37th Air Armament Symposium
5th Generation Air Armament
4 October 2011
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Kenneth D. Merchant, Maj Gen, USAF Program Executive Officer for Weapons
Commander, Air Armament Center
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Context for 2011 Symposium
The future of 5th Generation Air Armament • Change • Reduced Budgets = Program Cancellations • Smaller Workforce • Increased Competition • Increased Collaboration for Better Business Deals • Increased Focus on Process Improvement • Increased Focus on Leadership
Overview
• Team Eglin
• Progress Since Last Year
• Challenge for the next two days
Symposium: Venue For Successful Collaboration
Mr. Randy Brown
AAC/EB
Col Anthony Comtois 919 SOW
ACC
Col Andrew Toth
33 FW
Col David Hicks 53 WG
Col Colin Miller 46 TW
Col Sal Nodjomian
96 ABW
AFSOC
Maj Gen Kenneth Merchant
AAC/CC
Mr. Randy
ACCAFSOC AETC
Team Eglin Leadership
Dr. Bruce Simpson AAC/CA
Brig Gen David Harris
AAC/CV
Brig Gen
Eglin hosts 5 Air Force Wings and all DoD Services
Maj Gen
Col Colin Col David
New AAC Commander
• Previous Job: Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, IL
• Primary background in acquisition &
program management Third tour at Eglin: Hard Target Attack,
EO/IR A-G Wpns, Area Attack SPD
AMRAAM & Armament/Ordnance PEM F-22 Airframe & U&S IPT Lead Wing & Gp/CC, Hanscom AFB Vice Commander, Ogden ALC
PACAF/CC Exec & CAG Chief
Eglin Workforce
• ~17.5K Employees
• ~11K AD Dependents
• ~41K Retired Military
• $2.5 B Economic Impact*
*FY 2009
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AFOTEC Det 2
NAVY EOD SCHOOL
COAST GUARD
AFRL MUNITIONS
20th SPCS
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
AFSOC (919th and 1st SOW)
ARMY RANGERS ARMY
7th SFG
JOINT DEPLOYABLE ANALYSIS TEAM
EGLIN
TEAM
53rd WING
33rd WING
AIR ARMAMENT CENTER
AAC Mission
To develop, acquire, and test war-winning weapons. We deliver state-of-the-art weapons to the warfighter, provide top quality installation support to all AAC and tenant units, and serve as
responsible stewards of our resources.
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The Weapons Life Cycle
Developmental and Operational Test and Evaluation
Training Future Pilots, Maintainers, EOD Personnel and others
Training Testing Acquisition Technology
Science and Technology with AFRL and others
Product Support and Weapon Lifecycle Development
Transition Technology to Weapon Systems and Provide War Winning Capabilities On Time, On Cost
AFRL Munitions Directorate
MISSION: Lead the discovery, development, integration, and
transition of affordable precision engagement technologies for our air, space, and cyberspace force.
AAC Scope of Operations
1 of 3 AFMC Product Centers
Aeronautical Systems Center
Electronic Systems Center
1 of 3 AFMC Test Centers
Arnold Engineering Development Center
46 TS Det 2, Lackland AFB
46 TW OL, Hill AFB JSF SPO, Crystal City,
VA
46 TW OL, Beale AFB
Flt Ops Oversight, Greenville, TX Flt Ops
Oversight, Melbourne, FL
46 TG Directed Energy, Kirtland AFB
46 TG Det 1, White Sands Missile
Range
46 TG Holloman High Speed Test Track, Holloman AFB
46 TG, Wright-Patterson AFB
46 TS Det 1, Hanscom AFB
18 operating locations
46 TW OL, Peterson AFB
413 FLTS Det 1, Nellis AFB
Flight Ops Oversight, Seattle,
WA
46 TW/STRATCOM, Offutt AFB
46 TW OL, Gunter Annex
Air Armament Center
46 Test Wing (AAC)
Air Armament Center
46 Test Wing (AAC)
AF Flight Test Center
Air Armament Center, Eglin AFB
413 FLTS, Hurlburt Field
AAC Land and Water Ranges
724 Sq Miles of Land Range 123,000 Sq Miles of Water Range 134,000 Sq Miles of Airspace
Largest Element in DoD’s MRTFB Structure
AAC Strategic Test Assets
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McKinley Climatic Lab
(Eglin)
Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic
Systems (Eglin)
Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility
(Eglin)
Command and Control Test Facility
(Eglin)
Holloman High Speed Test Track
(New Mexico)
Mobile & Fixed Targets
(Eglin)
National Radar Cross- Section Test Facility
(New Mexico)
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Navigation and Guidance Test Facility
(New Mexico)
Navy EOD School
Training officers and enlisted personnel of the U.S. Navy, Marine
Corps, Army, Air Force, certain DoD civilian personnel and select
international military students
Air Force Special Operations
MISSION: Present combat ready Air Force Special
Operations Forces to conduct and support global special
operations missions
53rd Wing
MISSION: Develop, test and evaluate advanced weapons, systems and
tactics to perfect the lethality, survivability and sustainability of our
nation’s combat forces
33rd Fighter Wing
MISSION: to train Air Force, Marine, Navy and international
partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II
Other Associate Units
6th Ranger Training Battalion Air Force Operational Test
and Evaluation Center Defense Threat
Reduction Agency
U.S. Coast Guard, Station Destin
Joint Deployable Analysis Team
7th Special Forces Group
Mission Support to the Warfighter
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Strategic Priorities
20 Reduce Waste and
Conserve Resources
Deliver War Winning Weapons Systems
Protect and Effectively Manage Eglin’s Air, Land,
and Sea Capabilities for DoD Missions
Recruit, Train, and Retain a High Performing
Workforce
Nurture and Protect our People and Families
Overview
• Team Eglin
• Progress Since Last Year
• Challenge for the next two days
Symposium: Venue For Successful Collaboration
Systems Engineering (SE) Initiative
• Gov’t - Industry Systems Engineering (SE) Team – Developed/Implemented SE Request For Proposal (RFP)
Guide • Promotes incorporation of critical SE processes and practices as
key consideration in bidders’ proposals • Provides SE RFP training materials for Gov’t Team
– Study: SE Best Practices For Air Launched Tactical Weapon Quick Response Capability (QRC) Programs
• Highlighted SE lessons learned from successful QRCs • Emphasizes best SE practices for program success
96 ABW Accomplishments
• Deployed 3,997 Team Eglin personnel since FY09
• 96 MDG partnered with the VA to increase outpatient visits 220% and inpatient admissions 185% - provides critical experience for medical personnel
• Hosted a Miami Heat event, giving 1.5K Team Eglin members a chance to meet members of the NBA team
• The new Fisher House has hosted 179 family members since its opening in October
• Executed $1.1 billion dollars in construction in support of Base Realignment and Closure Beddown of the JSF and 7 SFG(A)
• AF Benchmark for ―Enhanced Use Lease‖ program…most recent
success—negotiated Phases 2 & 3 of the Mid-bay Bridge connector road garnered $20.5M for Eglin AFB projects
46 TW Accomplishments • 669 Programs in Test, Planning, or Reporting; Completed 3,500+ test/trng
msns
• Dragon Spear: Completed DT in weaponizing MC-130Ws with EO/IR sensors, stand-off precision guided munitions, and 30mm gun- #1 SOCOM CMNS
• Accomplished multiple live ground tests; including MOP, Griffin & SDB II
• Supported US Navy Tomahawk cruise missile and Trident SLBM tests
• Completed integration test flights to arm the F-15E with the JASSM
• Combined DT/OT testing to evaluate the B-1B’s mobile strike capability with
laser guided, GPS/INS guided, and unguided munitions
• Continued testing of the $500M Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhanced, bringing multiple capability enhancements derived from a current UON.
• Tested the Advanced Precision-Kill Weapon System to demonstrate the utility of a laser guided 2.75-inch aircraft rocket system for use on the A-10C
New on Base Buildings 632, 633 & 634 Renovated Adv’d Warheads Research Center 7SFG Access Control Point 7SFG Group Headquarters 3rd Battalion Operations Facilities JSF Dining Facility F-35 Utility Infrastructure Upgrades F-35 Add/Alter Joint Reprogramming
Facility F-35 Student Dormitory JSF Squad OPS/AMU Hangars JSF Academic Training Center Renovated three buildings for JSF
New Eglin Field House New Playground Equipment Indoor Baffle Range New Dental Clinic New Bike Trails New PT Pads Converted Base Theater to Eglin
Enlisted Heritage Hall 2 Child Care Centers Renovated Eglin Club Youth Center Expansion
Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) FY11 Successes
– FY11: Delivered 13,000 Fuzes – 4,874 Combat Drops
Government / Industry Team Delivering Capability to the Warfighter
Approximately 5,000 Combat Drops Operations: ENDURING FREEDOM / IRAQI FREEDOM / ODYSSEY DAWN
(JDAM & JPF)
– FY11: Delivered 8,000 Units – 5,000 Combat Drops – Proven Ability to End Combat Engagements!
• JDAM
• JPF
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Armament Directorate Accomplishments
• AMRAAM – Inventory availability increases to 91%; above JSOR requirement of 90% – 3rd AIM-120D DT/OT shot successfully executed – Lot 25 Production Contract Award; $647M; 528 Missiles
• JDAM team utilized the Navy Direct Attack Moving Target Capability (DAMTC) contract – Met USAF UON sensor requirements – Delivered initial sensors to the AOR three months early
• JASSM – JASSM Baseline Lot 9 contract award; 200 Missiles – JASSM-ER Milestone C approval and LRIP
• MALD-J MS-C Production Decision • Med Caliber Ammunition
– Awarded Firm Fixed-Price contract for 3,400 rounds of 25mm for the F-35 • SDB I
– Completed F-22/SDB I integration & commenced F-16 Integration Testing – Conducted Operational Assessment of SDB I from MC-130W
• SDB II – Completed Critical Design Review (Jan 11) and post-CDR Report– Successfully completed 13 multi-effects warhead tests – Completed F-15E separation wind tunnel test demonstrating benign release chars
• QF-16 – Successfully completed Critical Design Review
Bomb Live Unit (BLU) -129/B Precision Lethality MK-82 Successes
• Completed design, development, and IOC Developmental Testing • Completed Operational Utility Evaluation
– suitable & effective with improvements over Mk-82 • Certified warhead with JDAM/LJDAM guidance kits on:
– A-10 – F-15E – F-16
• AAC/CC fielding recommendation made and 48 warheads delivered to AOR • Completed integration on B-1 and MQ-9 objective platforms • Started GBU-12 integration activities
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Overview
• Team Eglin
• Progress Since Last Year
• Challenge for the next two days
Symposium: Venue For Successful Collaboration
AFMC providing support across the Family of Systems Approach
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Family of Systems ApproachFamily of Systems ApproachFamily of Systems Approach
JASSM
SDB II NGM
MALD
HTM
NKCE NGM
MALD
LRSO
Next Generation Long Range Strike Next Generation Hard Targets
NGMNGM
Next Generation Air Superiority Next Generation Technology 96ABW-2011-0108
Acquisition & Support Challenges • Anticipated decline in Defense budgets will strain our acquisition system
– Must find ways to reduce development and production costs – Need industries help to reduce costs on every program – Explore opportunities for international partnering on future developments
• Take advantage of economies of scale--FMS partners are key enablers – Focus added attention on work force & process management
• Program will require better restraint wrt requirements – Today, system requirements flow from many directions – Weapons development timelines do not meet requirements or the threat – Quick reaction efforts are not part of the weapon’s road maps
• Making weapons adaptable & precise – Weapons must be effective in rapidly changing employment scenarios – Selectable effects
• From low collateral damage to HE • Successful against a broad array of targets, stationary and moving & all weather
– Increased use of modularity and scalability • Enables multiple employment options/effects using common munition • JDAM weapon family is excellent model 31
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