePA; Martin State MD; NewOrleans LA; Battle Creek MI;Boise ID; Whiteman AFB, MO;Barksdale AFB, LA
• Production: Production lineclosed in 1984
• Current Inventory: 360
• Projected Inventory: 360
• Contractors:• Fairchild Republic(Airframe)
• General Electric(Propulsion)
• Lockheed Martin(Sustainment)
• Future Upgrades: IntegratedFlight and Fire ControlComputer, J-Series/SmartWeapons, Digital StoresManagement System, JointTactical Radio System(Enhanced Position LocationRadio System & Link-16
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheUSAF primary Close AirSupport (CAS) platform.Secondary roles include: AirInterdiction, Forward AirControl (Airborne), and Combat
Datalinks), Targeting Pod, WingStructure Service LifeEnhancement Program (16,000Hrs - projected
Search and Rescue and SpecialOperations Support. Designedspecifically for battlefieldsupport of engaged groundforces. The speed, range, loitertime and physical toughness ofthe airframe provide anoutstanding asset to protectfriendly forces and devastateenemy forces. The 30mmGatling gun was producedspecifically to destroy armoredvehicles and hardened supportequipment. The pilot isprotected by a “titaniumbathtub” manufactured towithstand repeated punishmentwhile the airframe andpowerplant incorporateredundant systems designed toensure airworthiness if engagedby enemy anti-aircraft guns ormissiles. Future “PrecisionEngagement:” package willallow day/night precision attackwith targeting pods, GPSguided weapons and digitalbattlefield connectivity for allmissions.
• Performance Parameters:• Top Speed: 450 KCAS/0.75Mach
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B-1 Lancer
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment, ConventionalModifications
• Unit Assignment: DyessAFB, TX; Ellsworth AFB, SD
• Production: Productioncomplete in 1988
• Current Inventory: 92
• Projected Inventory: 60
• Contractors:• Boeing North American(Airframe)• General Electric (Propulsion)
• Future Upgrades: AvionicsComputers, WCMD, JSOW,JASSM, Defensive Upgrade,Radar, Situational Awareness,Datalink
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Long-range, high speed, largepayload Global Attackcapability. The B-1 providesflexibility of being employedfrom outside or from within thetheater of operations. Forcepackaging with other strikeassets is made possible by theB-1’s highspeed capability.Conducts all-weather,deepstrike and night air-to-surface attack.
• Performance Parameters:• Top Speed: 900-plus mph(Mach 1.2 at sea level)• Payload:
• 84 general purposebombs/naval mines• 30 cluster bombs(CBU-87/89/97),• 24 JDAM (GBU-31)
Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: Over 30,000Feet
• Combat Range:Intercontinental (unrefueled)
• Armament: Mk-82 (500-lb)& Mk84 (2000-lb) general-purpose bombs, Mk-62 &Mk 65 mines, CBU-87/89/97cluster munitions, GBU-31(2000-lb) JDAM. Largestordnance load-out of any U.S.aircraft (54,000 lbs).
• Dimensions:• 137 Feet (Wing Span, wingsforward)• 79 Feet (Wing Span, wings aft)• 146 Feet (Length)• 34 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 477,000 Pounds(Max Weight)
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B-2 Spirit
Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 50,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimitedwith air refueling
• Armament: JDAM, GBU-37/B,Mk 82, Mk 62, Mk 84, M-117,CBU 87/89/97, B-83, B-61/7,B-61/11
• Dimensions:•172 Feet (Wing Span)•69 Feet (Length)•17 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 336,500 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Multi-role bomber able to deliver bothnuclear and conventionalmunitions with the addedbenefits of stealth capability.Ready to attack the enemy’swar-making potential,especially those critical targetswhich, if not destroyed in thefirst hours of conflict, wouldallow unacceptable damage tobe inflicted on the friendly side.It is the Air Force’s only all-weather hard/deeply buriedconventional strike capability.
• Performance Parameters:High subsonic, 50,000 feet,40,000 lbs payload,conventional or nuclear,survivable
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Post-production Support
• Unit Assignment: WhitemanAFB, MO
• Production: Production LineClosed
• Current Inventory: 21 Block30
• Contractors:•Northrop B-2 Division (Prime)•General Electric (Propulsion)•Hughes, Boeing (MajorSubsystems)
• Future Upgrades: SmartBomb Rack (SBRA)/ Mk-82JDAM, EGBU-28, JASSM,Low Observable materials/Alternate High FrequencyMaterial (AHFM), UHFSatCom, Link -16, EHFSatCom, Radar FrequencyModification
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B-52H Stratofortress
Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 50,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimitedwith air refueling
• Armament: Mk 82/84, M117,CBU 87/89, Mk-56/62/63/65see mines, CALCM, Harpoon,Have Nap, JDAM, WCMD,ALCM, ACM, B-83, B-61
• Dimensions:•185 Feet (Wing Span)
•159 Feet (Length)
•40 Feet (Height)
• Weight: Over 488,000Pounds fully loaded
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignments: BarksdaleAFB, LA (Active & Reserve);Minot AFB, ND
• Production: Production Lineclosed in 1962
• Current Inventory: 94
• Projected Inventory: 76
• Contractors:•Boeing (Airframe)
•Pratt & Whitney (Propulsion)
• ITT (ECM)
• Future Upgrades: JASSM,Avionics Midlife Improvement(Replaces INS, Computer andDTUC), Situational AwarenessDefensive Improvement (SADIreplaces ALR 20 low/mid bandreceiver), ElectronicCountermeasures Improvement(ECMI) upgrades ALQ172 mid/high band jammer), AirborneWideband Terminal (EHFradio), CALCM In-flightBeyond Line of Sight RapidRetasker (CIBR2), Internal1760 Weapons Capability, Link16, and Airborne ElectronicAttack Stand-Off Jammer.
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:Workhorse of the bomber fleet,supporting both nuclear andconventional operations plans.Only long range bomberemploying the long rangeAdvanced Cruise Missile(ACM), Air Launched CruiseMissile (ALCM), andConventional Air LaunchedCruise Missile (CALCM); theHarpoon anti-ship missile; andthe Have Nap precision guidedmissile. Used to attack time-sensitive targets during thecritical initial phase of aconflict, using standoff andprecision weapons to reducethe effectiveness of enemy airdefenses, command and controlsystems and to eliminate powergeneration capability. Duringthe build-up and halt phase,aircraft will deploy forward,adding mass and depth insustained air campaignoperations.
• Performance Parameters:•Top Speed: 390 K/0.84 Mach
•Weapons Payload: 40,000 lbs.
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C-5A/B/C Galaxy
Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 45,000 Feet
• Range: 6,300 NM (unrefueledferry range); unlimited with in-flight refueling
• Cruising Speed: 0.74—0.77Mach
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•222 Feet (Wing Span)
•247 Feet (Length)
•65 Feet (Height)
• Cargo Compartment:121 x 19 x 13.5 ft
• Maximum Gross Weight:840,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Strategicdelivery of outsized andoversized cargo and passengersvia airland operations. Strategicspecial operations platform.
• Performance Parameters:(based on 3,200 nm leg)
•Cruise Speed: 420 knots
•Cargo Weight: 178,000 lbs(291K max)
•Passenger Capacity: 73persons
•The C-5 can carrymaximum cargo whilesimultaneously carrymaximum passengers.
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Altus AFB,OK; Dover AFB, DE; KellyARB, TX; Stewart IAP, NY;Travis AFB, CA; WestoverARB, MA
• Production: Completed in 1988
• Current Inventory: 126
• Projected Inventory: 126
• Contractors:•Lockheed Martin (Airframe)
•General Electric (Propulsion)
• Future Major Upgrades:GPS, Avionics, Nav/Safety,GATM, and RERP
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C-9A/C
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: C-9A:Ramstein AB, GE; Yokota AB,JP; Scott AFB, IL; C-9C:Andrews AFB, MD
• Production: Completed
• Current Inventory: 23
• Projected Inventory: 23
• Contractors:•Lockheed Martin (Airframe)•Aero Thrust (Propulsion,Pratt & Whitney)•Raytheon (COMBS)
•Boeing (Engineering)
• Commercial Variant of: DC-9
• Current Major Upgrades:Mission Communication/DataSystems
Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 37,000 Feet
• Range: >1,739 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•93 Feet (Wing Span)•119 Feet (Length)•27 Feet (Height)
• Maximum Gross Weight:C-9A -108,000 Pounds;C-9C - 110,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheC-9A provides regularlyscheduled and emergency no-notice air travel for hospitalpatients and medical evacuees.The C-9C provides safe,comfortable, and reliable airtravel for: U.S. President, VicePresident, First Lady, SECDEF,SECSTATE, other cabinetmembers, CongressionalDelegations and ForeignDignitaries.
• Performance Parameters:• Top speed: 565 mph (Mach0.86)
• Load: 40 litter patients orfour litters and 40 ambulatorypatients or other combinations
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 31,000 Feet(J-model = 25,000 Feet)
• Range: 1,700 NM(J-model = 1,500 NM)
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 55 Feet (Wing Span)• 44 Feet (Length) (J-model =58 Feet)• 15 Feet (Height)
• Max Gross Weight: 12,500Pounds (J-model = 16,600 Pounds)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providecargo and passenger airlift overshort ranges for OperationalSupport Airlift and EmbassySupport missions. Also used tosupport test operations atEdwards and Holloman AFBs
• Performance Parameters:• Top speed: 300 to 340 mphdepending on model
• Load: 8 passengers(J-model = 19 passengers)
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Osan AB,Korea; Elmendorf AFB, AK;Edwards AFB, CA; HollomanAFB, NM; Andrews AFB, MD;Embassy Sites worldwide
• Production: Commercialaircraft; AF delivery complete
• Current Inventory: 27
• Contractors:• Raytheon Aerospace(Airframe)
• Raytheon Aerospace(Propulsion, Pratt &Whitney)
• Raytheon Aerospace(Contractor LogisticsSupport)
• Raytheon Aircraft(Engineering Services)
• Commercial Variant of:King Air 200 (C, D, & Fmodels); King Air 1900(J model)
• Current Major Upgrades:Global Air TrafficManagement/Navigation Safety
C-12C/D/F/J
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 45,000 Feet(at cruising speed)
• Range: Global with in-flightrefueling
• Cruising Speed: 0.74 - 0.77MACH
• Armament: N/A
• Dimensions:•169.8 Feet (Wing Span)•174 Feet (Length)•55.1 Feet (Height)
• Cargo Compartment: 88 x18 x 12.3 Feet
• Maximum Gross Weight:585,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Wide-body aircraft capable ofairlifting outsized and oversizedpayloads over intercontinentalranges, with or without in-flightrefueling. Provides rapid directdelivery of forces by airland orairdrop into austere tacticalenvironments. Capable ofperforming both intertheaterand intratheater airlift missions.
• Performance Parameters:(based on 3,200nm leg)
•Speed: 421 knots
•Payload: 130,000 pounds
•Passenger capacity: 102persons
Acquisition Status• Program Status: AcquisitionPhase III, Production, Fielding,& Deployment
• Unit Assignment: CharlestonAFB, SC; Altus AFB, OK;McChord AFB, WA; ThompsonField, MS; McGuire AFB, NJ;March ARB, CA; Hickam AFB,HI; Travis AFB, CA; ElmendorfAFB, AK; Dover AFB, DE
• Production: Last deliveryJuly 2008
• Current Inventory: 94 (as of12 Nov 02)
• Projected Inventory: 180
• Contractors:•Boeing Aircraft (Airframe)•Pratt & Whitney (Engines)
• Future Upgrades: Global AirTraffic Management (GATM)/Nav Safety; Onboard Inert GasGenerating System (OBIGGS);Station Keeping Equipment(SKE) Follow-on; Crew ArmorPlating; Large Aircraft InfraredCountermeasures (LAIRCM);Operational & ReliabilityImprovements
• Purchase Requirements: 180
C-17 Globemaster III
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 45,000 Feet
• Range: C-20B - 2700 NM;C-20H - 3400 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 78 Feet (Wing Span)• 83 Feet (Length)• 25 Feet (Height)
• Max Gross Weight: 69,700Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providestransportation for the VicePresident, Cabinet andCongressional members, andother high-ranking U.S. andforeign officials
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 576 mph (Mach 0.80)
• Load: 12 passengers
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: AndrewsAFB, MD; Ramstein AB, GE
• Production: Commercialaircraft; AF delivery complete(1992)
• Current Inventory: 7• Projected Inventory: 7• Contractors:
• Sabreliner (Airframe)
• Sabreliner (Propulsion,Rolls Royce)
• DynCorp (Flightline atAndrews)
• Lear Seigler Inc. (Flightlineat Ramstein)
• Lear Seigler Inc. (COMBS)
• Commercial Variant of:Gulfstream III and Gulfstream IV
• Current Major Upgrades:Mission Communication/DataSystems
C-20B/H
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 51,000 Feet
• Range: 2,300 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•39 Feet (Wing Span)
•48 Feet (Length)
•12 Feet (Height)
• Maximum Gross Weight:18,300 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providecargo and passenger airlift overshort ranges, into short field.May configure to transportlitters during medicalevacuations.
• Performance Parameters:• Top speed: 530 mph (Mach0.81)• Load: 8 passengers and 42cubic feet of cargo
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: LangleyAFB, VA; Andrews AFB, MD;Wright-Patterson AFB, OH;Scott AFB, IL; Offutt AFB, NE;Peterson AFB, CO; RandolphAFB, TX; Maxwell AFB, AL;Keesler AFB, MS; RamsteinAB, GE; Stuttgart AB, GE;Yokota AB, JP
• Production: CommercialAircraft; AF delivery complete(1985)
• Current Inventory: 76
• Projected Inventory: 76
• Contractors:•Learjet (Airframe)
•Learjet (Propulsion)
•Raytheon Aerospace(Contractor Logistics Support)
• Commercial Variant of:Learjet 35A
• Current Major Upgrades:None
C-21A
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 25,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 1200Nautical Miles
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 57.0 Feet (Wing Span)• 59.35 Feet (Length)• 16.66 Feet (Height)
• Weight:• 16,500 Pounds (GrossWeight)
• Speed: 250 kts
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Thecounterdrug C-26 assists locallaw enforcement agents indetection of illegal drugactivities to include (but notlimited to): marijuana growth;location of clandestine airstrips; drop zones; bordercrossing points; maritimeareas; locations of roads, trailsor assembly areas that may besupporting illicit drug activities,etc. This system is capable ofproviding counterdrug supportboth day and night.
• Performance Parameters:The aircraft is equipped withtwo framing cameras mountedvertically and obliquely withwet film and digital imagerycapability, an infra-red camera,and a video camera with spotterscope. Onboard situationalawareness equipment displayscurrent position, altitude, andspeed to aid in target acquisition,tracking and photographing.
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Alabama,Arizona, California, Florida,Mississippi, New Mexico, NewYork, Texas, Washington,Wisconson
• Current Inventory: 11
• Projected Inventory: 11
• Contractors:• Fairchild (Airframe)• Garrett/Allied Signal(Propulsion)
• Future Upgrades: VideoDownlink
• Purchase Requirements:Awaiting ROM from marketstudy being conducted byGTRI in FY02
C-26B
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 41,000 Feet
• Range: 5,000 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 125 Feet (Wing Span)• 155 Feet (Length)• 44.5 Feet (Height)
• Max Gross Weight: 255,000Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providestransportation for the VicePresident, Cabinet, congressionaldelegations, and other senior U.S.officials. Replaced C-137B/C.
• Performance Parameters:• Top Speed: 530 mph (Mach0.8)• Load: 45 passengers and16 crew
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: 89AW,Andrews AFB, MD
• Production: CommercialAircraft; AF delivery complete(1999)
• Current Inventory: 4• Projected Inventory: 4• Contractors:
• Boeing (Airframe)• Pratt & Whitney (Engines)• DynCorp (Flightline)
• Commercial Variant of:Boeing 757-200
• Current Major Upgrades:Mission Communication/DataSystem
C-32A
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 51,000 Feet
• Range: 5500 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 93.5 Feet (Wing Span)• 96.5 Feet (Length)• 26 Feet (Height)
• Max Gross Weight: 90,500Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providestransportation for the VicePresident, Cabinet andcongressional members, andother senior U.S. officials.Replaced retired C-137.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 530 mph (Mach 0.8)
• Load: 12 passengers and5 crew
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: AndrewsAFB, MD; MacDill AFB, FL;Hickam AFB, HI; Chievres AirBase, BE
• Production: CommercialAircraft; AF delivery completed(Sep 02)
• Current Inventory: 9(includes four owned aircraftand five leased aircraft)
• Projected Inventory: 9• Contractors:
• Gulfstream (Airframe)
• BMW/Rolls Royce (Engines)
• Commercial Variant:Gulfstream V
• Current Major Upgrades:Communication Systems
C-37A
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 41,000 Feet
• Range: 5,000 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 112 Feet (Wing Span)
• 110 Feet (Length)
• 41 Feet (Height)
• Max Gross Weight: 171,500Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providestransportation for the combatantCommanders in Chief and othersenior Government officials.Replaces combatant commandersupport C-135s and ANGC-22B.
• Performance Parameters:• Top Speed: 530 mph (Mach0.8)
• Load: 26 passengers and 11 crew
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Procurement
• Unit Assignment: 89AW,Andrews AFB, MD; 15ABW,Hickam AFB, HI; ANG,Andrews AFB, MD
• Production: Commercialaircraft; AF expects completedelivery in FY05
• Current Inventory: 4 (AFplans to lease four and purchasethree aircraft)
• Projected Inventory: 7 [threeC-40C (ANG); four C-40B(Active Duty AF)]
• Contractors:• Boeing (Airframe)
• CFM International (Engines)
• DynCorp (Flightline)
• Commercial Variant of:Boeing 737-700
• Current Major Upgrades:None
C-40B/C
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 33,000 Feet
• Range: 3,000 Nautical Miles
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 97 Feet (Length)
• 39 Feet (Height)
• Maximum Gross Weight:155,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheC-130E/H provides rapidtransportation of personnel orcargo for delivery day or nightby parachute or landing.Adverse Weather AerialDelivery System equippedaircraft have the additionalcapability of performingairdrops without externalassistance in inclement weather.It can also be used forAeromedical Evacuation ofinjured troops.
• Performance Parameters:The C-130 can takeoff and landon short, unimproved runwaysnormally found during austereoperations. Top speed is 374knots.
• Maximum payload of 45,000lbs of cargo or 92 groundtroops, or 64 paratroops
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Active Duty UnitAssignment: Little Rock AFB,AR; Pope AFB, NC; Dyess AFB,TX; Elmendorf AFB, AK; YokotaAB, JP; Ramstein AB, GE
• Production: C-130E/HClosed, C-130J Open
• Current Inventory: 514
• Projected Inventory: 470
• Contractors:• Airframe, Lockheed
• Propulsion, Allison
• Future Upgrades: ElectricalSystem Upgrade, AirliftDefensive Systems, EnhancedTraffic Collision and AvoidanceSystem, C-130 AvionicsModernization Program
C-130E/H Hercules
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 33,000 Feet
• Range: 3,600 Nautical Miles,Global with in-flight refueling(EC-130J)
• Armament: N/A
• Dimensions: C-130J/CC-130J• 132.6/132.6 Feet (WingSpan)• 97.8/112.8 Feet (Length)• 38.8/38.8 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 164,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:C/CC-130J provides immediatemovement of combat troops &supplies within theaters ofoperation. WC-130J providesweather reconnaissance and theEC-130J provides psychologicaloperations.
• Performance Parameters:• Crusing speed: 342 knots• Payload:
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Phase III,Production, Fielding, &Deployment
• Unit Assignment: KeeslerAFB, MS; Baltimore, MD;Harrisburg, PA; Quonset, RI;Channel Islands, CA
• Current Inventory: 30accepted: 12 C-130Js,9 WC-130Js, 4 EC-130Js, 5CC-130Js); 2 aircraft to deliverin FY03:, 1 WC-130J,1 EC-130J; 5 CC-130Jsdeliver FY04
• Projected Inventory: 168;FY03 multiyear contract willdeliver 43 CC-130Js FY05-FY09
• Contractors:•Lockheed Martin (Airframe)• Rolls Royce (Propulsion)
• Future Upgrades: GATM/Nav Safety/EC-130Js undergofollow-on mod program atLockheed Palmdale – Firstdeliveries to Harrisburg inCY03
• Purchase Requirements: 10WC-130Js, 8 EC-130Js,12 C-130Js, 138 CC-130Js
C-130J
C-130J vs. C-130J-30Load Comparisions C-130E/H/J C-130J Increase Cargo Floor Length 40 ft 55 ft 37% 463L Pallets 5 7 40% Medical Litters 74 97 31% CDS Bundles 16 24 50% Combat Troops 64 92 44%
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 41,000 Feet
• Range: 4,600 NM (unrefueledferry range) (unlimited with in-flight refueling)
• Cruising Speed: 0.74 Mach
• Dimensions:•160 Feet (Wing Span)
•168 Feet (Length)
•39 Feet (Height)
• Armament: None
• Cargo Compartment: 93 x10.3 x 9 Feet
• Maximum Gross Weight:343,000 Pounds
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: AndrewsAFB, MD; Jackson ANGB,MS; March ARB, CA;McGuire AFB, NJ; Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; MemphisIAP, TN
• Production: Completed in1968
• Current Inventory: Drawingdown from 100 total aircraft asof Nov 01.
• Projected Inventory: 0 byFY07
• Contractors:•Lockheed Martin (Airframe)
•Pratt Whitney (Propulsion)
• Current Upgrades: GPS,TCAS/TAWS, Avionics
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Strategicdelivery of cargo, passengers,and patients via airland and/orairdrop. Primary strategicspecial operations and airdropplatform.
• Performance Parameters:(based on 3,200nm leg)
•Cruise Speed: 405 knots•Cargo Weight: 60,000pounds•Passenger Capacity: 153persons
* Cargo and Passengers areexclusive of one another
C-141 Starlifter
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: ~ 99,000 Feet
• Surveillance Range: ~240 NM
• Additional Capabilities: 24/7battle management, command,control and communicationscapability. Performs multiple/simultaneous data links toinclude TADIL A/B/C/J, ATDLand NATO Link 1.
• Unit Composition: CRCconsists of approximately 370personnel, four OperationsModules (OM), two AN/TPS-75 radar sets, and associatedcommunications/supportequipment
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: The CRCis a persistent air, land, and seadeployable command andcontrol (C2) battle management(BM) platform employed at thetactical level of war. It supportsplanning, directing,coordinating, and controllingforces and operations. The CRCmay be employed by itself or incombination with other tacticalC2 assets and supports a broadrange of military operations inall phases of the crisis/contingency life cycle.
• Performance Parameters:Provides the JTF/JFACC adeployable, stand-alone,theater battle management C2system capable of operating24/7 with minimalaugmentation. Three combatcrews execute corecompetencies of surveillance,identification, data linkmanagement, theater airdefense and air battle execution(DCA/OCA, Air Refueling,Force Marshalling, etc.).
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Active:Eglin AFB, FL; Hill AFB, UT;Mountain Home AFB, ID;Spangdahlem AB, GE; AvianoAB, IT Guard: Orange, CT;Savannah, GA; Gulfport, MS;
• Current Inventory: 32Operations Modules (OM), 16RADARs
• Projected Inventory: Nochanges predicted
• Contractors:• Northrop Grumman(RADAR)
• Litton (MCE OMs)
• Future Upgrades: Remoteradar and radio (FY03-05),Tracking System (TAD MTS)(pending fielding decision),Common Battle ManagementSystem (CBMS) - open systemarchitecture and enhancedoperational capabilities (fortime critical targeting andsensor fusion) (FY07+)
Control and Reporting Center (CRC)
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 26,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimitedwith air refueling
• Armament: TBD
• Dimensions:• 84.6 Feet (Wing Span)• 57.3 Feet (Length)• 22.1 Feet (Height)
• Weight:• 34,900 Pounds (GrossWeight Empty)• 52,600 Pounds (Max VTOWeight)• 57,000 Pounds (ShortTakeoff Weight)• 60,500 Pounds (Self DeployWeight)
• Speed: 230 Knots cruise
• Payload: 18 SOF troops
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: CV-22will conduct long-range, adverseweather, clandestine penetrationof medium to high threatenvironments in politically ormilitarily denied areas to executepersonnel recovery operations,infiltrate, exfiltrate, and resupplySpecial Operations Forces (SOF).
• Performance Parameters: TheCV-22 tailors the basic V-22 tomeet SOF mission requirements.It maintains the inherent MV-22characteristics includingshipboard compatibility, aerialrefueling, external loads, highsurvivability, triply redundantfly-by-wire flight controls andadvanced cockpit displays.CV-22 then adds uniquecapabilities such as a state-of-the-art radar warning andjamming suite, terrain following/terrain avoidance radar, infraredcountermeasures (IRCM),additional fuel tanks, andadditional chaff and flares.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Engineeringand ManufacturingDevelopment
• Unit Assignment: HurlburtField, FL; Kirtland AFB, NM
• Production: Initial productionbegins in FY 2004
• Current Inventory: 0• Projected Inventory: 50
• Contractors:• Bell Boeing (Airframe)• Allison (Propulsion)• Raytheon (TF/TA Radar)
• Future Upgrades: TBD
• Purchase Requirements: 50aircraft beginning in FY04
CV-22 Osprey
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 38,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimitedwith air refueling
• Dimensions:•130 Feet, 10 Inches (WingSpan)
•145 Feet, 6 Inches (Length)
•41 Feet, 4 Inches (Height)
• Weight: 347,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:Deployable command andcontrol (C2) battle management(BM) platform employed at thetactical level of war. It supportsdirecting, coordinating, andcontrolling forces andoperations. AWACS may beemployed by itself or incombination with other tacticalC2 assets. It may be taskedacross the broad range ofmilitary operations to supportall phases of the crisis/contingency life cycle.AWACS provides all altitudesurveillance, warning, andbattle management forworldwide air combatoperations.
• Performance Parameters:•Speed: Optimum cruiseMach 0.78•Endurance: 8 Hours(unrefueled)•Operational Crew Makeup:• Flight crew: 4• Mission crew: 13-19
• Officer and enlistedspecialists
• Crew size varies accordingto mission
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Units of Assignment: TinkerAFB, OK; Elmendorf AFB,AK; Kadena AFB, JP
• Production: Deployed March1977; Planned modificationprograms thru end of FY16
• Current Inventory: 33 (32operational, plus 1 test asset)
• Contractors:•Boeing (Prime Contractor)
•Northrop Grumman (Radar)
•Lockheed Martin(Computer)
• Planned Upgrades: RadarSystem Improvement Program(RSIP), Block 40/45 Computersand Displays and IntegratedData GATM
E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: above 40,000Feet
• Combat Range: 6,000+ NMair refueling capable 72 hours(air refueled)
• Dimensions:•195 Feet, 8 inches (Wing Span)
•231 Feet, 4 inches (Length)
•63 Feet, 5 inches (Height)
• Weight: 800,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Mostsurvivable node of NationalMilitary Command System(NMCS). Provides SecDefOCONUS C2 mission support.Supports Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA)during crisis response.
• Performance Parameters:• For NCA mission totalmanifest of 114: 63 crew/battle staff; 51 passengers
• For SecDef Mission: 33crew; 81 passengers
• Hardened againstElectromagnetic Pulse (EMP)
• Robust communicationsuseful in a nuclear disturbedenvironment
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Offut AFB,NE
• Production:•Last E-4A delivered Jul 73
•Last E-4B delivered Jan 85
• Current Inventory: 4• Projected Inventory: 4• Contractors: BoeingAerospace Operations
• Future Upgrades:Modernization upgrades ofprimary mission equipment andmodifications to ensurecompliance with global airtraffic management navigationrequirements.
E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC)
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Capabilities/Profile• Aircraft Type: Modified 707-300 Series
• P17 -Modified 767 airframe
• Aircraft Performance: (707-300 Series)
•Service Ceiling: 32,000 Feet
•Range/Duration: 9hrs, 20hrsw/inflight refuel
•Max Airspeed: .84 Mach
• Dimensions:•130 Feet, 10 Inches (WingSpan)
•152 Feet, 11 Inches (Length)
•42 Feet, 6 Inches (Height)
• Weight: 336,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: JointSTARS is a joint Army/AirForce program designed toenhance battle management byproviding air/land componentcommanders with near real-time wide-area surveillance andtargeting information onmoving and stationary groundtargets, slow moving rotary andfixed wing aircraft, rotatingantennas and Theater MissileDefense targets of interest.
• Performance Parameters:• Multi-mode, phased arrayradar; equipped with bothMoving Target Indicator(MTI) and Synthetic ApertureRadar (SAR)
• Wide area/small areasurveillance with rapid revisit
• Robust ECCM, jointmission crew, 17 multi-purpose workstations, allowsrapid deployment, self-contained operation
• Secure Surveillance andControl Data Link (SCDL)to Army Common GroundStations (CGSs); Link 16 toJoint C3I nodes
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Production/Operational
• Unit Assignment: RobinsAFB, GA
• Production: Through March2004
• Current Inventory: 14 E-8Csdelivered to ACC
• Projected Inventory: 17 E-8Cs
• Contractors:
• Northrop Grumman (prime)• Motorola (prime forArmy CGSs)
• CUBIC (sub for secure datalink to Army ground stations)
• Raytheon (sub for generalpurpose computers and primefor aircraft contractorlogistics support)
• Future Upgrades: ComputerReplacement Program (CRP),Radar Technology InsertionProgram (RTIP), SATCOM,Link16, Global Air TrafficManagement (GATM) Upgrades,and ABCCC mission software
• Purchase Requirements: 1 inFY02 (P16) 1 in FY03 (P17)
E-8C Joint STARS
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 20,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimited(air refuelable)
• Prime Mission:Psychological operations
• Crew Complement: 11 - Twopilots, navigator, flightengineer, loadmaster, missioncontrol chief/EWO, and fiveelectronic communicationsspecialists
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 100 Feet (Length)
• 38 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 155,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Conductspsychological operations andcivil affairs broadcast in theAM, FM, HG, TV, and militarycommunications bands.Typical mission consists of asingle-ship orbit which is offsetfrom the desired targetaudience. The targets may beeither military or civilianpersonnel.• Secondary Mission:Command, control, andcommunicationscountermeasures (C3CM) andlimited intelligence gathering
• Performance Parameters:• Power Plant: Four AllisonT-56-A-15 Turboprops• Thrust: 4,910 (equivalentshaft hp each)
• Speed: 240-260 knots
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainmentfor current EC-130E aircraft;Modernization throughCongressional adds to cross-deck/convert Commando Solospecial mission equipment tonew C-130Js, producingEC-130Js
• Current Inventory: 3 xoperational EC-130Es and 3 xEC-130Js in conversion
• Unit Assignment: 193rdSpecial Operations Wing(ANG), Harrisburg, PA
• Contractor: LockheedPalmdale
• Future Upgrades: Cross-decking of special missionequipment from EC-130Es toEC-130Js, AAR-47 InfraredWarning Receiver, ARC-222SINCGARS radio
EC-130E/J Commando Solo
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 25,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimited(air refuelable)
• Prime Mission Avionics:System locates and jams hostilecommunications and otherelectronic systems. Missioncrew includes 5 linguists, 2special signals operators, and anElectronic Warfare Officer.System is able to surgicallydeny hostile communicationswhile leaving friendly systemsunaffected.
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 99 Feet (Length)
• 38 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 155,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providesjamming capabilities to theJoint Forces Air ComponentCommander (JFACC)throughout the spectrum of war.Targets includecommunications, radar, andother electronic systems.
• Performance Parameters:Classified
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• 1 Block 20 Squadron• 1 Block 30 Squadron
Block 35 upgrade underway.Originally intended as a full-fleet common configurationwith increased capabilities, butcuts forced reprogramming.
• Unit Assignment: 41st and43rd Electronic CombatSquadrons, Davis-MonthanAFB, AZ
• Production: Block 35 begunlate FY02.
• Current Inventory: 6 Block20 and 8 Block 30
• Projected Inventory: 2Block 20 and 12 Block 35(FY11)
• Contractors: • Prime Integrator - L3
Communications IntegratedSystems (Waco, TX)
• Prime Systems Integrators -BAE, NH;• Associate Contractors:Lockheed-MartinAeronautics (Palmdale, CA);Raytheon Systems Division(Fort Wayne, IN); GeneralDynamics (Mountain View,CA); S & K Technologies(Ronan, MT)
EC-130H Compass Call
• Future Upgrades: ImprovedOffensive Counter Information(OCI) capabilities Block 40
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 65,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 220-1300NM (varies with loadout &mission)
• Armament:•F-15A/B/C/D: Missiles(Air-to-Air) AIM-7/-9/-120,20mm Cannon•F-15E: Adds Missiles/Bombs (Air-to-Ground) GenPurpose, GBUs, CBUs,Maverick
• Dimensions:•42.8 Feet (Wing Span)•63.8 Feet (Length)•18.5 Feet (Height)
• Weight (Max Gross):•F-15C: 68,000 lbs•F-15E: 81,000 lbs
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: F-15A-Dis a dual engine, all weather,extremely maneuverable fighterdesigned to gain and maintainair superiority. F-15E retainsthe F-15A-D’s basic air-to-aircapability and is equipped toconduct all weather/night, deeppenetration air-to-surfaceattack.
• Performance Parameters:•Speed: 1,875 mph (Mach2.5+)•Range: 3,000 nautical milesferry with conformal fueltanks (F-15E only) and3 external tanks•Thrust: F-15C: 25,000 lbseach engine,max withafterburner F-15E: 29,000 lbseach engine, max withafterburner
Acquisition Status• Program Status:
•Production of F-15Eattrition reserve aircraft•Modification/sustainment offielded F-15s
• Unit Assignment: Worldwide
• Production: Last F-15(F-15E) delivery Sep 04
• Current Inventory: 737F-15A/B/C/D/E (10 a/c on-contract, in-production)
• Projected Inventory: 745
• Contractors:•Boeing (Airframe)•Pratt & Whitney (Propulsion)•Raytheon (Radar)
• Future Upgrades: Radar &Engine Upgrades, GPS/SmartWeapons Integration, HelmetCueing, Data Link Capability,Full Band EW protection,Digital Video Recorder, radarwarning receiver upgrade
• Purchase Requirements:Congress directed procurementof 10 additional F-15E inFY00/01
F-15 Eagle
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 50,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 500 NM
• Armament:•Missiles (Air-to-Air):AIM-9/-120:•Missiles/Bombs (Air-to-Ground): GBUs,CBUs,Maverick, HARM, 20mmCannon, JDAM, JSOW,WCMD
• Dimensions:•32.8 Feet (Wing Span)•49.3 Feet (Length)•16.7 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 42,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Acquisition Status• Program Status:
•Production of forcestructure/attrition reserveaircraft•Modification/sustainment offielded F-16s
• Unit Assignment: Worldwide
• Production: Last USAF a/cdelivery FY04
• Current USAF Inventory: 1381
• Projected Inventory: 1384
• Contractors:•Lockheed Martin (Airframe)•General Electric/Pratt &Whitney (engines)•Northrop Grumman (Radar)
• Future Upgrades: GPS/Smart Weapons Integration,Link-16 Capability, JointHelmet Mounted CueingSystem, Advanced Air-to-AirWeapons, Modular MissionComputer, Night VisionImaging System, Air-to-AirInterrogator (Blk 50), andAdvanced Targeting Pod(Blk 50)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: A singleengine multi-role tacticalfighter with full air-to-air andair-to-ground combatcapabilities. Block 40 aircrafthave the systems required toconduct night/under-the-weather precision attacks andBlock 50 aircraft employ theHARM Targeting System in theSuppression of Enemy AirDefenses (SEAD) role. Block50 Destruction of EnemyDefenses (DEAD) will occurwith the delivery of theAdvanced Targeting Pod inFY04.
• Performance Parameters:•Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2at altitude)•Range: > 2,000 miles ferryrange•Thrust: 27,000 lbs
F-16 Fighting Falcon
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: >50,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 415 nm(Mission 1 profile)
• Armament:•AIM-120C (Air-to-Air)•AIM-9M/X (Air-to-Air)•1,000lb JDAM (Air-to-Ground)•M61 (20MM) Cannon
• Dimensions:•44 Feet, 6 Inches (Wing Span)•62 Feet, 1 Inches (Length)•16 Feet, 6 Inches (Height)
• Weight: 50,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: The F/A-22Program is developing the next-generation air dominance multi-mission fighter with inherent air-to-ground capability to counteremerging worldwide threats. TheF/A-22 is designed to penetrateenemy airspace and achieve a firstlook, first shot, first kill capabilityagainst multiple targets. TheF/A-22 is a critical component ofthe Global Strike Task Force(GSTF) that is designed to projectair dominance, rapidly and at greatdistances, to counter and defeatthreats that will attempt to denyaccess to the battlespace.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Engineering& Manufacturing Developmentis approximately 95%complete; Currently in LowRate Initial Production
• Unit Assignment: EdwardsAFB
• Production: Last delivery in2012
• Current Inventory: 8 EMDaircraft (a/c); 1 ProductionRepresentative Test Vehicle(PRTV)
• Projected Inventory: 339(plus EMD a/c)
• Contractors:•LM-Aero, Marietta (CenterFuselage and overall SystemIntegration)•LM-Aero, Ft Worth (Mid-Fuselage)•Boeing (Aft Fuselage &Wings)•Pratt & Whitney (Propulsion)
• Future Upgrades: Integrationof Small Diameter Bomb(SDB), Enhanced Air-to-Ground Radar
• Purchase Requirements: 31a/c on contract thru Lot 2; 308a/c remain to be procured
F/A-22 Raptor
• Performance Parameters:•The F/A-22 is characterizedby a low observable, highlymaneuverable airframe,advanced integrated avionics,and aerodynamic performanceallowing supersonic cruisewithout afterburner(supercruise).•This combination ofcharacteristics will make theF/A-22 the world’s premierair dominance fighter andwill also make it a formidableair-to-ground weapon system.•Internal carriage of both air-to-air and air-to-groundweapons preserves F/A-22stealth characteristics.•For its air-to-air mission,the F/A-22 will carry sixAIM-120C and twoAIM-9M/X.•For its air-to-groundmission,the F/A-22 caninternally carry two 1,000pound-class Joint DirectAttack Munitions (JDAM),with two AIM-120C and twoAIM-9M/X.
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 35,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimitedwith air refueling
• Armament:• 2-2000 Pound Laser GuidedBombs (GBU-27/GBU-10)• 2-2000 Pound EnhancedGBU-27 (LGB with GPSbackup mode)• Internal Carriage
• Dimensions:•43.3 Feet (Wing Span)•63.9 Feet (Length)•12.9 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 52,500 Pounds (maxweight)
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: 49th FW,Holloman AFB, NM
• Production: Production Lineclosed in 1990
• Current Inventory: 55(52 F-117A, 3 YF-117)
• Projected Inventory: 55
• Contractors:•Lockheed MartinAeronautics Company(Airframe)•General Electric(Propulsion)•Raytheon (MajorSubsystem)
• Current Upgrades: SingleConfiguration Fleet, StoresManagement Processor, SmartWeapons Integration (EGBU-27, JDAM, WCMD), Mid-LifeImprovement Programs.
• Future Upgrades: BrooklynBridge Wing Structure, CombatCapability SustainmentProgram (Expanded DataTransfer System (EDTS)replacement, cockpit displayreplacement, targeting systemrefurbishment), data-link,common data digital datarecording capability.
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Penetratedense threat environments anddeliver precision weaponsagainst high value, highlydefended targets with pinpointaccuracy. Utilize lowobservable technology(RADAR, IR, visual andacoustic) to achieve vehiclesignatures that significantlydegrades enemy defenses.Provide rapid response to theNational Command Authority.
• Performance Parameters• Top Speed: 562 KCAS/0.9Mach• Thrust: 9,040 pounds perengine
F-117 Nighthawk
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 30,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 3,500 NM
• Mission Crew Complement:Three officers (pilot, co-pilot,navigator) and seven enlisted(flight engineer,communications specialist, twoloadmasters, and threePararescue specialists)
• COMM: UHF/VHF/SATCOM/Secure/Anti-jam
• NAV: Integrated INS/GPS/Doppler, radar
• Self-Protection: Radar andmissile warning receivers, chaff& flare dispensers, cockpitarmor
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 99 Feet (Length)
• 38 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 155,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: CSARconfigured extended-rangeC-130. Increases the range ofrescue helicopters by in-flightrefueling and performs tacticaldelivery of Pararescuespecialists (trained inemergency trauma medicine,harsh environment survival, andassisted evasion) or equipmentto isolated personnel inpermissive or hostileenvironments.
• Additional missioncapabilities include extendedvisual/electronic searches anddelivery of survival equipmentover land or water, unimprovedairfield operations for survivortransload/MEDEVAC.
• Performance Parameters:• Power Plant: Four AllisonT56-A-15 turboprop engines• Thrust: 4,910 shafthorsepower each engine• Speed: 289 miles per hour(464 kilometers per hour) atsea level
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Conversionprogram to deliver 6 additionalaircraft converted from EC-130/WC-130H configuration.
• Unit Assignment: MoodyAFB, GA; Kirtland AFB, NM;Davis-Monthan AFB; PatrickAFB, FL (AFRC); Portland, OR(AFRC); Moffett FAF, CA(ANG); F.S. Gabreski Airport,NY (ANG); Kulis ANGB, AK(ANG)
• Current Inventory: 36(includes 4 CSAR dedicatedMC-130Ps flown by the ANG)
• Projected Inventory: 42 (byFY07)
• Contractors: Pending (tankerconversion)
• Current Upgrades:Integrated SATCOM, NVGcompatible lighting (ARC),digital low-power color radar,FLIR (ANG), E-TCAS (partial),personnel locator system(partial)
• Future Upgrades: Partialmods expanded fleet-wide,cockpit mods under C-130Avionics ModernizationProgram (AMP), in-flightrefueling (receiver) capability,tactical data receivers
HC-130P/N King
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 14,200 Feet
• Combat Range: 500 NM
• Armament: GAU-2, 7.62mmmini-gun
• COMM: UHF/VHF/SATCOM/PLS/Secure/HQ-II
• NAV: Integrated INS/GPS/Doppler
• Self-Protection: IntegratedChaff/Flare/RWR, IR Jammer,Kevlar armor, Self-sealing fueltanks
• MSN Equip: FLIR, OTHTactical Receiver, DigitalMoving Map/Threat Display,WX Radar, Hoist
• Dimensions:•53 Feet (Main Rotor)
•64 Feet (Length)
•16 Feet (Height)
• Maximum Gross Weight:22,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Primaryoperational mission is CombatSearch and Rescue (CSAR).The most rapidly deployable,long range, combat capablerescue helicopter in the AirForce inventory. Conduct day/night/marginal weather alertresponse missions to recoverdowned aircrew or otherisolated personnel in hostile orpermissive environments. Alsoperforms disaster relief, NEO,counter-drug, civil SAR, andSpace Shuttle support.
• Performance Parameters:Mission flown at airspeedsbetween 120 and 150 kts. Canfly for 4 1/2 hours unrefueled.With air refueling, range islimited only by human factors.Max gross weight for takeoff is22,000 lbs. The HH-60Gemploys a sophisticatedavionics system to enhancecrew situational awareness andto avoid threats.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: MoodyAFB, GA; Nellis AFB, NV;Kirtland AFB, NM; KadenaAB, Japan; NAS Keflavik,Iceland; Patrick AFB, FL(AFRC); Davis-Monthan AFB,AZ (AFRC, AD); Portland, OR(AFRC); Moffet FAF, CA(ANG); F.S. Gabreski Arpt, NY(ANG); Kulis ANGB, AK(ANG)
• Production: Futureproduction TBD: AoA iscomplete; ORD is incoordination.
• Current Inventory: 105
• Projected Inventory: 105
• Contractors: Sikorsky (PrimeContractor)
• Future Major Upgrades:Upgraded Comm/Nav/Electronic Warfare Suite,External Gun mount, TacticalDatalink
• Purchase Requirements:TBD
HH-60G Pave Hawk
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Acquisition Status• Program Status: SystemDevelopment andDemonstration (SDD)
• Unit Assignment: TBD
• Production: 2005 - 2028
• Projected Inventory:•1763 USAF•680 USN/USMC•150 UK
• Contractors:• Lockheed Martin(Airframe)• Pratt & Whitney andGeneral Electric (Propulsion)
Joint Strike Fighter
Capabilities/Profile• Speed:
• Level Flight: 1.5 Mach >30,000 ft• Design Max: 750 KCAS/1.6 Mach
• “G”: +9.0/-3.0
• Payload (Internal):
• 2x AIM -120 (AMRAAM)• 2 x 2,000 lb Class
• Range:
• Threshold: 590 NauticalMiles• Objective: 690 NauticalMiles
Functions• Mission Statement: The JSFprogram will develop anddeploy an affordable, next-generation, multi-role strikefighter aircraft which can meetthe requirements of threeServices, the United Kingdom(UK), and other allies.
• Service Needs:•USAF: Multi-role aircraft(primary air-to-ground) toreplace the F-16 and A-10and complement the F/A-22.
•USN: Multi-role, stealthystrikefighter to complementthe F/A-18E/F.
•USMC: Multi-role, STOVLstrike fighter to replace theAV-8B and F/A-18.
•UK: STOVL (supersonic)aircraft to replace the SeaHarrier and GR-7.
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KC-10 Extender
Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 42,000 Feet
• Range: 10,000 NM(unrefueled ferry range)(unlimited with in-flightrefueling)
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•165 Feet (Wing Span)
•181 Feet (Length)
•58 Feet (Height)
• Maximum Gross Weight:590,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Airrefueling and airlift support fordeployment, employment,redeployment and joint/combined special operations.
• Performance Parameters:•Speed: 619 mph
•Airlift role - canaccommodate loads rangingfrom 27 pallets to a mix of 17pallets and 75 passengers;can transport up to 75 peopleand 170,000 pounds of cargo4,400 miles.
•Air Refueling role -equipped with both advancedaerial refueling boom andhose/drogue refuelingsystems; maximum fueltransfer rates to receiveraircraft of 1,100 gallons perminute for the boom systemand 470 gallons per minutefor the drogue system; cantransfer 200,000 pounds offuel to a radius of 2,200miles.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: McGuireAFB, NJ; Travis AFB, CA
• Production: Completed in1987
• Current Inventory: 59
• Projected Inventory: 59
• Contractors:•Douglas Aircraft Corp - nowBoeing (Airframe)
• General Electric(Propulsion)
• Future Major Upgrades:Global Air Traffic Management(GATM)
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 50,000 Feet
• Range: 11,015 (ferry range)
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•131 Feet (Wing Span)
•136 Feet (Length)
•42 Feet (Height)
• Maximum Gross Weight:322,500 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Principalmission is air refueling. TheKC-135 greatly enhances theAir Force’s capability toaccomplish its missions ofGlobal Reach and GlobalPower. Also provides aerialrefueling support to Navy,Marine Corps and alliedaircraft.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 530 mph at 30,000feet
• Nearly all internal fuel canbe pumped through thetanker’s flying boom, theKC-135’s primary fueltransfer method. A specialshuttlecock-shaped drogue,attached to and trailed behindthe flying boom, may be usedto refuel aircraft fitted withprobes. Can transfer 150,000pounds of fuel to a radius of1,500 mi.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: 9 ActiveDuty, 6 Reserve and 19 Guardbases (Portland OR transitionfrom CSAR mission)
• Production: Completed in1965
• Current Inventory (alltanker types): 544
• Contractors:•Boeing (Airframe)
•General Electric (Engines)
•Pratt & Whitney (Engines)
• Future Major Upgrades:Global Air Traffic Management(GATM)
KC-135 Stratotanker
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 30,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimited(air refuelable)
• Crew Complement: 9 - 5officers (two pilots, twonavigators and one electronicwarfare officer) and fourenlisted (one flight engineer,one radio operator and twoloadmasters).
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 99 Feet (Length)
• 38 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 155,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Themission of the MC-130ECombat Talon is to provideglobal, day, night and adverseweather capability to airdropand airland personnel andequipment in support of U.S.and allied special operationsforces. The MC-130E also has adeep penetrating helicopterrefueling role during specialoperations missions.
• Performance Parameters:•Power Plant: Four AllisonT56-A-15 turbroprop engines•Thrust: 4,910 shafthorsepower each engine•Speed: 289 miles per hour(464 kilometers per hour) atsea level
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment
• Current Inventory: 14 xMC-130E
• Unit Assignment: DukeField, FL
• Contractors: Boeing forIntegrated Weapon SystemsSupport (IWSS)
• Future Upgrades: DirectInfrared Counter Measure(DIRCM), C-130 AvionicModernization Program(AMP), Common AvionicsArchitecture for Penetration(CAAP); ARC-222SINCGARS Radios, ALE-47Chaff & Flare system; HighPower Fiber Optic TowedDecoy (HPFOTD)
MC-130E Combat Talon
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 30,000 Feet
• Combat Range: Unlimited(air refuelable)
• Primary Mission:Infiltration, exfiltration, andresupply of special operationsforces
• Crew Complement: 7 - Twopilots, one navigator, oneelectronic warfare officer, oneflight engineer, and twoloadmasters
• Dimensions:
• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 100 Feet (Length)
• 38 Feet (Height)
• Max Takeoff Weight:155,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Themission of the MC-130HCombat Talon II is to provideglobal, day, night and adverseweather capability to airdropand airland personnel andequipment in support of U.S.and allied special operationsforces.
• Performance Parameters:•Power Plant: FourAllison T56-A-15turboprop engines•Thrust: 4,910 shafthorsepower each engine•Speed: 300 miles per hour(480 kilometers per hour) atsea level
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment, 10 additionalMC-130H buys planned
• Current Inventory: 22
• Unit Assignment: HurlburtField, FL; Kirtland AFB, NM;RAF Mildenhall, UK; KadenaAB, JP
• Contractors: Boeing forIntegrated Weapon SystemsSupport (IWSS)
• Future Upgrades: DirectionalInfrared Counter Measure(DIRCM), C-130 AvionicsModernization Program (AMP),Common Avionics Architecturefor Penetration (CAAP) andHelo Aerial Refueling capability(MCAR), ALE-47 Chaff & Flaresystem; High Power Fiber OpticTowed Decoy (HPFOTD); andRF Low Band Jammer
MC-130H Combat Talon II
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 30,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 3,500 NM
• Crew Complement: 8 - Fourofficers (pilot, co-pilot, primarynavigator, secondary navigator),and four enlisted (flightengineer, communicationssystems operator and twoloadmasters)
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)
• 99 Feet (Length)
• 38 Feet (Height)
• Weight:• 155,000 Pounds (Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheMC-130P Combat Shadow fliesclandestine or low visibility,low-level missions intopolitically sensitive or hostileterritory to provide air refuelingfor special operationshelicopters. The MC-130Pprimarily flies its single- ormulti-ship missions at night toreduce detection and interceptby airborne threats. Secondarymission capabilities includeairdrop of small specialoperations teams, smallbundles, and zodiac and combatrubber raiding craft; as well asnight-vision goggle takeoffsand landings.
• Performance Parameters:•Power Plant: Four AllisonT56-A-15 turbroprop engines•Thrust: 4,910 shafthorsepower each engine•Speed: 289 miles per hour(464 km per hour) at sea level
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Current Inventory: 27
• Unit Assignment: DukeField, FL; Eglin AFB, FL;Mildenhall AB, UK; KadenaAB, JP; Moffet Field, CA
• Contractors: Boeing
• Future Upgrades: Futurecockpit mods under C-130Avionics ModernizationProgram (AMP), ALE-47 Chaff& Flare system, EnvironmentalControl System (ECS)
MC-130P Combat Shadow
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 16,000 Feet
• Range: 600 nautical miles;unlimited with air refueling
• Crew Complement: 6 - Twoofficers (pilot, co-pilot), andfour enlisted (two flightengineers and two aerialgunners)
• Armament: Any combinationof three 7.62mm miniguns and.50 caliber machine guns
• Dimensions:
• 72 Feet (Rotor Diameter)
• 88 Feet (Length)
• 25 Feet (Height)
• Max Takeoff Weight:46,000 lbs
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Low-level, long-range, undetectedpenetration into denied areas,day or night, in adverseweather, for infiltration,exfiltration, and resupply ofspecial operations forces.Missions are almost alwaysconducted under the cover ofdarkness, and are frequentlyconducted under adverseweather conditions requiringextended flight operations aslow as 50’ using Night VisionGoggles or InstrumentMeteorological Conditions aslow as 100’ Above GroundLevel. Missions involve deeppenetrations of hostile areas, atextreme ranges, without escort.The MH-53M employs asophisticated avionics systemto enhance crew situationalawareness and to avoid threats.
• Performance Parameters:Normal cruise is 110 kts (125mph) at sea level
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: HurlburtField, FL; Kirtland AFB, FL;RAF Mildenhall, UK
• Current Inventory: 35
• Contractors:• Sikorsky (Airframe)
• General Electric(Propulsion)
• Texas Instruments (TerrainFollowing/Terrain Avoidance[TF/TA] radar andForward-Looking Infrared[FLIR])
• Future Upgrades:Directional InfraredCountermeasures (DIRCM),APX-118 IFF, ALE-47 Chaff &Flare System
MH-53J/M Pave Low III/IV
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Capabilities/Profile• Aircraft Type: Modified 767-400 Extended Range
• Predicted AircraftPerformance:
•Service Ceiling: 34,000 -38,000 Feet•Range/Duration: MissionProfile—400 nmtransit range with 11.5 hrsTime-On-Station;unlimited w/inflight refuel•Cruise Airspeed: 0.76 Mach
• Dimensions:•170 Feet, 4 Inches (WingSpan)
• 201 Feet, 4 Inches (Length)
•55 Feet, 4 Inches (Height)
• Weight: 450,000 Pounds(Maximum Takeoff Weight)
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Pre-SystemDevelopment andDemonstration
• Unit Assignment: TBD
• Production: TBD
• Current Inventory: None
• Projected Inventory: Spiral 1fields 5 aircraft (1 test and 4operational) equipped with anMP-RTIP sensor
• Contractor:• Northrop Grumman (prime)
• Raytheon
• Boeing
• Future Proposed Upgrades:Spiral 2 is envisioned tointegrate an Air Moving TargetIndicator (AMTI) capability forair surveillance onto the sameor a separate 767 MC2Aairframe. Spiral 2 will alsoincorporate multi-sensor fusion,an Air Operations Center(AOC) Execution Cell andenhanced battle managementcapabilities.
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheMulti-sensor Command &Control Aircraft (MC2A) is thenext generation wide areasurveillance platform designedto provide a near real-time,horizontally integrated view ofthe air and surface battlespacethrough the use of advancedsensors, network centric warfareand high-speed, widebandcommunications systems. TheMC2A is a key enabler of theGlobal Strike Task Force andthe Cruise Missile Defense(CMD) architecture.
• Performance Parameters:Spiral 1 fields MP-RTIP, thenext generation Ground MovingTarget Indicator (GMTI) sensor;a focused AMTI capabilitysupporting CMD; and an opensystem architecture to facilitatedynamic battle management andcommand and control functions.
• Open systemcommunication and sensornetwork; Multi-PlatformCommon Data Link (MP-CDL) to Distributed CommonGround Stations (DCGS);Link 16 to Joint C3I nodes• Growth capacity for UAVcontrol and space-based radarinterface capabilities
Multi-sensor Command & Control Aircraft (MC2A)
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 25,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 24 hoursendurance (400 nautical mileswith 16 hours on station)
• Armament: Hellfiresuccessfully tested
• Dimensions:•49 Feet (Wing Span)•27 Feet (Length)•7 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 2,250 Pounds (MaxT/O Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:Endurance Unmanned AerialVehicle providing airbornereconnaissance. Sensors includeElectro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR)and Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR). Provides real-time fullmotion video through eitherline-of-sight or satellite.
• Performance Parameters:•Max Speed: 120 knots•Typical operating altitude:15,000 Feet•Maximum operatingaltitude: 25,000 Feet•Endurance: Nominally 24hours
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Production/Operational
• Unit Assignment: 11/15/17RS, 57WG located at IndianSprings AFAF, NV
• Production: Continuesthrough FYDP
• Current Inventory: 40 AirVehicles
• Projected Inventory:71 airvehicles plus attrition reserve
• Contractors:•General Atomics ASI (Prime)•Northrop Grumman (SAR)•Raytheon (video sensors,laser designator)•L3C OMM (Communications)
• Future Upgrades:Multispectral Targeting System(MTS) laser sensor balls;Weaponized wing kits; enablingimprovements to include powerupgrades, paint scheme, securecomms
• Purchase Requirements: 24air vehicles per year in FY02-03,thereafter, approximately 7attrition aircraft across theFYDP
MQ-1B Predator
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 35,000 Feet
• Range: 8 hours unrefueled
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 132 Feet (Wing Span)• 136 Feet (Length)• 42 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 297,000 Pounds(Max)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheOpen Skies (OC-135B)observation aircraft supports theOpen Skies Treaty. The aircraftflies unarmed observationflights over participating partiesof the Treaty, and collectsimages using its variousimaging equipment.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 500 mph
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: 55WG,Offutt AFB, NE
• Production: Complete
• Current Inventory: 2• Projected Inventory: 2• Contractors:
• Boeing (Airframe)• Pratt & Whitney (Propulsion)• Northrop Grumman,Logicon (Major Subsystems)
• Future Upgrades: Avionics,on-going modernization
OC-135B
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 35,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 8-10 hoursunrefueled
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•131 Feet (Wing Span)•140 Feet (Length)•42 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 299,000 Pounds(Max)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: COBRABALL (RC-135S) is a self-contained MASINT collectionplatform, providing Scientificand Technical (S&T)assessments of foreign ballisticmissiles and assisting in treatyverification.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 500 mph
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: 55WG,Offutt AFB, NE
• Current Inventory: 3 + 1Trainer
• Projected Inventory: 3 + 1Trainer
• Contractors:•Boeing (Airframe)•Pratt & Whitney (Propulsion)• L3 COM, Textron (MajorSubsystems)
• Future Upgrades: Re-EngineFleet, Avionics, PrimaryMission Equipment,on-going modernization
RC-135S Cobra Ball
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 35,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 8-10 hoursunrefueled
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 135 Feet (Wing Span)• 136 Feet (Length)• 42 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 299,000 Pounds(Max)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:COMBAT SENT (RC-135U) isa Scientific & TechnicalSIGINT collector forinformation used in thedevelopment of advancedweapon systems and dynamicreprogramming of radarwarning gear.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 500 mph
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: 55WG,Offutt AFB, NE
• Current Inventory: 2• Projected Inventory: 2• Contractors:
•Boeing (Airframe)
•Pratt & Whitney (Propulsion)
•L3 COM, Harris InformationSystems (Major Subsystems)
• Future Upgrades: Re-EngineFleet, Avionics, PrimaryMission Equipment (PME),on-going modernization
RC-135U Combat Sent
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 35,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 8-10 hoursunrefueled
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•131 Feet (Wing Span)•136 Feet (Length)•38 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 299,000 Pounds(Max)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: RIVETJOINT (RC-135V/W) is a self-contained collection,processing, analysis anddissemination system. Providesdirect tactical SIGINT supportto theater/componentcommanders.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 500 mph
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment:55WG,Offutt AFB, NE
• Current Inventory: 16 + 2Trainers
• Projected Inventory: 17 + 2Trainers
• Contractors:•Boeing (Airframe)
•Pratt & Whitney (Propulsion)
•L3COM (Major Subsystems)
• Future Upgrades: Re-EngineFleet, Joint SIGINT AvionicsFamily (JSAF), Avionics,Primary Mission Equipment,on-going modernization
RC-135V/W Rivet Joint
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 65,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 13,500Nautical Miles
• Payload: 1,960 lb. (SAR &EO/IR Sensors)
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•116 Feet (Wing Span)•44 Feet (Length)•15 Feet, 2 inches (Height)
• Weight: 25,600 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: GlobalHawk will provide continuous,all-weather, day/night, widearea surveillance to support thetactical warfighter. It isdesigned for long endurance,high altitude, standoff, imagecollection capabilities. GlobalHawk will operate in low-to-moderate air defense threatenvironments with the ability tofly above, standoff, and lookinto high threat areas. Sensorsinclude Electro-Optic/Infrared(EO/IR) and SyntheticAperature Radar (SAR) withGround Moving TargetIndicator (GMTI) mode.
• Performance Parameters:•Speed: 350 knots•Typical operating altitude:60-65,000 Ft•Endurance: Up to 35 hours
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Currently inEngineering, Manufacturing,and Development (EMD)phase. Advanced ConceptTechnology Demonstration(ACTD) complete.
• Unit Assignment: In flighttest at Edwards Air Force Base,CA
• Production: Low Rate InitialProduction
• Current Inventory: 3 Airvehicles
• Projected Inventory: 51
• Contractors: Northrop-Grumman Ryan AeronauticalCenter (Prime)
• Future Upgrades: SIGINT,Improved EO/IR and SAR, MP-RTIP Surveillance Radar,payload increase to 3,000 lbs
• Purchase Requirements:Total of 51 aircraft to includeattrition through 2030
RQ-4A Global Hawk
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 41,000 Feet
• Range: Over 2,100 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•43 Feet, 6 Inches (Wing Span)
•48 Feet, 5 Inches (Length)
•13 Feet, 11 Inches (Height)
• Max Takeoff Weight:16,100Pounds (Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Used byAir Education and TrainingCommand as an advancedaircraft to train student pilotswho will fly airlift, bomber, ortanker aircraft and studentnavigators who will fly onairlift or tanker aircraft.
• Performance Parameters:• Medium range, twin-enginejet
• Top Speed: 539 mph (Mach0.78)
• Thrust: 2,900 pounds eachengine
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Randolph,Vance, Laughlin, and ColumbusAFBs
• Production: 1989–1995
• Current Inventory: 180
• Projected Inventory: 180
• Contractors:•Raytheon (Airframe)
•Pratt & Whitney (Engines)
•Collins (Avionics)
•Quintron (Simulators)
•McDonnell Douglas(Integration)
T-1A Jayhawk
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Capabilities/Profile• Maximum OperatingAltitude: 31,000 Feet
• Range: 800+ NM
• Armament: N/A
• Dimensions:•33.4 Feet (Wing Span)•33.3 Feet (Length)•10.6 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 6,500 Pounds (GrossWeight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providesentry-level flight and groundbased training for future USAFand USN pilots. ReplacesUSAF T-37B and USN T-34Cprimary trainer aircraft andassociated Ground BasedTraining Systems (GBTS).
• Performance Parameters:•Power Plant: 1,100horsepower Pratt&Whitney Canada PT6A-68turbo-prop engine•Speed: 320 mph
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Full RateProduction
• Unit Assignment:USAF:Randolph AFB, TX;Moody AFB, GA; LaughlinAFB, TX; Vance AFB, OK;Columbus AFB, MS; SheppardAFB, TX; USN: NAS Whiting,FL; NAS Corpus Christi, TX;NAS Pensacola, FL
• Production: Through FY08(USAF) and FY14 (USN)
• Current Inventory: 89 (87USAF and 2 USN)
• Projected Inventory: 454USAF; 328 USN
• Contractors:•Raytheon (Prime/Airframe)•Pratt & Whitney (Propulsion)•Martin Baker (Ejection)•Allied Signal (Avionics)•Flight Safety (GBTS)
• Future Upgrades: Minorenhancements (e.g., toenvironmental control system,UHF radio)
• Purchase Requirements: ForFY03, acquire 35 USAFaircraft; continue Ground BasedTraining System (GBTS)acquisition
T-6A Texan II
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 35,000 Feet
• Range: 400 NM (460 Miles)
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•33 Feet, 8 Inches (Wing Span)
•29 Feet, 3 Inches (Length)
•9 Feet, 2 Inches (Height)
• Max Takeoff Weight: 6,625Pounds (Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Primarytrainer in undergraduate pilottraining, undergraduatenavigator and tactical navigatortraining.
• Performance Parameters:•Twin-engine jet•Top Speed: 315 mph (Mach0.4 at sea level)•Thrust: 1,025 pounds eachengine
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Randolph,Sheppard, Vance, Columbusand Laughlin AFBs
• Production: 1956–1968
• Current Inventory: 419
• Projected Inventory: Beingphased out by the T-6A,beginning FY00
• Contractors:•Cessna (Airframe)
•Continental (Engines)
•Sabreliner Corp (StructuralLife Extension Program)
• Future Upgrades: None
T-37B Tweet
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: Above55,000 Feet
• Range: 870 Nautical Miles(1,000 Miles)
• Armament: AT-38B hasprovisions for externalarmament
• Dimensions:•25 Feet, 3 Inches (Wing Span)•46 Feet, 4.5 Inches (Length)•12 Feet, 10.5 Inches (Height)
• Max Takeoff Weight: 12,500Pounds (Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Usedprimarily by Air Education andTraining Command as anadvanced aircraft forundergraduate pilot training andpilot instructor training. AirCombat Command, AirMobility Command, and theNational Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration also use theT-38 in various roles.
• Performance Parameters:•Twin-engine, high-altitude,supersonic jet•Top Speed: 812 mph (Mach1.08 at sea level)•Thrust: 2,900 pounds withafterburners
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Randolph,Sheppard, Vance, Columbus,and Laughlin AFBs
• Production: 1961–1972
• Current Inventory: 509
• Projected Inventory: 509
• Contractors:•Northrop Grumman(Airframe)•General Electric (Engines)
• Future Upgrades:•Pacer Classic, the structurallife extension program, isintegrating 10 modifications,including major structuralrenewal, into one process•Avionics Upgrade Program•Propulsion ModernizationProgram (PMP)
T-38A/AT-38B/T-38C Talon
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 37,000 Feet
• Range: 2,604 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•93 Feet (Wing Span)
•100 Feet (Length)
•37 Feet (Height)
• Max Takeoff Weight:115,000 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Used byAir Education and TrainingCommand to train navigatorsfor strategic and tacticalaircraft.
• Performance Parameters:• Medium range, jet aircraft
•Military training version ofthe Boeing 737-200
•Speed: 535 mph (Mach .72)
•Thrust: 14,500 lbs per engine
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: RandolphAFB, TX
• Production: 1971–1973
• Current Inventory: 10
• Projected Inventory: 10
• Contractors:•Boeing (Airframe)
•Pratt & Whitney (Engines)
• Future Upgrades: TrafficCollision Avoidance System(TCAS), Terrain AvoidanceWarning Systems (TAWS)
T-43A
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: >70,000 Feet
• Combat Range: >7,000 NM
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:•104 Feet (Wing Span)
•63 Feet (Length)
•16 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 40,000 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Conductshigh-altitude, deep-look, multi-INT reconnaissance andsurveillance utilizing state ofthe art IMINT and SIGINTsensors. Provides Near RealTime (NRT) worldwidebattlespace awareness and timecritical targeting.
• Performance Parameters:•Speed: 475 mph
•Sortie Duration: >10 Hours
•Airframe Service life:>CY2050 based on currentutilization rates
•Payload: AdvancedSynthetic Aperture RadarSystem (ASARS-2), ASARS-2A, Senior Year Electo-optical ReconnaissanceSystem (SYERS), SYERS-2,Optical Bar Camera (OBC)wet film, and SIGINT suite.SIGINT can be carriedsimultaneously with any oneof the imaging sensors. Totalpayload capacity is 5,000pounds.
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: Beale AFB,CA
• Current Inventory: 35 (5-two seat trainers, 30 single seat)
• Projected Inventory: 35
• Contractors:•Lockheed Martin (Airframe)
•GE (Propulsion)
•Raytheon, Northrup-Grumman, L-3Com, Sanders,BF Goodrich Aero, BAE(Major Subsystems)
• Future Upgrades: CockpitModernization, AdvancedDefensive System, Dual DataLink, Link 16, AdvancedSignals Intelligence Payload(ASIP)
U-2S Dragon Lady
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UH–1N Helicoptor
Capabilities/Profile• Range: 300 Nautical Miles
• Dimensions:•57.25 Feet (Length)
•9.5 Feet (Width)
•12.8 Feet (Height)
• Power Plant: Two Pratt andWhitney T400-CP-400 engines(1800 shaft hp)
• Max Gross Weight: 10,500Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: ProvidesSpecial Air Mission support forthe National Capital Region,VIP airlift, airlift of emergencysecurity and disaster responseforces, nuclear weaponssecurity and surveillance,search and rescue, and missilelaunch security.
• Performance Parameters• Top Speed: 149 mph
• Cruise Speed: 103-115 mph
• Load: 8 passengers and 2 crew
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• AOA completed to examinereplacement options. VerticalLift Roadmap providesalternatives for the nextgeneration of AF Helicopters,including the replacement of theUH-1 fleet that are over 30years old.
• Unit Assignment:AFSPC - 26, AMC - 19,AETC - 10, PACAF - 4,AFMC - 2, AFSOC – 2
• Production: Completed; AFdelivery 1970
• Current Inventory: 63
• Projected Inventory: 63
• Contractors: Bell Helicopter
• Commercial Variant of:Bell 212
• Current Major Upgrades:None
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 45,100 Feet
• Range: 8,348 Nautical Miles
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 196 Feet (Wing Span)
• 232 Feet (Length)
• 63 Feet (Height)
• Maximum Takeoff Weight:833,000 lbs
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providestransportation for the Presidentof the United States.
• Performance Parameters:• Top Speed: 701 mph (Mach0.95)
• Load: 76 passengers and 26crew
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: AndrewsAFB, MD
• Production: Completed
• Current Inventory: 2• Projected Inventory: 2• Contractors:
• Boeing Airplane Co.(Airframe)
• General Electric(Propulsion)
• L3 Comm
• Commercial Variant of:Boeing 747-200
• Current Major Upgrades:Presidential Data System (PDS)
VC-25A
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 35,000 Feet
• Combat Range: 8-10 hoursunrefueled
• Armament: None
• Dimensions:• 135 Feet (Wing Span)
• 136 Feet (Length)
• 42 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 299,000 Pounds (Max)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: ConstantPhoenix conducts world-widenuclear air sampling.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 500-mph
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Unit Assignment: 55WGOffutt AFB, NE
• Current Inventory: 1• Projected Inventory: 1• Contractors:
• Boeing (Airframe)
• Pratt-Whitney (Propulsion)
• Raytheon, HarrisInformation Systems (MajorSubsystems)
• Future Upgrades: Migratingto Advanced AtmosphericResearch Equipment (AARE)— this will be flown onRC-135 trainer aircraft
WC-135 Constant Phoenix
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Capabilities/Profile• Service Ceiling: 40,000 Feet
• Range: 1,300 Nautical Miles
• Armament:• 12 Small Diameter Bombs• 2-1000lb JDAM• 2-500lb JDAM
• Dimensions:•44.2 Feet (Wing Span)•32.9 Feet (Length)•7.0 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 19,222 Pounds(Gross Weight)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheUnmanned Combat Air Vehicle(UCAV) program willdemonstrate and develop anunmanned, highly survivableand interoperable weaponssystem capable of effectivelyand affordably performinglethal and non-lethalSuppression of Enemy AirDefenses (SEAD)/Strikemissions. Potential futuremissions for UCAV includeElectronic Attack, DirectedEnergy, and TacticalReconnaissance.
• Performance Parameters:•Speed: >0.8M at 40K ft•Propeller-driven•Combat Radius: 650 nmiwith 30 min loiter
Acquisition Status• Program Status: In second ofa three phase DARPA/USAFSystem Development Program(SDP)
• Unit Assignment: In test atEdwards AFB
• Production: TBD
• Current Inventory: 2 X-45Ademonstrators, 3 X-45Bdemonstrators in FY04-05
• Projected Inventory: TBD
• Contractors: BoeingPhantom Works
• Future Upgrades: TBD
• Purchase Requirements: 14Block 10 systems (PreemptiveSEAD and Strike) by late FY08
X-45B Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)
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124
Capabilities/Profile• Range: <10 NM
• Warheads:•300lb Blast/Frag -AGM–65G/G2/K•125lb Shaped -AGM–65A/B/D/H
• Dimensions:•97 Inches (Length)•12 Inches (Diameter)
• Weight:•500lb (AGM-65A/B/D/H)•650lb (AGM-65G/K)
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Current Inventory:• 6,172 AGM–65A/Bs
• 6,860 AGM-65Ds
• 4,485 AGM-65G/G2s
• Contractor: Raytheon
• Ongoing Seeker Upgrades:• 1,500-2,000 AGM-65Gs(IR seeker) and AGM-65Bs(EO seeker) will be convertedto AGM-65Ks/Hs respectively(Varies with available AFfunding and RaytheonForeign Military Sales(exchange credits towardseeker upgrades)
• Goal is a 70/30 mix of IR(D/G/G2) and EO (H/K)
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Air to surface launch andleave missile
• Electro-optical (EO) orinfrared (IR) guidance
• Platforms: A–10, F–16, F–15E
• Primary targets: Armor,vehicles, bunkers, air defense
AGM-65 Maverick
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: 1,500+ Miles
• Armament: W80-1 warhead– under current W80 LEPwarhead integration
• Dimensions:• 20.75 Feet (Length)
• 12 Feet (Wingspan)
• 2 Feet (Diameter)
• Weight: 3,150 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement:Subsonic, highly accurate, longrange, air-to-surface strategicnuclear missile. The ALCM isdesigned to evade air andground-based defenses in orderto strike targets at any locationwithin any enemy’s territory.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: 550 MPH
Acquisition Status• Service Life ExtensionProgram (SLEP) ExtendsALCM service life to 2030
• Form, Fit, FunctionReplacement - No enhancedcapabilities
• CALCM/ALCM TestInstrumentation Kit
• RDT&E - July 00• Procurement - FY04
• Inertial Navigation Element
• RDT&E - FY01
• Procurement - FY05
• Thermal Battery andPyrotechnic DeviceReplacement Procurement -FY01-FY08
• Program Status:Sustainment
• Production: 1980-1986
• Current Inventory: 975
AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: Nominal 500 NM
• Warheads: Blast/Frag•Block 0 - 2,000 lb. Class•Block I - 3,000 lb. Class•Block IA - 3,000 lb. Class
• Dimensions:• 21 Feet (Length)• 2 Feet (Width)• 4 Feet (Height)
• Wing Span: (Deployed)12 Feet
• Weight: (At Launch)•Block 0 - 3,117 Pounds•Block I/IA - 3,277 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: CALCMprovides the warfighter with anadverse weather, day/night, air-to-surface, accurate, long-rangestand-off (outside theaterdefenses) strike capability.CALCM is equally effective forstand-alone, clandestine/punitivestrikes, and fully integratedtheater warfare.
• Performance Parameters:•Near Precision Accuracy -Block IA•Multi-Axis of AttackCapability•Adverse Weather Capability•USAF B-52H BomberCompatibility•Limited In-Flight CaptiveCarriage RetargetingCapability
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment/Upgrade
• Production: N/A
• Current Inventory: 336
• Projected Inventory: 336
• Contractors:•Boeing (Prime)•Interstate Electronics Corp(GRIU/P)•Harris Corp (Anti-JamSystem)
• Future Upgrades:• Global Positioning System(GPS) Receiver InterfaceUnit-Precision (GRIU-P)/Anti-Jam Upgrade. Allowsfor Precision Level accuracyinsured by state-of-the-artGPS Anti-Jam protectionsystem. Stockpile upgradecurrently ongoing for Block0/I missiles and should becompleted by 2nd QTR FY03.
AGM-86C Conventional Air LaunchedCruise Missile (CALCM)
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: Nominal 500 NM
• Warheads: Penetrating 1,000lb. Class
• Dimensions:• 21 Feet (Length)• 2 Feet (Width)• 4 Feet (Height)
• Wing Span: (Deployed)12 Feet
• Weight: (At Launch) - 3,250Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: CALCMPenetrator is a long-range, air-delivered, stand-off missilemating the battle provenCALCM airframe with apenetrator warhead. CALCMPenetrator provides thewarfighter with a cost-effective,stand-off Outside TheaterDefenses capability against awide range of hardened, deeplyburied targets.
• Performance Parameters:• Near Precision Accuracy•Autonomous navigation/terminal guidance• Capable of twice BLU–109penetration capability• Multi-Axis of AttackCapability• Adverse Weather Capability• USAF B-52H BomberCompatibility• Limited In-Flight CaptiveCarriage Retargeting Capability
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Production: Completed
• Current Inventory: 48
• Projected Inventory: 48
• Contractors:•Boeing (Prime)
• Future Upgrades: Noneplanned
AGM-86D CALCM Penetrator Missile
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AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)
Capabilities/Profile• Range: <60 NM
• Warhead:•145 lb Fragmentation Warhead•Block III - 25,000 steel cubes•Block IV/V/VI - 14,000tungsten cubes
• Dimensions:•164 Inches (Length)•10 Inches (Diameter)
• Weight: 795 Pounds
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Production: Complete
• Current Inventory: 7,156
• Contractor: Raytheon
• Future Upgrades: Noneplanned for USAF. USNproceeding on Block VI GPS/INS precision navigationupgrade. USAF integrating BKVI capability on F-16 OFP M4+(IOC FY04).
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TacticalAnti-Radiation Missile used todestroy or suppress radar threatsat standoff range. Block Vmissile adds limited geo-specificity and provides asignificant step in counteringrapidly improving threats.Block VI missile (USN onlyprocurement, USAFinteroperability) will have GPSquality accuracy, increasingprobability of kill and allowingprecise geo-specificity.
• Performance Parameters:• Accurate (18 meter CEP)• Adverse Weather Capability• USAF platform - F–16CJ• Navy platform F/A–18 andEA-6B
129
Capabilities/Profile• Range: 2000+ NM
• Armament: W80-1 warhead –under current W80 LEPwarhead integration
• Dimensions:• 20.8 Feet (Length)
• 2.4 Feet (Diameter)
• 10 Feet (Wingspan)
• Weight: 3,700 Pounds
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Production: 1987-1993
• Manufacturer: GeneralDynamics, Hughes, andRaytheon
• Currently in a Service LifeExtension Program (SLEP)extending ACM service life to2030
• Form, Fit, FunctionReplacement – No enhancedcapabilities
• Joint Test InstrumentationKit (JTIK) Test DoorModification Procurement –Jul 02
• Thermal Battery AndPyrotechnic DeviceReplacement Procurement –FY01-FY08
• PE2 Card Repair – FY01-FY08
• Current Inventory: 402
• Production: 1987-1994
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Subsonic,low-observable air-to-surfacestrategic nuclear missile withsignificant range, accuracy, andsurvivability improvements overthe ALCM. The ACM isdesigned to evade air andground-based defenses in orderto strike heavily defended,hardened targets at any locationwithin an enemy’s territory.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: Mach .45 - .81
AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: >30 NM
• Warhead:•Blast/Frag: Mk–84•Penetrator: BLU–109
• Dimensions:•156 Inches (Length)•18 Inches (Diameter)
• Weight: 3,000 Pounds
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Current Inventory: 426
• Contractor: Boeing
• Future Upgrades: None
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Solidrocket powered GBU–15.Autonomous INS/GPS Mid-Course Guidance providesadverse weather capability andbackup for man-in-the-loopfeatures. Weapon uses TV or IRTerminal Seeker. Provides onlyfielded Air Force StandoffOutside Point Defense weaponwith a 2,000 pound warhead.Integrated on the F–15E StrikeEagle.
• Performance Parameters:•Precise (<3 meter circularerror probable (CEP))•Adverse Weather Capability•USAF platform - F–15E
AGM-130 Standoff Attack Weapon
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: >50 NM
• Warheads:• Blast/Frag: 750 lb.• Penetrator: 800 lb. (I-800)
• Dimensions: 16 Feet Long x21 Inches Diameter
• Weight: 3,000 Pounds
• Propulsion: Solid fuel rocketmotor
• Seeker: TV/IIR and UpgradedZ-Seeker
• Weapon Control: Video andCommand Data Link
• A/C Capability: B–52H, 3Missiles per aircraft and OneData Link Pod
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheAGM-142 is a 3,000 lb. air-to-surface, man-in-the-loop,precision guided, standoffmissile, powered by solidpropellant rocket motor, andlaunched from a B-52H.Specifically, procured to provideB-52s as an interim precisionstand-off weapon capability,AGM-142 inventory isprogrammed to ‘phase out’ asUSAF’s advanced stand-offprecision weapons (JSOW,JASSM) enter the Bomberinventory.
• Performance Parameters:•Precision (<3 meter circularerror probable (CEP))•Adverse Weather Capability•USAF B-52H BomberCompatible•Autonomous midcourseinertial navigationfeature is insensitive to GPSjamming
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Current Inventory:•45 Blast/Frag units•111 I-800 units
• Projected Inventory:•46 Blast/Frag units•111 I-800 units
• Contractors: RAFAELIndustries and Lockheed Martin(Precision Guided Systems U.S.[PGSUS])
AGM-142 Weapon System
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Capabilities/Profile• Guidance: Semi-ActiveRadar
• Diameter: 8 Inches
• Length: 12 Feet
• Weight: 500 Pounds
• Warheads:•Blast/Frag: WAU–17•Continuous Rod: WAU–10
• Fuze: Proximity RF
• Propulsion: MK-58 RocketMotor (4.5 sec Boost; 11 secSustain)
• Launcher: LAU-106A
• Speed: More than 2,660 mph
• Range: More than 30 NM
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• OPR: NAVAIRSYCOMPMA-259
• AF Mgmt/Eng OPR:WR-ALC/LKG
• Current Inventory: 4,029
• Contractors:•Raytheon•General Dynamics
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: The AIM–7M Sparrow is a supersonic,medium range, semi-activeradar-guided air-to-air missilewith a high explosive warhead.
• Performance Parameters:• Joint Project between Navyand Air Force• All Altitude Capability• All Weather Capability• All Aspect Capability• Carriage Options: F–14,F–15, F–16ADF, F–18• Radar Guidance RequiredThroughout Time Of Flight(TOF)• AIM–7M H-Build: Home-On-Jam Capable
AIM-7M Sparrow
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Capabilities/Profile• Guidance: Passive InfraredHoming
• Diameter: 5 Inches
• Length: 113 Inches
• Weight: 191 Pounds
• Warheads: Annular Blast/Frag
• Fuze: Contact and ActiveOptical
• Propulsion: MK-36 RocketMotor
• Speed: Supersonic
• Range: 8.7+ NM
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: The AIM-9M Sidewinder is a supersonic,short range, passive infrared-guided air-to-air missile with ahigh explosive warhead.
• Performance Parameters:• Joint Project betweenNavy and Air Force
• All Altitude Capability• All Aspect Capability• Launch and LeaveCapability
• Carriage Options: A–10,F–14, F–15, F–16, F–16ADF, F–18
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment. Joint projectbetween Navy and Air Force.
• OPR: NAVAIRSYCOMPMA-259
• AF Mgmt/Eng OPR:WR-ALC/LKG
• Current Inventory: 8,013
• Contractors:•Raytheon•General Dynamics
• Introduction Date: 1956
AIM-9M Sidewinder
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Capabilities/Profile• Length: 119 Inches
• Diameter: 5 Inches
• Weight: 188 Pounds
• Warhead: Annular Blast/Frag
• Fuze: Contact/Active Optical(AOTD)
• Propulsion: MK-36 RocketMotor
• Speed: Supersonic
• Range: Classified
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Joint Navy/AF Program (Navy lead) inOperational Evaluation(OPEVAL)
•Completed 16 SeparationFirings and 19 Guided Firingsresulting in 18 successfullaunches• Completed DT andOperational Assessment (OA)testing
• OTRR successfullyaccomplished Jan 02 –OPEVAL began Aug 02
• Production: ManufacturingProcesses in Place - approvedfor LRIP in Sep 00
•LRIP 1 contract awardedNov 00
•LRIP 2 contract awardedNov 01
•LRIP 3 contract awardedNov 02
• Contractor: RaytheonSystems Company
• Future Upgrades: P3IStarting in FY04
Functions/PerformanceParametersMission Statement:The AIM-9X (Sidewinder) short-rangeair-to-air missile programprovides a launch and leave aircombat munition that usespassive infrared (IR) energy foracquisition and tracking ofenemy aircraft.
Key PerformanceParameters:
•Improved IRCountermeasure Performance
•Improved Probability of Kill(Pk)
•Highly ManeuverableAirframe
•High Off-boresightAcquisition and Track
•Day/Night Capability
• Lead Test Platforms: F-15Cand F/A-18C/D
• Follow-on Platforms: F-16,F/A-22, F/A-18E/F, F-35, andFMS
•Integration with JointHelmet Mounted CueingSystem (JHMCS)
AIM-9X
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Capabilities/Profile• Guidance: Inertial/Command,Inertial & Active Radar
• Diameter: 7.15 inches
• Length: 144 inches
• Weight: 348 pounds(C model)
• Warhead: Blast/Fragmentation
• Fuze: Target Detection Device
• Propulsion: Boost/Sustain,Reduced Smoke
• Launcher: LAU-127/128/129/142 Launchers
• Speed: Supersonic
• Range: 20+ nautical miles
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: TheAIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile(AMRAAM) is a supersonic,medium range, active radarguided air-to-air missile with ahigh explosive warhead.
• Performance Parameters:• Joint project between AirForce and Navy• All Altitude Capability• All Weather Capability• All Aspect Capability• Carriage Options: F-15,F-16, F-18, F/A-22• P3I Program
• Enhanced ElectronicProtection (EP)capabilities• Improved warhead, fuzing,and guidance• Increased kinematics vianew 5-in stretched rocketmotor
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Productionwith Pre-Planned ProductImprovement (P3I) Program
• Production: July 2009
• Current bought to date:5,058
• Contractor: RaytheonSystems Company
• Future Upgrades: P3I andProcessor ModernizationProgram
AIM-120 AMRAAM
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: Direct AttackMunition
• Warhead: 202 BLU-97Shaped Charge Anti-Personnel/Anti-Material Frag/IncendiaryBomblets
• Dimensions:• 92 in x 15.6 in diameter
• Weight: 949 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Theweapon dispenses the bombletsover the target in a rectangularpattern.
• Performance Parameters:• Adverse Weather Capability• USAF and Navy Fighterand BomberCompatibility• Aircraft Carrier Operability• Upgrade to INSincorporated WCMD tail kitsprovides increased accuracyfor high altitude deliveries
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment/Upgrade
• Current Inventory:• CBU-87 - 107,704 units• CBU-103 - 4,442 units
• Contractors:•Aero General•Honeywell, Inc•Alliant Tech
• Ongoing Upgrades: Upgradeto the CBU-103 Configurationwith Wind Corrected MunitionsDispenser (WCMD) Tail Kits
CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition (CEM)
137
Capabilities/Profile• Range: Direct AttackMunition
• Warhead:•72 BLU–91 Anti-Tank Mines•22 BLU–92 Anti-PersonnelMines
• Dimensions:• 92 in x 15.6 in diameter
• Weight: 705 Pounds
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: CBU–89(mixed system) disperses 94mines. 72 mines are anti-tankand 22 are anti-personnel. Theweapon dispenses the minesover the target in a rectangularpattern. The mines have threeselectable self destruct times.
• Performance Parameters:•Adverse Weather Capability•USAF and Navy Fighter andBomber Compatibility•Aircraft Carrier Operability•Upgrade to INS incor-porated WCMD tail kitsprovided increased accuracyfor high altitude deliveries
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment/Upgrade
• Current Inventory:• CBU–89 -10,447 units• CBU–104 -22 units
• Contractors:•Honeywell•Aerojet•Olan•Alliant
• Future Upgrades: Upgrade tothe CBU–104 Configurationwith Wind Corrected MunitionsDispenser (WCMD) Tail Kits
• Purchase Requirements: TailKit purchases based onavailable funding
CBU-89 GATOR
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Acquisition Status• Program Status: Full rateproduction
• Production: Procurementends FY04
• Current Inventory:• CBU-97 - 635
• CBU-105 - 2,157
• Projected Inventory:• CBU-97 - 0
• CBU-105 - 3,800
• Contractors: TextronSystems Corporation
• Future Upgrades: None atthis time. Currently being fittedwith INS guided WCMD tail kit(CBU-105)
• Purchase Requirements:After FY02 buy, 502 weaponsleft to procure until complete
Capabilities/Profile• Range: N/A - Direct AttackMunition
• Dimensions:•7.7 Feet (Length)•1.3 Feet (Width)•1.3 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 920 Pounds
Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission Statement: Provides operationalforces with the capability to achieve multiplekills per pass against moving and stationary landcombat vehicles. Tanks, APCs, and propelledtargets are primary targets. It provides directattack capability and interdiction againstcommand and control centers.
• Performance Parameters:
Threshold/ Baseline Actual Variance
Kills Multiple/ Exceeding +70%Pass
Targets Armor/Support ✔ 0Vehicles
Del Altitude 200–3000* ft ✔ 0
Aircraft F–16, F–15E, ✔ 0A–10, B–1,B–2, B–52
Schedule MET MET 0 (RAA) (Required Asset Availability)
*Requirement calls for 200-3000 ft. With WCMDcan be employed at altitudes up to 40,000 ft
CBU-97 Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW)
SFW - CBU-97/BSUU-66/B Dispenser SFW P3I SkeetSFW Skeet
BLU-108/BSubmunition
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: N/A - F-16 SubsystemMounted on engine inlet
• Dimensions:• 56 Inches (Length)• 25 Inches (Circumference)
• Weight: 90 Pounds
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Operationalat 5 locations; currentlydeploying Revision 6 hardwareand software upgrade
• Current Inventory: 145
• Projected Inventory: 234
• Contractor: Raytheon MissileSystems
• Future Upgrades:• Revision 7 - PrecisionGeolocation
• Targeting - Fielding inFY06/07
• Alternate/Dual CarriageHTS/
• Advanced Targeting Pods inFY04
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Providesthe F-16CJ Block 50/52 aircraftwith the capability for real-timetargeting of enemy air defensesystem threats and enablesemployment of the AGM-88High-Speed Anti-RadiationMissile (HARM) in the “rangeknown” mode - the missile’smost lethal mode. HTSequipped F-16s are primaryaircraft that conduct SEADmission - - used in front lineactivity during engagements inIraq and Kosovo.
• Performance Parameters:Detects and provides targetinginformation on enemy airdefense radar outside the lethalrange of their associatedSurface-to-Air Missile (SAM).HTS targeting informationincreases HARM lethal rangeby 25% and increasesprobability of hitting the targetradar.
• Upgrades will provide F-16Destruction of Enemy AirDefenses (DEAD) capabilityand real-time JSOW precisiontargeting capability.
F–16 HARM Targeting System (HTS-R6) andF-16 Smart Targeting and Identification via Network
Geolocation (STING-R7)
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GBU-10/12/24/27/28 Laser Guided Bombs
GBU-24
GBU-28
Capabilities/Profile• Range: <15 NM
• Warheads• GBU-10: Mk-84 2000 lbBlast/Frag or BLU-109Penetrator
• GBU-12: Mk-82 500 lbBlast/Frag
• GBU-24: Mk-84 orBLU-109 2000 lb Penetrator
• GBU-27: BLU-109 2000 lbPenetrator
• GBU-28: BLU-113 5000 lbPenetrator
• Guidance• GBU-10/12: Paveway IIwith bang-bang control andsemi-active laser seeker
• GBU-24/27/28: Paveway IIIwith proportionalnavigation and semi-activelaser seeker
• EGBU-27/28: Paveway IIIwith proportional nav, GPS/INSguidance and semi-active laserseeker
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Air-to-ground glide bombs used forprecision bombing against bothsoft and hardened targets,capable of release from low,medium, or high altitudes.
• Performance Parameters:• Accuracy: Paveway II, GPS/
INS — Near-Precision(<13 meter CEP)
Paveway III — Precision(<3 meter CEP)
• USAF platforms:
F-16, (GBU-10, 12, 24),Blk 40/50 (GBU-27)
F-117 (GBU-27/EGBU-27,GBU-10 MK-84, GBU-12MK-82)
F-15E (GBU-28/EGBU-28,GBU-10,12,24)
A-10 (GBU-10 MK-84,GBU-12 MK-82)
B-52 (GBU-10,12,28)
B-2 (EGBU-28)
Acquisition Status• Program Status:Sustainment
• Production: GBU-10/12,EGBU-27, EGBU-28, EGBU-28 P3I
• Current Inventory:GBU-10 5,691
GBU-12 10,729
GBU-24 1,031
GBU-27 2,914
GBU-28 488
• Contractor: Raytheon,Lockheed-Martin (GBU-10/12)
• Upgrades: EGBU-27 andEGBU-28 adds GPS/INScapability to the currentguidance and control unit toprovide adverse weathercapability. The EGBU-28 P3Iwill be a Hard Deeply BuriedTarget upgrade to the EGBU-28which will improve penetrationand lethality.
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: <20 NM
• Warhead:•Blast/Frag: Mk–84•Penetrator: BLU–109
• Dimensions:•154 Inches (Length)•18 Inches (Diameter)
• Weight: 2400 Pounds
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Sustainment
• Production: Complete
• Current Inventory:• GBU-15 - 956• EGBU-15 - 1,128
• Contractor: Boeing/Raytheon
• Latest Upgrades: EGBU-15adds a GPS/INS capability tothe current seeker to provideadverse weather capability.
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Weaponuses TV or IR Terminal Seeker.After launch, weapon performsa programmed climb andoperator acquires the target.Data link allows one aircraft tolaunch weapon and another toperform target acquisition.GPS/INS adds adverse-weathercapability. Integrated on theF–15E Strike Eagle.
• Performance Parameters:•Precise (<3 meter CEP)•USAF platform: F–15E
GBU-15 Guided Standoff Weapon
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: <15 Nautical Miles
• Warheads:• Blast/Frag: Mk-83/Mk-84/BLU-110/BLU-111• Penetrator: BLU-109
• Dimensions:•Mk-83: 10 Feet (length)•Mk-84: 12.7 Feet (length)•BLU-109: 12.4 Feet (length)
• Weight (USAF/USN):•Mk-83: 1014/1029 Pounds•Mk-84: 2039/2059 Pounds•BLU-109: 2118/2138Pounds
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Production,MK-83/MK-84/BLU-109;EMD MK-82
• Production: Last DeliveryFY11
• Current Inventory: Over17,000 tail kits
• B–1B, B–2, B–52H, F-14B/D, F-16C/D, F/A-18C/D andF/A-18E/F
• Projected Inventory:215,741 Total (143,495 AF;72,246 USN)
• Contractors:•Boeing (JDAM)•Textron (Tail Assembly System)•Honeywell (InertialMeasurement Unit)
• Future Upgrades: JDAMGPS Selective AvailabilityAnti-Spoofing Module(SAASM) development andintegration efforts, along withdevelopment of a JDAM anti-jam antenna capability, willbegin in Nov 03.
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: JDAMwill upgrade the existinginventory of general purposebombs by integrating them witha GPS/INS guidance kit toprovide the warfighter withaccurate weapon delivery inadverse weather from medium/high altitudes.
• Performance Parameters:•Accurate (13 meter CircularError Probable (CEP) withGPS-aided INS)•Adverse Weather Capability•Warhead Compatibility(MK-84, BLU-109, MK-83,MK-82, BLU-110, BLU-111)•USAF and Navy Fighterand Bomber Compatibility•In-Flight Captive CarriageRetargeting•Aircraft Carrier Operability• Interoperability
GBU-31/32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
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Capabilities/Profile• Range:
•>= 40 Nautical Milesdownrange at 40KMean Sea Level (MSL)
• >= 35 Nautical Milescrossrange at 40KMean Sea Level (MSL)
• Warheads:•Penetration/Blast Frag
• Dimensions:•Competition sensitive
• Weight: 250 lb Class
Acquisition Status• Program Status: ConceptAdvanced Development (CAD)
• Production: LRIP FY05; LastDelivery FY20
• Current Inventory: 0•F-15E Required AssetsAvailable (RAA); 4QFY06(158 SDBs; 27 carriages)
• Projected Inventory: 24,000
• Contractor:•McDonnell Douglas(Boeing), St. Louis•Lockheed Martin, Orlando
• Future Upgrades: Spiraldevelopment of program
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: SDB willprovide fighter and bomberaircraft with a tacticallysignificant standoff attackcapability from outside of pointdefenses against fixed targets,while increasing loadout andminimizing collateral damage.
• Performance Parameters:• Increase Weapon Loadout• Interoperability (interoperablewith established/projectedC4ISR architectures)• Increased WeaponsAccuracy
• Compatibility with currentand future Air Forceplatforms
GBU-XX Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
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Acquisition Status• Program Status:
• MS I/Began PDRR: June 96• MS II/Began EMD: Nov 98• LRIP: Dec 01• B-52 RAA: Sep 03• MS III: Oct 03
• Production: Last delivery inFY17
• Current Inventory: 0• Projected Inventory: 3,700
• Contractors:• Lockheed Martin (Prime)•Teledyne Ryan, ,Honeywell, FiberInnovations, LockheedMartin Owega , Klune (Sub-Contractors)
• Future Upgrades: JASSMExtended Range (JASSM-ER) -congressional plus-up of $10Mfor development to begin inFY03
• Purchase Requirements:3,700
Capabilities/Profile• Range: Greater than or equalto 200NM
• Dimensions:•14 Feet (Length)•78 Inches (Circumference)
• Weight: 2,250 Pounds
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission Statement: Affordable, autonomous,long range, conventional, survivable, air-to-ground, precision-guided, standoff cruisemissile; compatible with Air Force and Navyfighter and bomber aircraft; able to strike avariety of high value, heavily defended, fixed orrelocatable targets.
• Performance Parameters:
Threshold/ Baseline Actual
RangeLow Classified ClassifiedHigh Classified Classified
Missile Mission Effectiveness 55 missiles Classified
Carrier Operable yes yes
Affordability ($FY95) $700K $380K (Ave Unit Proc Price)
Autonomous yes yes
Adverse weather yes yes capability
Warhead Unitary yes (1000 lb class)
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Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS)
Capabilities/Profile• Accurately cue and displaysensors and weapons duringflight from negative 3.0 topositive 9.0 Gs
• Display symbol showingdirectional cue when item isbeyond system field of view
• Off-Boresight Cueing of 90degrees in all directions
• Helmet Weight less than orequal to 4.3 pounds
• Helmet Center of Gravity lessthan or equal to 2.5 inches offcenter
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Theprogram is tasked to design anddevelop a helmet mounteddisplay system which willprovide the aircrew member thecapability to cue and verifycueing of high off-boresightsensors and weapons. Allowsthe US to regain the combatadvantage of first look/firstshoot in the air-to-air withinvisual range arena.
• Capabilities:• Compatible with currentejection systems
• Outstanding cueing/verification performance withthe AIM-9X
• Carriage Options: F-15C,F-16, F/A-22 and the NavyF/A-18C/D/E/F
• Cueing Options: AIM-9M,Radar, FLIR, and variousA/G weapons
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Joint AirForce/Navy Program in EMDFlight Test
• 700+ Flight Test Hours onF-15/F/A-18
• Air Force/Navy OperationalAssessments (OAs) complete
• Production: LRIP 1Approved in May 00 withcontract awarded in Jul 00;Milestone III decision 4Q/FY00
• Procurement Objective:1,795 units
• Contractor: Boeing/VSI(Kaiser/Elbit primary sub-contractors)
• Future Upgrades: P3Ioptions are currently beingevaluated
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Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission Statement: Long range, INS/GPS guided,standoff, air-to-ground weapon designed to attack avariety of soft and armored area targets (fixed,relocatable, and mobile) during day/night/adverseweather conditions. JSOW enhances aircraftsurvivablity as compared to current interdictionweapon systems by providing the capability forlaunch aircraft to standoff outside the range ofenemy point defenses.
• Performance Parameters:
Threshold/ Baseline Actual Variance
Launch Speed 0.6-0.95M 0.6-0.TBD TBD
Off-Axis Launch +30o +178o +493%
Range High Alt X 1.5X +50%
Survivability X X 0%
CEP X .83X +17%
BLU–108 X 3.5X+250% kills/wpn
*F-16 launch envelope presently undefined
Acquisition Status• Program Status:
•AGM-154A MSIII - Oct 98
• Production: Ends FY13FY2013 (date factory line dueto close)
• Current Inventory: 148
• Projected Inventory: 3,000
• Contractor: RaytheonSystems Company
• Future Upgrades: Noneplanned at this time
• Purchase Requirements:After FY02 buy, 2,852 weaponsleft to procure until complete.
Capabilities/Profile• Range: 15-40 NM
• Dimensions:•13.3 Feet (Length)•1.1 Feet (Width)•1.4 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 1,065 Pounds
Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
145BLU-97 Combined EffectsBomblets
AGM-154A
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Capabilities/Profile• Range: 6,000+ Miles
• Armament: 1 - 3 MK12/12Areentry vehicles (RVs)
• Propulsion: Three stage solidfuel, and a liquid fuel post boostvehicle (PBV); hot launch
• Dimensions:• 59.9 Feet (Length)
• 5.5 Feet (Diameter)
• Weight: 79,432 Pounds
• Treaty Implications:• START I sublimit - OneMinuteman missile wingdownloaded to single reentryvehicle (SRV)
• Deployed: Malmstrom AFB,Minot AFB, FE Warren AFB
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: The MMIII is an inertially guided,ballistic missile ofintercontinental range. Themissile is capable of deliveringup to 3 independently targetablereentry vehicles. Minuteman IIIprovides a highly survivable,quick-reacting component tothe nuclear Triad.
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: Approx 15,000 MPHat burnout
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Fielded; twoACAT I & three ACAT IIImodernization programs
• Guidance ReplacementProgram (GRP)
•Production: Continuesthrough FY08
•Projected Inventory: 652units
•Contractors: NorthropGrumman, Boeing
• Propulsion ReplacementProgram (PRP)
•Production: Continuesthrough FY08
•Projected Inventory: 606units
•Contractors: NorthropGrumman, ATK/Thiokol, CSD
• Propulsion System RocketEngine (PSRE)
•Development: Continuesthrough FY04
• Safety Enhanced ReentryVehicle (SERV)
•Development: Continuesthrough FY06
• Rapid Exec & CombatTargeting (REACT)
• Development: Continuesthrough FY05
LGM-30G Minuteman III
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LGM–118 Peacekeeper
Functions/PerformanceParameters• Mission Statement: Strategicweapon system using a ballisticmissile of intercontinentalrange, capable of delivering upto 10 independently targetablere-entry vehicles with very hardtarget kill capability
• Performance Parameters:• Speed: Approx 15,000 MPHat burnout
Acquisition Status• Program Status: Fielded;weapon system deactivationbegan Oct 02. All missiles arescheduled to be removed by theend of FY05.
Capabilities/Profile• Range: 6,000+ Miles
• Armament: Up to 10 Mk21reentry vehicles (RVs)
• Dimensions:• 71.0 Feet (Length)
• 7.7 Feet (Diameter)
• Propulsion: Four stages; firstthree are solid propellant; fourthpost boost vehicle (PBV)contains liquid fuel; cold launch
• Weight: 195,000 Pounds
• Treaty Implications:Peacekeeper weapon system isundergoing deactivation
• Deployed: FE Warren AFB
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Acquisition Status• Program Status: Full rateproduction
• Production: Ends FY 2005
• Current Inventory: 8,236 tailkits delivered
• Projected Inventory: 31,165
• Contractor: Lockheed Martin
• Future Upgrades: Noneplanned at this time
• Purchase Requirements:After FY02 buy, 22,929 tail kitsleft to be delivered untilcomplete
Capabilities/Profile• Range: N/A - Tail kit forDirect Attack Munitions
• Dimensions:•1.42 Feet (Length)•1.75 Feet (Width)•1.75 Feet (Height)
• Weight: 100 Pounds
Functions/Performance Parameters• Mission Statement: Provides accurate dispenserweapon capability when delivered from medium tohigh altitudes. WCMD develops a kit for use oninventory cluster weapons (CEM, Gator, SFW).Combined Effects Munition (CEM) is an anti-armor/anti-personnel weapon. Gator delivers anti-tank and anti-personnel mines. Sensor FuzedWeapon (SFW) is an anti-armor weapon.
• Performance Parameters:• Adverse weather performance
• Autonomy (release and leave)
• Retargeting capability (prior to release)
• No degradation of Tactical MunitionsDispensor envelope
• Core/Alternate aircraft interface
• Compatible with CBU-87, CBU-89, & CBU-97
Threshold Actual (est) Variance
Accuracy 100 ft 37 ft +63 ft
Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser (WCMD)