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AF Test and Evaluation Session II: Test Requirements Aerial Targets

AF Test and Evaluation Session II: Test Requirements Aerial Targets. Mr. David Hamilton Deputy Director of Test and Evaluation Phone: 703-697-4774 or DSN 227-4774 E-mail: David.Hamilton2@pentagon.af.mil NDIA, Palm Springs, CA, 18 Nov 2003. Full & Sub-scale Aerial Targets Overview.

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AF Test and Evaluation Session II: Test Requirements Aerial Targets

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  1. AF Test and Evaluation Session II: Test Requirements Aerial Targets Mr. David Hamilton Deputy Director of Test and Evaluation Phone: 703-697-4774 or DSN 227-4774 E-mail: David.Hamilton2@pentagon.af.mil NDIA, Palm Springs, CA, 18 Nov 2003

  2. Full & Sub-scale Aerial Targets Overview • 2 locations -- Tyndall AFB and Holloman AFB (WSMR) • 20 x QF-4s required to maintain full-time test capability at each operating location • HQ USAF/TEP manages kill authorizations (KAs) • “Honest broker” among all requestors • Non-OSD Oversight programs reduced to near zero • Navy wants AF to support all Navy QF-4 tests • Navy QF-4 operations end June ‘04 • MOA in coordination for Navy use of AF QF-4s • Accelerated depletion of QF-4s

  3. QF-4 Operational Inventory (EOY)with FY04 Congressional Plus-up AAC/WMRA Last QF-4 delivered in Jul 2012, inventory depleted Jul 2012 } Living hand-to-mouth • Assumes USAF kill rate of 25/yr and all FMS/Navy/Army assets killed in year delivered -- Exception: USAF allowed only 23 kills in FY11 and 20 kills in FY12 • Inventory reflects current FY04 President Budget and FY 04 Congressional Plus-up of $6.4M • FY10 = last production lot buy (20 for USAF)…last expected delivery = July 2012 as of: 9 Nov 03

  4. Future Challenges Aerial Targets/Drones • Inventory management of KA Requests while meeting AF and Navy test requirements • QF-4 replacement - Air Superiority Target (AST) • AST will be a more current, threat representative and capable target • F-16s in boneyard to be “fenced” until decision is made • Air Force Sub-scale Aerial Target - (AFSAT) • BQM-167 sub-scale replacing BQM-34/MQM-107 • Required Assets Available in FY06

  5. Resources: Defense Test Resource Management Center (DTRMC) AFMC Restructuring (Developmental T&E Center) Potential BRAC F/A-22, JSF Spiral Development Aerial Targets Technological: Hypersonics Directed Energy Chem Bio Interoperability Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Test Enabling Network Architecture (TENA) Spectrum Allocation Unmanned vehicles Predator Global Hawk UCAV Current Events in TE

  6. Session II: Test Requirements Speakers • Mr. David Grow(Assistant Project Manager for Test, Training and Technology Integration, US Army) • “Army Testing and Training Requirements – Using An Automated Tool” • Mr. Eric Saikin(Project Director, Advanced Technology Testing Team, US Navy) • “Meeting Aerial Targets Requirements using Low Earth Orbit Satellites” • Mr. Louis Lassard(Test Resource Manager, Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force, US Navy) • “Operational Testing Aerial Resources Requirements: What Future T&E Will Demand”

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