Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
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105TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 105±736 "! STROM THURMOND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3616 SEPTEMBER 22, 1998.ÐOrdered to be printed STROM THURMOND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 1 105TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 105±736 "! STROM THURMOND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3616 SEPTEMBER 22, 1998.ÐOrdered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 50±017 WASHINGTON : 1998 C O N T E N T S Page JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CON- FERENCE ............................................................................................................. 367 Summary Statement of Conference Action .................................................... 367 Summary Table of Authorizations .................................................................. 367 Congressional Defense Committees ................................................................ 374 DIVISION AÐDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS ................. 374 TITLE IÐPROCUREMENT .......................................................................................... 374 Procurement Overview ...................................................................... 374 Overview ............................................................................................. 377 Airborne reconnaissance low ............................................................. 380 C±XX (medium range) aircraft .......................................................... 380 UH±60 Blackhawk ............................................................................. 380 AH±64 modifications .......................................................................... 380 CH±47 cargo helicopter modifications .............................................. 380 C±12 modifications ............................................................................. 381 OH±58D Kiowa Warrior .................................................................... 381 Aircraft Survivability Equipment ..................................................... 381 Army airborne command and control system .................................. 381 Overview ............................................................................................. 381 Enhanced fiber optic guided missile ................................................. 384 Javelin system .................................................................................... 384 Multiple launch rocket system rockets ............................................. 384 Multiple launch rocket system launcher .......................................... 384 Overview ............................................................................................. 385 Bradley base sustainment ................................................................. 388 M240 machine gun ............................................................................. 388 MK±19 grenade launcher .................................................................. 388 Overview ............................................................................................. 388 M830A1 120mm Tank Ammunition ................................................. 392 Overview ............................................................................................. 392 High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles ................................. 401 Family of medium tactical vehicles .................................................. 401 Medium truck extended service program ......................................... 401 High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle extended service program ........................................................................................... Project management support ............................................................ 401 System fielding support ..................................................................... 402 Army data distribution system ......................................................... 402 Single channel ground and airborne radio system .......................... 402 Area common user system modernization program ........................ 402 Ground based common sensor ........................................................... 402 Joint surveillance and target attack radar system common ground system ................................................................................. 403 Joint tactical terminal ....................................................................... 403 Shortstop electronic protection system ............................................. 403 Night vision ........................................................................................ 403 Automated data processing equipment ............................................ 403 Land warrior ....................................................................................... 404 Small pusher tug ................................................................................ 404 Training devices, nonsystem ............................................................. 404 Simulation network/close combat tactical trainer ........................... 404 R2000 engine flush system ................................................................ 404 Overview ............................................................................................. 405 AV±8B ................................................................................................. 409 (III) IV Page TITLE IÐPROCUREMENTÐCONTINUED F/A±18E/F ........................................................................................... 409 V±22 .................................................................................................... 409 JPATS ................................................................................................. 409 EA±6 series modifications ................................................................. 409 F±14 Series ......................................................................................... 409 ES±3 Series Modifications ................................................................. 410 F±18 series modifications .................................................................. 410 P±3C antisurface warfare improvement program ........................... 410 Lightweight environmentally sealed parachute assembly .............. 410 E±6 modifications ............................................................................... 410 Common ground equipment .............................................................. 411 Aircraft industrial facilities ............................................................... 411 Overview ............................................................................................. 411 Tactical Tomahawk ............................................................................ 415 Advanced medium range air-to-air missile ...................................... 415 Standard missile ................................................................................ 415 Penguin missile program ................................................................... 415 Aerial Targets ..................................................................................... 415 Improved tactical air launched decoy ............................................... 416 Weapons industrial facilities ............................................................. 416 Mk±48 torpedo advanced capability torpedo modifications ............ 416 Close-in weapon system surface mode upgrade ............................... 416 Surface ship gun mount rotatable pool ............................................ 416 Overview ............................................................................................. 416 Shoulder launched multi-purpose assault weapon .......................... 420 LHD±8 advance procurement ............................................................ 423 Strategic sealift .................................................................................. 423 Landing craft air cushion service life extension program ............... 423 Navy shipbuilding outfitting ............................................................. 423 Navy shipbuilding post delivery ....................................................... 423 Overview ............................................................................................. 424 Other generators ................................................................................ 434 AN/WSN±7 inertial navigation system and WQN±2 doppler sonar velocity log ....................................................................................... 434 Pollution control equipment .............................................................. 434 Hull, mechanical, and electrical under $2.0 million ....................... 435 AN/BPS±15H surface search radar .................................................. 435 Submarine acoustic rapid commercial off-the-shelf insertion ........ 435 Cooperative engagement capability .................................................. 435 Integration and test facility command and control initiative ......... 437 Ship communications items ............................................................... 437 AN/USC±42 mini-demand assigned multiple access ultra-high frequency satellite communications terminals ............................