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Project Manager Soldier WarriorProject Manager Soldier Warrior
Our Strength and PurposeOur Strength and Purpose
Jim IsaacsDeputy Product Manager Air Warrior
Product Manager Air Warrior Updateto the
2017 AAAA ASE Symposium
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Program Executive Office Soldier
PEO
DPEO
Executive Officer (PEO)
Executive Assistant (DPEO)
(SWAR)/(SPIE)/(SSL)/(SW)/(REF)
ASA(ALT) Soldier Maneuver Systems (SMS) Directorate
Project ManagerSoldier Weapons
DPM Soldier Weapons
PdM Individual WeaponsPdM Crew Served Weapons
Project ManagerSoldier Warrior
DPM Soldier Warrior
Project ManagerSoldier Protection and Individual Equipment
DPM Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment
PdM Soldier Clothing & Individual Equipment
PdM Soldier Protective Equipment
Project ManagerSoldier Sensors and
Lasers
PdM Soldier Maneuver Sensors
PdM Precision Targeting Devices
DPM Soldier Sensors and Lasers
Executive Assistant (PEO)
Operations & Communications
Chief of Staff
Acquisition Resource Management
Systems Integration
Liaison Officers(TRADOC) / (USAIC) / (FORSCOM) / (FFID)
PdM Air Warrior
Project ManagerRapid Equipping Force
DPM Rapid Equipping Force
DirectorRapid Equipping Force
Deputy DirectorRapid Equipping Force
Product Support Management
PdM Ground Soldier SystemPD Soldier Systems & Integration
As of September 2017
Sergeant Major (PEO)
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PEO Soldier Mission
We Are Here to Make a Difference To America’s Most Deployed Combat System
Develop, acquire, field, and sustain affordable, integrated, state-of-the-art equipment to improve Soldier dominance in Army operations today and in the future
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Product Manager Air Warrior Mission
We Are Here to Make a Difference To America’s Most Deployed Combat System
Develop, acquire, field, and sustain mission equipment that improves the combat effectiveness, situational awareness, and survivability of Army aircrews
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The Air Soldier System (Air SS)
The Air SS is the next generation Army aircrew life support and mission equipment ensemble
Air SS addresses capability gaps that include Bulk and weight of aircrew protective equipment, especially in the most encumbered configurations Aircrew Situational Awareness Mission planning and execution
Air SS includes both soldier and airframe kits Air SS provides aircrews with capabilities from
situational awareness to survival Air SS delivers this capability through material
solutions ranging from soft goods to symbology
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Bulk and Weight Reduction
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Air SS Soldier Kit
The bulk and weight of current Aviation Life Support Equipment can force the crewmember to tradeoff protection to accomplish the mission
The Air SS soldier kit reduces aircrew survival and mission equipment bulk and weight by Rethinking current material solutions Combining and integrating functions Leveraging new lightweight materials
The Air SS soldier kit includes a Layered Clothing Ensemble and the new Rotary Wing Helmet
Limited issue of the Air SS soldier kit to deploying units is underway
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Bulk Reduction
Air Warrior Survival Egress Knife
Air Soldier Survival Egress Knife
…one example at the component/subsystem level
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Weight Reduction
Legacy Air Warrior Flexible Body Armor
6.34 pounds
Air SS Small Arms Ballistic Insert
4.2 pounds
…one example at the component/subsystem level
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System Level Bulk and Weight Reduction
Air SS integrates with the current Army aircrew survival vest (Primary Survival Gear Carrier); a future Aircrew Combat Ensemble (ACE) will integrate survival gear carriage with body armor and replace the PSGC
The Air SS includes a new Lightweight Immersion Suit for Aviation (LISA)……a lightweight Environmental Control Vest (ECV) that replaces the legacy Microclimate Cooling Garment
…standardized, integrated personal survival items
…and a Lightweight Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble chem/bio protective overgarment
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Mission Planning and Execution
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Air Soldier Mission Planning and Execution Solutions
Computer Display System (UH-60L) Replaces the legacy EDM Tactical mission planning and execution through AMPS Enroute Situational Awareness Blue Force Tracking
Electronic Flight Bag (all rated crewmembers with growth path to all crewmembers)
Commercial tablet computer with Army mobile data management Digital DoD FLIP Enroute Situational Awareness Mission planning and execution
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Aircrew Situational Awareness
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Situational Awareness Solutions
The Air SS increases the aircrew’s ability to more rapidly detect and process information including
Aircraft systems Threat and friendly forces Operating environment Mission data
Computer Display System (CDS)
Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) with enhanced flight symbology(interim solution
supporting test depicted, final material solution TBD)
Improved HGU-56/P Rotary Wing Helmet
(RWH)
Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
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Systems Integration and Training
Cockpit Academic Procedural Trainer-Heads Up Display (CAPT-HUD)
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Summary
Air SS enhances Army aircrew survivability and mission effectiveness through increased aircrew Situational Awareness and reduced soldier load
Initial issue of the Soldier kit supporting deploying aviation units is underway
First platform operational test (UH-60L) begins in Feb 18 followed closely by UH-60M and CH-47F flight test
Full Rate Production and fielding begins late FY18
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Questions?