A125932 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE SUPPORTING DATA FOR FISCAL YEAR|'1984 BUDGET ESTIMATES © SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS JANUARY 31, 1983
<a Program Element: #65807F ‘ Title: Test and Evaluation Support | DOD Miaaion Ares: #451 - Major Ranges and Test Facilities Rudget Activity: £6 - Defense-wide Mission Support comaunications, utilities, comtractor services, supplies and equipment and up-keep of existing facilities to provide the frdustrial funded teat bage required for competenr and credible test and evaluation. (4). (UG) Program to Coepierion: Thies is a continuing prograr. C. (0): Major Kilestones: Net Applicable. 11. (UY PROJECT OVER $10 MILLION IN PY 1984: (0) Project: (2114 - 4940eW Teey Wing): A. (0) Project Description: The 4950th Test Wing, Aeronautical Systeme Division, Weight-Pattereon AFB OH, serforms flight teste of aircraft and airborne systems, supports space vehicle tracking for the Spsce Division and other DOD and National Aeronautics and Space Administration agencies, and operates the Air Force Systems Command's (AFSC) major Class II aircraft modification facility. Flight tests have varied froa evaluations of an airborne sidefiring cannon to in- vestigation of state-of-the-art airborne laser systems and night attack sensors. The Wing has che capability to conduct full-scale engineering evaluations, sirborne inatrumentation and data reduction, Clasa II aircrafe modification and extensive technical photo documentation. Se@eing out of -25 oversess baces, the Advanced Ranga Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA) fleet of seven aircraft provide telemetry support for the NASA and DOD misef{le launches out of Cape Canaveral, FL, and Vandenberg AFB, CA. The Deputy Commander for Aircraft Modification accomplishes mechanical and electronic modifications to AFSC test aircraft to support flight test programa. Fabrication support is salao provided to the Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories. The Wing possesses functional managerial responsibility for Class Ii Aircraft Modification policy chroughout AFSC. RK. (U) Progren Accoaplishwents sad Future Efforts: (1) (U) FY 1982 Accomplishmenzs: Plight t2st accomplishments include Airborne Laser Laboratory (which is a continuing C-135 program thru FY 87), Tactical Bietatic Redar (a joint C-130/C-135 test program), Croaseye ECM (# C-135 test bed warning cradar system for SAC B-52's), SABRE CROSS (contraccor-funded T-39 test bed advanced radar proposed for the F-16 and B-1), Little/Big Crow (a joint T-39/C-135 teat bed aircraft modified to support the Arsy Patriot prograa - electronic jamaing capability), and MERLA (which is a ¢-135 test bed aircraft supporting a classified SAC program). Twenty projects received Clase II modifications in 7¥Y é2. Big Crow (C-135) deployed to Europe to support two NATO exer- cises. ARIA support of DOD and NASA wissile/space vehicie launch telemetry and Air Launched Cruise Missile prograss continued. ‘Two of the Aim £0-2325e were reengined using JT-3D engines from the Boeing 707-100 series AFLC engine donor program. As 4 result of the DOD directed” Strategic Systems Test Support Study, the ARIA Phased Array Telenetry Antenna Syatem (APATS) was terminated. The 4950th Test Wing obtained a Computer Aided Design (CAD) capability. Work continues on incorporating a Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) capability. (2) (U) FY 1983 Program: Plight test programs to be supported include SABRE CROSS, Infrared Propercies/ Aerospace Radio Propagation (which are two continuing Air Force Geophysics Laboratory projects on dedicated C-i35 air- craft), Airborne Laser Laboratory, Aircraft Navigation System Verification (which.are C-141/C-130 compatible palletized f f: s 962 Bcf
Program Element: #65807F Title: Test and Evaluation Division DOD Mission Area: #451 - Major Ranges and Test Facilities Budget Activity: #6 - Defense-wide Mission Support systems used to check out navigation systems at Ilolloman AFB, NM), NAVSTAR and ALCM. Also ARIA will continue to support telemetry tracking coverage requirements of varioue Army, Navy, Air Force, and NASA projects to include both tactical and strategic testing. Work will accelerate on the Wing's CAD/CAM program. Wing operation/maintenance crews will conti- nue proficiency training on the C-18A aircraft. Increased C~18A training flights wtll exercise the logistics support ability of the aircraft system. Extensive aircraft modification continues on the EC-18BR/ARIA conversion. Empheeis will be piaced on the special procedures used for certain emali test programs which will expedite the Class IX aircraft modifi- cation procedure for these selected progress, (3) (U) FY 1984 Planned Program and Rasis for FY 1984 RDOT&R Request: Maintain efforts on continuing flight test and ARIA suprort of DOD and NASA programs. Continue RTO and PTO support for epecified, future DOD flight tec: pro- Brags. Use of integrated CAD/CAM system to conduct engineering design and fabrication of Class IY aircraft aodification ais anticipated. With the programmed increase in the 4950th Test Wing manpower, less Class II aircraft modification pro- ee fects will be contracted for engineering design, manufacturing, and installation. Prototype EC-18B/ARIA conversion will be accomplished a>4 flight testing started. Two more EC-18B/ARIA converaions will be underway. The ARIA fleet will eventually consist cf six C-t83 and two BC°t3SE (JT-3D reengined EC-135 A-Hodel ARIA). The Wing will wawre-<dieend TRIDGAT steetegic- testing support in Broad Ocean Areas in the Pacific and Atlantic areas. (4) (U) Program to Completion: This is a continuing progras. C. (U) Major Milestones: Not applicable. .