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“Salute To Joint Warfighting”

United States Air Force. “Salute To Joint Warfighting”. 18 November 2004 42 nd Annual Targets, UAVs, And Ranges Symposium. Thomas J. Robillard, SES-2 Director, Air-to-Air Missile Wing Eglin AFB, FL. This Briefing Is Unclassified. Overview. Air-to-Air Missile Wing PEO / DAC Restructure

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“Salute To Joint Warfighting”

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  1. United States Air Force “Salute To Joint Warfighting” 18 November 200442nd Annual Targets, UAVs, And Ranges Symposium Thomas J. Robillard, SES-2 Director, Air-to-Air Missile Wing Eglin AFB, FL This Briefing Is Unclassified

  2. Overview • Air-to-Air Missile Wing • PEO / DAC Restructure • Air-to-Air Missile Wing Mission • Aerial Targets Interest Areas • Challenges Of Training • Interoperability/Portability • Way Ahead • Summary

  3. Air Armament Center Aerial Targets SQDN Lt Col Shaun House, Commander Chief Engr: Ed Stricklin Lethal SEAD SQDN Mr Len Iannuzzo, Director Chief Engr: Otto Martinez MALD SQDN Ms Ann Harbaugh, Director Chief Engr: Joel Ankerson Air to Air International Support SQDN Dr John Corley, Director Chief Engr: Chris Pfledderer Special Projects SQDN Lt Col Bryan Scruggs, Commander Chief Engr: Mel Duval Short Range Missile Detachment Lt Col Antlfinger**, Commander Chief Engr: Bill White ** as of 26 Jul YAX YAI Air-to-Air Missile Wing Mr. Thomas J. Robillard, SES, Wing Director Col Mitch Dantzler, Vice Wing Commander Mr. Pasquale Gambatese, Navy Program Director Capt Summer Clovis, Executive Officer Capt Ted Bloink, Executive Officer (19 Jul) Ms Kim McCain, Wing Secretary Ms Debra Chase, Navy Secretary Mr. K Watson - Technical Director 883-0255 Mr. J. Buch - Navy Technical Director 883-0257 Ms. D. McPhail - Director, Finance 883-0304 Mr. G. Williams - Director, Contracting 883-0264 Mr. R. Guidry - Director, Test 883-0171 Ms D Staples - Director, Security 883-0505 Ms. D. Steeg - Director, IT Operations 883-0260 Lt Col J. Bruns - Director, Logistics 883-0146 Lt Col J Robertson* - Dir, Ops/ Personnel 882-3531 * As of 26 Jul YA Med Range Air Interceptor Missile Group Lt Col J. Fulton, Commander Tech Dir: Gregg Costabile Special Application Systems Group Lt Col Jim Anderson, Commander Tech Dir: Doug Nation YAZ YAW Med Range Air Interceptor Development SQDN Lt Col Tim Morris, Commander Chief Engr: Greg Hanson Med Range Air Interceptor Production SQDN Mr Tom Hancock, Director Chief Engr: Joel Knight YAA YAD YAP YAQ YAM YA9 3

  4. Air-to-Air Missile Wing Mission • Cradle-to-Grave Management Of USAF, Navy, Army, and Allied Forces' Highest Priority Counterair Systems • Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile • Follow-on Sidewinder • HARM Targeting System • Full-scale and Subscale Aerial Targets • Miniature Air Launched Decoy • Special Programs Standup Charts - 29 Sep 2003 (77847) 4

  5. VDOPS AAC/YAAAerial Target Squadron Portfolio TCS • Air Superiority Target (AST) • BQM-167A (AFSAT) • Vector Doppler Scorer (VDOPS) • Target Control Systems (TCS) • QF-4 Full-Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) BQM-167A AST QF-4

  6. Aerial TargetsInterest Areas • Current/Projected Full-Scale Aerial Target Inventory • Long-term Viability of F-4s…Need For Air Superiority Target • Projected Subscale Inventory • Viability of Target Control • Scoring…Frequencies For Sensors And Transponders

  7. Begin AST Study Contract Award 1st Del Prod Decision Development(SDD) Production Milestone Requirement Definition/Contract Prep Phase Out/In Mission Transfer Program Events Operation Full-scale Aerial TargetPlanning Summary FY05 FY06 FY15 FY16 FY20 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY21 3 Year QF-4 Life Extension with NWDS/Remaining RF-4C QF-4 E/G/RF/NWDS AST Contract Award FY08 As of: 12 Oct 04

  8. Preferred Ops Qty Subscale Inventory Levels AFSAT Buys LRIP (Aug 04) (10 EA)Lot 1 FRP (Mar 05) (37 EA) Existing Subscales Cum AFSAT Production Cum Subscale Inventory Subscale Targets RAA Final LRIP Delivery Final FRP Delivery FAAT Assumes USAF kill rate of 40/yr and all FMS/Navy/Army assets killed in year delivered

  9. Target ControlInfrastructure Limitations • Target Control • Aging Infrastructure • Not GPS-based • Operating Frequency Concerns • Telemetry • Higher Data Rates And Smaller Size Required In Future • Telemetry Instrumentation Kit For Use On Multiple Platforms • Bandwidth • Less Frequencies Available For DoD Creates Need For Spectrally Efficient Devices And Systems • Scoring • Better Accuracy And Reliability At Lower Cost • GPS-based • Encryption • Devices Required With Higher Throughput And Shorter Delay

  10. Target ScoringVDOPS • Transmit Receive Interface Module (TRIM) • Enhanced Antenna Array For QF-4 • Standard Beginning On Lot 9 Deliveries • Frequency Migration • Limited Space On S-band • Studying Migration Of Scoring Frequency To C-band • Small Results (Allows For One Additional Frequency Allocation) • Leaves TM Frequency At S-Band To Compete With Missile TMs • Bandwidth Must Be Managed Better

  11. Challenges Of Training/Testing • Training Units Do Not Have Instrumented Aircraft • Precludes Collecting Weapon/Aircraft Integration Data • Developmental Testing • Requires Precise Runs Which Are Contrary To The Operational Training Requirements Of Flexibility • Tight Schedule To Meet Critical Decision Milestones • Cannot Afford To Line Up With Training Deployments • Ever Expanding Footprint • How Much Testing Is Required? • Modeling And Simulation

  12. Interoperability/Portability • Interoperability • Competition For Range Space/Availability • Army, Navy, and Air Force • Cost Savings • Perception Of Inefficiency • Portability • Limit To Flexibility • Certain Tests Can Be Conducted Only At Specified Locations

  13. Way Ahead • Joint Planning • Training And Testing • Eliminate Competition For Assets And Range Capability • Commonality Among Services • Targets • Infrastructure • Creates A Flexible Testing/Training Environment • Possible Cost Savings In Danger Of Making Ourselves Irrelevant

  14. Summary • Number Of Challenges • Interoperability Is Essential For Future Success • Focus To Support Our Warfighters

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