Air Force Aerial Targets Contributions to Transformation

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Air Force Aerial TargetsContributions to
Transformation
United States Air Force
15-19 November 2004 NDIA Symposium
Exhibition Charleston, South Carolina

• Maj Shaun House
• Director, Aerial Targets Systems
• Eglin AFB, FL

Overall Classification of This Briefing is
Unclassified
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Overview

• Background
• Product Groups
• Full-scale Aerial Targets
• Subscale Aerial Targets
• Target Support Systems
• The Way Ahead

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Aerial Target Systems

• Airborne aircraft designed to replicate threat
  aircraft systems
• Enemy fighter aircraft
• Enemy cruise missiles
• Required per Public Law, Title 10, US Code 2366
• New / improved weapon systems are required to
  demonstrate lethality prior to production
• Also required for USAF air-to-air weapon system
  evaluation program (WSEP)
• Used to validate performance of DOD ground-air
  and air-air missile/aircraft systems
• Must emulate performance, signatures,
  countermeasures (infrared and electronic attack)

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Background

• The entire Air Force Aerial Targets team provides
  
• Realistic threat-representative aircraft
  presentations
• The target itself
• The ability to control the target in the air
• Launch, recovery, maintenance, repair
• The Aerial Targets System Directorate
• Develops, procures and sustains aerial targets
  and related systems

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Aerial Targets Organizations
OO-ALC
DOTE/STR AF/TESAF/AQ
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Hill AFB UT
Sacramento, CA
Washington DC
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Mojave, CA
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Davis-Monthan AFB AZ
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HQ ACC
Langley AFB, VA
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Pt Mugu/ Fullerton, CA
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Holloman AFB NM
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Robins AFB GA
WR-ALC
San Diego,CA
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NAWC
AMARC
Eglin AFB FL
Tyndall AFB FL
WSMR
53d WEG
53d Wing
BAE Flight Systems Composite Engineering
Inc Northrop Grumman Ryan Aero Lockheed
Martin Cartwright Electronics MicroSystems Microtu
rbo QRC
Eglin Gulf Range
Aerial Targets Systems
96th CG
46th TW
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Who Are Our Customers?
SHOOTERS
OPERATORS
MAINTAINERS
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Where We Fit In
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AAC/YAA Aerial Targets Systems
Maj Shaun D House Director
EN-Mr Robert E Stricklin Chief Engineer/ Deputy
Program Director
Acquisition Projects / Director Support TAMS
Tiffany Haertelt
SY- Maj Steve Lundquist Military Deputy Director
Administrative Assistant ELE George Dollson
Subscale Systems SY Maj S Lundquist
Functional Staff
Logistics/ Configuration- Data SY Vicki
Waterman
Target Support Systems SY Everett Eblen
Full-scale Systems SY Kenneth Hislop
AFSAT SY Capt Blair
Morris SY Linda Wong SY
Tiffany Bray (PA) EN
David Walthall EN James Robison EN
2Lt Dekelbaum TAMS
Lisa Gamon TAMS Tom Brocato
TAMS Stacy Winburn TAMS
John Nash TAMS Paul
McShane TAMS Tiffany Haertelt TEAS
Scott Dunkle TEAS Maurice
Hutton TEAS Tom Moore
Logistics GS-12 - Linda Wong GS-11 - Tiffany
Bray (PA) TAMS Nyla McCurley TAMS Greg
McKeown TAMS Paul McShane TAMS Steve Baca
Contract Support Team
QF-4 SY Capt Mike Mowry EN
Glenn Ragsdale TAMS Walt Guthrie TAMS
Steve Baca TAMS Stan Zalace TAMS
Harry Brannam TAMS Stacy WinburnTAMS
Tiffany Haertelt TEAS Dick Cook TEAS
Brent Smith TEAS Gene McCormack TEAS
Brad Ludwig TEAS Eddie Sutton
GRDCS SY - Everett Eblen EN -
Jim Lefebvre TAMS - Nyla McCurley
PK Capt Lawrence Kokocha PK Leanne Green
PK Karen Wagner
MSTCS SY - Everett Eblen EN -
Jim Lefebvre TAMS - Nyla McCurley
Financial Support Team
FM Jo-An Williams TAMS Ingrid Phillips
GFE/GFP Manager TAMS - Greg McKeown
Scoring Systems SY 1Lt Mike
Berruti TAMS Stan Zalace TAMS
Nyla McCurley
Test Manager Support TAMS Rich Girardin
Technical Orders TAMS - Billy Ondrusek
TAMS Pete Starkis
AST SY 1Lt Fred Shaw EN James
LeFebvre TAMS Walt Guthrie TAMS Stacy
WinburnTAMS Tiffany Haertelt TAMS Steve
Baca TEAS Brent Smith TEAS John Martel

EA/IR Payload Systems SY 1Lt Fred
Shaw TAMS Nyla McCurley
Configuration / Data Mgmt GS-12
Kathy Fuszner TEAS Susan Brock TEAS
Donna Buttermore TEAS Lane Clarke TEAS
Steve Jenkins TEAS Amy Simoneaux
As of 1 Oct 04
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Overview

• Background
• Product Groups
• Full-scale Aerial Targets
• Subscale Aerial Targets
• Target Support Systems
• The Way Ahead

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Full-scale Aerial Targets
QF-4
AST
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QF-4 Full-Scale Aerial Target (FSAT)
Program Manager Capt Mike Mowry Systems
Engineer Mr. Glenn Ragsdale
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QF-4 Full-Scales
Key Features

• Safe Operation Provided By
• Automatic Flight Control System in Primary and
  Backup Modes
• Ground Control and Relay Via Line-of-Sight
  Up-link or Relay Through Airborne Tracking
  Instrumentation System Aircraft
• Eglin Gulf Range and WSMR
• Reliable/Effective Flight Termination System
  (Automatic and Manual Fail-safe Fast Destruct,
  Orbit Destruct, and Destruct Receiver Capability)

Program Schedule
Key Enabler for Multiple Strategies
- Assures warfighters that weapon systems perform
adequately against threat-representative
targets -- Satisfies public law Title 10 Live
Fire/Lethality developmental/operational
test requirements -- Validates operational
missile/weapon system effectiveness, fighter
OFP updates, etc. -- Supersonic, high-G,
heavy-payload capability - Meets USAF, Army,
Navy, allies test requirements - Refurbed F-4
aircraft (by AMARC), droned by BAE

• Lot 7 Option (12)AF Feb
  01
• Lot 8 Option (12)AF Feb
  02
• Lot 9 Option (24)13 AF/6 FMS/5 Navy Apr 03
• Follow-on contract (16)12 AF/4 Navy Apr 04
• Lot 11 Dec 04

Includes 4 FMS pay backs
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QF-4 FSAT Program Schedule
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
Deliveries Lot 6 Deliveries, Lot 7
Award/deliveries, Lot 8 Award/Deliveries, Lot 9
(to Include Redesign) New Contract
Award Deliveries, Lot 10 Award/Deliveries, Lot
11 Deliveries, Lot 12-15
(Feb 02 Exercise/Aug 03-Sep 04 Deliveries)
(Apr 03/Sep 04- Oct 05)
(Apr 04)
(Aug 05-Jul 06)
(Feb 05/Aug 06-Jul 07)
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QF-4 Concern Areas

• Near-term operational inventory shortfalls
• Good News
• Aggressive management of kill authorizations by
  AF/TE has helped alleviate shortfall
• Bad News
• Has come at expense of subscale inventory
• Availability of F-4 airframes long term
• Engineering support for 30 year old aircraft no
  longer in inventory

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AF/Navy Predicted EOY Inventory
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Supporting Other Services Requirements

• Navy (and allies) requirements will accelerate
  depletion of F-4 inventory from AMARC
• Impact We require follow-on FSAT (AST)

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Air Superiority Target(AST)
Capability Description
KPP Threshold
Objective - Airspeed/15kft -Minimum
250KCAS 200
KCAS -Maximum 1.7M
1.85M - Formation
Flight 2,3,4 Targets
--- - Payload Carriage
2,500lbs 5000lbs - Flight
Termination Auto/Manual
--- - Interoperability
Satisfy all critical IERS ---
AST
Program Manager 1Lt Fred Shaw
Schedule (TBD)
System Information
- Assures warfighters that weapon systems perform
adequately against threat-representative
targets -- Satisfies Public law Title 10 Live
Fire/Lethality developmental/operational
test requirements -- Validates operational
missile/weapon system effectiveness, fighter
OFP updates, etc. -- Supersonic, high-G,
heavy-payload capability - Meets USAF, Army,
Navy, allies test requirements - Likely F-16
aircraft refurbed by AMARC, droned TBD --
Supersonic, high-G, heavy-payload capacity
- Program Start FY07 -
Contract Award
FY08 - Production Decision
FY13 - 1st Delivery FY15 -
IOC FY16
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Target Performance Profiles
Red Line Indicates QF-16 Performance
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Full-scale Aerial TargetPlanning Summary
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY11
FY10
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
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
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Overview

• Background
• Product Groups
• Full-scale Aerial Targets
• Subscale Aerial Targets
• Target Support Systems
• The Way Ahead

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Subscale Aerial Targets
BQM-164A
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BQM-167A (AFSAT)
Key Performance Parameters

• Payload Weight (Ibs) Threshold/Objective
• Total 300/500
• Internal 100/350
• Endurance/Mission Time (Min)
• Total 60/75
• Mil Power 30 of 60 _at_ 15k ft/45 of 75 _at_ 500 ft
• Airspeed
• Minimum 250KCAS/200KCAS
• Maximum 0.90M/1.5M
• Formation Flights 2, 3, and 4 targets

Program Manager Capt Blair Morris Lead
Engineer David Walthall
Description
Accomplishments/Milestones

• (APB Threshold)
• Contract Award 12 Jul 02
• LRIP Award (Qty 10) Jul 04
• Flight Demo/FDE Nov 04 Jul 05
• Early Engine Buy Dec 04
• Full-Rate Production Award Mar 05
• Initial LRIP Delivery Aug 05
• First Article Testing Aug Dec 05
• RAA Jul 06-

- Assures warfighters that weapon systems perform
adequately against threat-representative
targets -- Satisfies Public law Title 10 Live
Fire/Lethality developmental/operational
test requirements -- Validates operational
missile/weapon system effectiveness, fighter
OFP updates, etc. -- Subsonic, relatively
heavy-payload capability - Meets USAF, Army,
Navy, allies test requirements - All-composite
airframe, long endurance, more capable than
BQM-34 and MQM-107 subscale targets
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BQM-167A Schedule
FPD FLTS 1-6
FPD FLTS 7-10/ FDE FLTS 11-12
Full-Rate Production Decision
Lot 2 (Full-Rate) Award (37 Targets)
FCA/PCA
Initial LRIP Delivery
Final LRIP/Initial FRP Delivery
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AFSAT Concern Area

• Full-scale kill authorization process has shifted
  burden to subscales
• Existing subscale inventories to be exhausted
  late 2006
• AFSAT deliveries begin late 2005 must stay on
  schedule

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Subscale Inventory Levels
AFSAT Buys LRIP (Aug 04) (10 EA)Lot 1 FRP (Mar
05) (42 EA)
Existing Subscales Cum AFSAT Production Cum
Subscale Inventory
Subscale Targets
RAA
Final LRIP Delivery/
Final FRP Delivery
Initial FRP Delivery
FAAT

• Assumes USAF kill rate of 40/yr and all
  FMS/Navy/Army assets killed in year delivered

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Overview

• Background
• Product Groups
• Full-scale Aerial Targets
• Subscale Aerial Targets
• Target Support Systems
• The Way Ahead

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Gulf Range Drone Control System(GRDCS)
Key Features

• Able to track
• and control 4 drones (any mix)
• 4 shooter aircraft via GRDCS II pods
• 4 missiles (AMRAAM) via WRTTM
• 4 high fliers (MU-2s for OTH)
• 2 other aircraft (E-9 AP/TM)
• Missile termination (4 via WRTTM)
• Target termination (4 QF-4s)
• Over-the-Horizon (OTH) operations
• 8 consoles (Tyndall), 14 ground stations, 15
  tracking pods,
• 2 Mobile control systems, 1 development system
  (Eglin)

Program Schedule

• IOC - 1985
• Sustainment FY13
• Implementation of Advanced Target Control (ATCS)
  
• Leverages Multi-Service Target Control System
  (MSTCS) and other CTEIP developed systems
• ATCS RAA FY12

• Program Manager Everett Eblen
• Lead Engineer Jim Lefebvre

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Concern Areas

• Operates on commercial frequency bandwidth (915
  MHz)
• No GPS
• No encryption
• Parts Obsolescence
• Future upgrades/replacement

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Overview

• Background
• Product Groups
• Full-scale Aerial Targets
• Subscale Aerial Targets
• Target Support Systems
• The Way Ahead

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AF Targets Future

• Continue monitoring full-scale inventory
• Increase yearly full-scale procurement
• Push for AST contract award in FY08
• Aggressively monitor/manage subscale inventories
• Must keep AFSAT on track