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Improved F-16 WeaponSystem Effectiveness
Dan WillemsDan Willems
Ogden ALC (OOOgden ALC (OO--ALC/MASFD)ALC/MASFD)
DSN 777DSN 777--6136, dan.willems hill.af.mil6136, dan.willems@hill.af.mil
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Block 25/30/32 F-16Past, Present, and Future
Past (Desert Storm) No precision weapon capability except for AGM-65 (Maverick)
Limited to dropping unguided (dumb) bombs Position accuracy limited by ground aligned Ring Laser Gyro
Present (Operations Enduring Freedom/Southern Watch) Assortment of laser guided weapons (GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-24)
LANTIRN and Litening targeting pod capabilities
GPS based position and time accuracies
Time critical targeting and weapon employment data shared via datalink
Future (within next 3-4 years) Inertially aided munitions (JDAM, WCMD)
Next generation targeting pods (Sniper)
More off board sensor/targeting/employment info via data link(Gateway)
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OEF/OSW Overview
Air Force Reserve units deployed in support of OSW 10 jets, ~250 personnel
Carswell, Hill, Homestead, and Luke AFB units
OSW 178 Hours / 120 sorties
OEF 1889 flight hours / 198 sorties (9.5+ average sortie duration) Converted to Software Capability Upgrade 4.0 in theater
GBU-12s, GBU-10s, GBU-24s, 20mm, 2.75 WP
24 hour per day/7 days per week operations Overall Mission Capable rate of 85.66%
300 weapons / 94% hit rate
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Typical Day
Mission briefing 3+00 prior to takeoff
Takeoff 3+15 prior to on-station time
3+15 flight time to get there
In-flight refueling prior to combat zone
4+00 on-station
Patrol Kill Container or work with Forward Air Controller
More in-flight refueling
3+15 RTB
9+30 average sortie
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Big Picture
MOHALAB
BAHRAIN
UAE
228.0
CRC West
OmanRed Crown
AEW South
AEW North
Average 3+15 One WayAverage 3+15 One Way
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The Right Stuff
Embedded GPS/INS accuracy Tight navigation system over long distances
Precise coordinates for locating targets, pointing on-boardsensors, delivering weapons
Targeting Pod FLIR or CCD for night and day effectiveness
Laser spot tracker allowed real time targeting from SpecialOps personnel in the target area
Laser marker to pinpoint targets from the air
Data Link Cooperative lasing extended TGP usefulness
Pass precise target coordinates G-A, A-A, A-G
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DL Cooperative Lasing
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Targeting With CCD
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Laser Spot Tracker
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Laser Marker
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Keys To Success
Know The War Fighter You Support Allow war fighters vision for employing weapon system to
drive project requirements
Program Leadership/Management Aggressively communicate and pursue schedule/budgetary
goals but stay flexible
Advocate but be willing to beg forgiveness later
Engineering Processes Software Capability Maturity Model processes work
Strong Configuration Management is absolutely essential
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Real Time Targeting
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Precision Targeting:Before
DMPI
DMPI
DMPI
DMPI
DMPI
DMPI
DMPI
DMPI
DMPI
8 x
DMPIs
Mosque
Zahir Sahi Qila
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Precision Targeting:After
8 x Buildings
Destroyed
Support Building
Destroyed
2 x BuildingsDestroyed
Support BuildingDestroyed
3 x Buildings
Destroyed
3 x Buildings
Destroyed
Mosque
No Damage
Zahir Sahi Qila
5 Dec
N
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