CAPT A'G' Hartigan PMA 273

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CAPT A.G. HartiganPMA 273
PMA 273 Industry Day
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Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) Locations

• TRAWING 1
• NAS Meridian, MS
• 2 Adv Strike Jet Sqdn (T-45C)

• TRAWING 2
• NAS Kingsville, TX
• 2 Adv Strike Jet Sqd (T-45A/C)

• TRAWING 6
• NAS Pensacola, FL
• 2 Pri NFO Sqd (T-6,T-39)
• 1 Adv NFO Sqd (T-39)

• TRAWING 4
• NAS Corpus Christi, TX
• 2 Pri Sqd (T-34)
• 1 Adv Multiengine Sqd (T-44)
• 1 Adv Multiengine Sqd (TC-12)

• TRAWING 5
• NAS Whiting Field, FL
• 3 Pri Sqd (T-34)
• 2 Adv Helo Sqdns (TH-57)

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Mission and Objectives
We develop, deliver, and sustain aircraft,
weapons and systems on time and on cost with
proven capability and reliability
Provide the assets required to Chief of Naval
Air Training (CNATRA) ensuring qualified pilots
and flight officers are available to meet the
requirements of the Fleet Readiness Squadron
(FRS). Upgrade current training assets with new
technology to provide efficient training and to
better prepare the 21st century war fighter

• STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Award and Deliver on Time
• CLS Center of Excellence
• Training / Skills to enable Force Transformation

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Training Force Transformation
TH-57 B/C
T-2 / T-39G/N
Challenge relevant effective training at
reduced cost
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PMA 273 Functions and Operations

• Program Management
• Cost, schedule, performance
• Metrics
• Satisfy fleet requirements

• Logistics/CLS
• Requirements Execution
• Contract Execution
• Industry Relations

• Engineering
• Engineering Investigations
• Hazard Risk Index
• Risk Management
• Analysis

• Contracting
• Awarded per defined schedule
• Deliveries per contract
• Industry Relations

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Current Challenges

• Baseline Material Condition
• Requirements
• Contracts Flexibility
• Aging Aircraft Issues
• Supply Support
• Obsolescence Management
• Corrosion
• Ground Based Training System Coordination
• Divestiture Planning and TMS Transition
• Maintenance Data Management

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T-34

• SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
• The T-34C aircraft is a single engine, two-place
  (tandem seat), un-pressurized, low-wing,
  monoplane manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft
  Company, Wichita, Kansas.
• The aircraft is powered by a PT6A-25 turbo-prop
  engine, flat rated at 550 shaft horsepower
  (shp), manufactured by Pratt Whitney of Canada.
  
• The mission of the T-34 aircraft assigned to the
  Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA-145 at
  NAS Whiting Field, 110 at NAS Corpus Christi) is
  to provide primary flight training for student
  aviators.
• Other T-34 aircraft assigned to various satellite
  sites are used for research development, test,
  and evaluation (RDTE) of various projects range
  clearance and coordination tactical strike
  observations pilot proficiency and competitive
  exercise observer platforms.
• 278 Aircraft---12 sites

• Schedule
• Divestiture Schedule (FY-09-15)
• T-6 Whiting Field Site Activation
• AFB-70 (SLEP)
• 56 FCT assemblies installed to date to 27
  installs remaining / 17 FY09 10 FY10)

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T-34 SLEP
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T-34 Challenges

• Fatigue Life
• Wing Spar Rejection Rate (Corrosion/Fatigue)
• Desert Recovery
• Satellite Recovery
• Follow-on CLS contract
• Fleet Management/Divestiture thru 2015

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T-44

• SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
• The T-44A and T-44C aircraft are twin-engine,
  pressurized, fixed wing, five-place monoplanes
  manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft Company,
  Wichita, Kansas.
• Aircraft are powered by two 550-shp PT6A-34B
  turboprop engines, manufactured by Pratt
  Whitney of Canada. The T-44A and T-44C aircraft
  are identical in airframe and propulsion, but the
  T-44C avionics have been upgraded to an
  integrated digital cockpit.
• The primary mission of the T-44 aircraft
  assigned to the CNATRA is to train student
  aviators to fly multi-engine turbo-prop aircraft.
• 54 Aircraft-----1 site---NAS Corpus Christi

• Schedule
• T-34/T-44/T-6 CLS Contract Expires 30 Sep 2010
• Avionics Upgrade/Wiring- NOMAD FY-07-12
• T-44/TC-12 Sustaining Engineering Contract
  Expired Nov 07
• T-44A Operational Flight Trainer Avionics
  Upgrade-
• Awarded FY-06
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T-44 Consolidated Schedule
FY09
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY07
FY10
FY14
FY08
T-44 Avionics Upgrade Program
(9)
(33)
(51)
(54)
(14)
(24)
(42)
T-44 Simulators
Full Motion Sims (5)









N00019-06-D-0017
One year and four Option Years
T-34/T-44/T-6 CLS Contract
Contract preparation award period
N00019-10-D-00XX


T-44 HBC SE Contract

T-34/T-44 Landing Gear Overhaul
RFP Release
Contract Award
Simulator Delivery
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T-44 Challenges

• Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP)
• Simulator Deliveries matching AUP
• Interior Refurbishment
• Pressurization
• Corrosion
• AHRS Relocation

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TC-12

• Schedule
• TC-12 DivestitureFY-12
• TC-12 current CLS contract expires Jun 10

• SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
• TC-12s are militarized versions of the Federal
  Aviation Administration (FAA) certified and
  commercially manufactured Hawker Beechcraft
  Corporation (HBC) King Air A200
• They are high-performance, fixed-wing,
  pressurized aircraft, powered by twin Pratt
  Whitney turboprop engines.
• The USN/USAF C-12 operate from worldwide
  locations to provide operational support for (1)
  rapid, time-sensitive or high-priority movement
  of personnel and cargo, (2) training pilots,
  and/or (3) testing assets where needed.
• The C-12 support roles include range clearance,
  courier flights, medical evacuation and
  humanitarian rescue or assistance.
• There are 25 TC-12 Aircraft1 Site---NAS Corpus
  Christi

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TC-12 Consolidated Schedule
FY11
FY13
FY14
FY09
FY15
FY12
FY16
FY10
GNS/XLS Modification
Purchase order








C-12 HBC Engineering Contract

C-12 CLS Maintenance Contract
N00019-00-D-0272
Contract preparation and award period
RFP Release
Contract Award
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TC-12 Challenges

• Divestiture
• Corrosion
• Flap Motor Relay
• Flame Detector Failure
• GPS
• Emergency Locator Transmitter

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T-39

• SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
• The T-39G, T-39N, and associated radar Ground
  Based Training System are used for training USN,
  USAF, and foreign national flight officers for
  tactical aircrew assignments at CTW-6, NAS
  Pensacola.
• 2-JT-12Pratt-and Whitney Turbo Jet Engines
• A variant of the APG-66 radar system is used on
  the T-39Ns for air-to-air and air-to-ground radar
  training missions.
• Aircraft inventory is currently 20, with 6 T-39G
  and 14 T-39N aircraft (NAS Pensacola)
• Aircraft planned service is through 2012

• Schedule
• T-39N rewinging (FY07-FY11)
• Follow-on CLS contract FY10½-14
• Radar Alt with Aural Tone

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T-39 Challenges

• Service Life
• Divestment / Sun Down
• CLS

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T-45

• SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
• The T-45 Goshawk aircraft is a derivative of
  the British Aerospace Hawk.
• It has two SJU-17 Navy Aircrew Common Ejection
  Seats (NACES) in tandem with zero-zero capability
  and is powered by a single Rolls-Royce (RR) F405
  turbofan engine.
• The T-45TS is a fully integrated training system
  used for training officers in the Undergraduate
  Jet Pilot Training (UJPT) Program, the officers
  in the Undergraduate Military Flight Officer
  (UMFO) Program, (NFO)/Undergraduate Military
  Flight Officer (UMFO) programs.
• The airframe is constructed primarily of aluminum
  with a conventional frame/stringer/stiffener
  structure with moderately swept wings.
• 5 Sites-198 Aircraft

• Schedule Bullets
• Service Life Extension Program (SLEP)
• FY10-FY15
• T-45 Analog to Digital Conversion (RAMP)(T-45A ?
  T-45C) 12 a yr through FY-14
• T-45C SimulatorsComplete FY-11
• F405-Rolls Royce Engine- PbtH--FY05 through FY13
  85 of engine inventory (RFT)

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T-45 SLAP / SLEP

• Program Goal
• Increase life of T-45 aircraft from 14400 flight
  hours to 21600 flight hours
• Two Phase Effort
• Service Life Assessment Program (SLAP)
• FY08 FY10 funding
• Assess structural areas of low life
• Using T-45 fleet usage data, latest predicted
  loads data, updated Finite Element Model (FEM)
• Service Life Extension Program (SLEP)
• FY10-FY15
• Based on SLAP results, identify and define
  improvements

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T-45 Challenges

• Keeping ahead of obsolescence issues
• Future capabilities alignment / modernization
  (e.g. JSF)
• Transitioning to post-production environment

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TH-57

• SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
• The TH-57 helicopter is a five-seat aircraft
  designed by Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
• Propulsion- Turbo shaft 250-C20 engine
  manufactured by Rolls-Royce.
• The TH-57 is commercially known as the Bell Jet
  Ranger.
• Train Student Naval Aviators (SNAs) in
  fundamentals of helicopter flight in preparation
  for fleet operational helicopters
• Rotary and Tilt-Rotor Syllabuses
• 2 Site123 AircraftNAS Whiting Field , HX-21 2
  TH-57C

• Schedule
• Follow-on Contract Logistics Support Contract
  FY-11-16
• TH-57D FAA Flight Test Jul 2009
• TH-57D Digital Cockpit Modernization
  Program-FY-08-16

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TH-57 Consolidated Schedule
FY09
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY06
FY07
FY10
FY14
FY08
Prototypes
TH-57B/C
LRIP
Cockpit
TH-57B (44)
TH-57B and TH-57C Production
TH-57C (78)
Modernization
TH-57B (5)
TH-57B (10)
TH-57B (10)
TH-57B (12)
TH-57B (6)
Program
TH-57C (2)
TH-57C (5)
TH-57C (10)
TH-57C (11)
TH-57C (12)
TH-57C (18)
TH-57C (21)








Prototypes
Cockpit
Procedures
TH-57
Trainer (3)
CPT (2)
Simulators
Full Motion
CPT (1)
CPT (1)
Sims (6)
FMS (1)
FMS (1)
FMS (1)
FMS (1)
FMS (2)

Five Year
N00019-05-D-0023
Contract
TH-57
One Base
Maintenance
Year and
Contract preparation and
Contract
N00019-10-D-00XX
Four Option
award period
Years
RFP Release
Contract Award
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TH-57 Challenges

• Obsolescence
• Cockpit Modernization
• Safety Enhancements

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CLS Contracts Timeline
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PMA 273 CLS Initiatives

• CLS Center of Excellence
• Lessons Learned
• Central Resource Repository
• Total Task Force Support Communications Plan
  (PMA, CNATRA, TRAWING and DCMA)
• TMS Baseline Development
• Bottoms up Source Data Analysis
• CDRL Data Reporting SLAP Analysis, ACI data SLEP
  data
• Contracting Strategy
• Define the Requirement Sharing the risk between
  Govt. and Industry
• Reduction in Contract Action TAT

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Questions