Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
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Products Full Life-cycle Management
Req’ts / Risks Materiel Technology Engineering And Production & Operations & from Fleet / Solution Maturation & Manufacturing Deployment Support OPNAV Analysis Risk Reduction Development
NAWCWD NAWCAD Tactical Aircraft NAVAIR HQ WEST COAST HUB EAST COAST HUB Depot / Industrial Site (Fleet Readiness Centers) Lakehurst Naval Air Warfare Center NAWC Aircraft Div
Logistic Support Activity Patuxent River China Lake NAVAIR HQ, PEOs, NAWC Weapons Div NAWC Aircraft Div Air ASW, Assault & Special Mission Point Mugu NAWC Weapons Div Cherry Point Fleet Readiness Center East Atsugi, Japan North Island Fleet Readiness Center Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Jacksonville Fleet Readiness Center COMFRC Southeast FLEET READINESS CENTERS Orlando Unmanned Aircraft & Strike Weapons NAWC Aircraft Div
26,221 1,657 9,050* Civilians Military Contractors Common Systems / Mission Systems / Training * The CSS number reflects that of FY14, other numbers reflect FY15
NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement2 A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 2 NAWCAD Mission
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) To conduct research, development, acquisition, test and evaluation of Naval air-platforms; air platform systems; training systems; aviation support equipment; aircraft launch and recovery systems; air traffic control systems; and ship, shore, and air special mission equipment; and conduct air-platform systems integration; mission and cost analysis; and provide air platform life-cycle services in support of the operating forces, Department of Defense, and as directed.*
*NAVAIR INSTRUCTION 5451.65B, 4 January 2016 “Why we come to work every morning”
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Propulsion Mission Air Vehicles Avionics Systems Systems Aircraft Launch and Landing Air Traffic Human Systems Recovery Systems Control Equipment Ship/Shore/Air Training Communications Operations Systems
Federal Coalition NAVAIR DoD activities Agencies Forces National Security Needs
Complete lifecycle support for manned and unmanned Naval aircraft
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AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS Major Sites Value Proposition . Workforce: 13,000 engineers, flight testers, scientists, RDATE professionals. Naval Aviation’s LAKEHURST intellectual capital works here. . AIR VEHICLES . National Ranges and Labs: . PROPULSION & POWER Integrated, unique, MRTFB . AVIONICS & SENSORS PATUXENT RIVER invested, joint facilities, and not duplicated by industry. . CREW SYSTEMS . SUPPORT SYSTEMS . Customer: PEO/PMA, but . LAUNCH & RECOVERY strong history in Joint, Inter- ORLANDO Service, Inter-Agency, FMS and Industry collaboration. . Horizontally integrated with other . Business Model: Navy Working TRAINING SYSTEMS Warfare Centers and National Labs Capital Fund (NWCF) supply and . Warfare Centers shaped by BRAC demand model incentivizes cost (Indianapolis, Trenton, Warminster consciousness. closed & consolidated at Pax) . Flag Officer with Command . HUMAN PERFORMANCE / responsibilities (NAWCAD) and . The only combined Air/Ship/Shore C4I SIMULATOR SYSTEMS Technical Authority (Air 4.0). and Interoperability DT&E activity
NAWCAD Pax: The Busiest Test Center in the World
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. 123 Structures totaling 1,057,831 LakehurstLakehurst Sq. Ft. on 7,400 Acres Atlantic Test Ranges • Aircraft Platform Interface Lab . Chesapeake Test Range • EMALS Test Site .Restricted Airspace • Steam Catapult Complex .2,400 square miles • Runway Arrested Landing Site .Surface to 85,000 ft Offshore Ranges • Jet Car track Site . Warning Areas • Jet Blast Deflector Site . 18,000 square miles • Carrier Analysis Facility . Surface to unlimited • Prototype & Manufacturing Facility .
. 665 Structures on 13,812 Acres, 10 Patuxent River Hangars, 5 Runways . Airspace (Sq Mi): –4,000 Restricted, 5,000 Controlled . Anechoic Chamber, Becker Lab, ACETEF, SAIL, APF, P&P . Test Wing Atlantic, USNTPS, NACRA, Webster Field . Controlled RF environment . Over-water approaches . Instrumentation & Fabrication
St Inigoes 60 Buildings on 852 acres with 2 Active Runways St Inigoes . Shipboard ATC / Combat ID . Ship / Shore Communications OrlandoOrlando . Control tower . Controlled RF environment . 40.5 Acres, Co-located with Team . Over-water approaches Orlando . Aircraft tracking opportunities –Navy - NSA, NAWCTSD . Secure base – isolated, limited access –Army - PEO-STRI, RDECOM . Pier and shoreline access –USMC - PMTRASYS . 2 tenant activities: –USAF - AFAMS – MD Army National Guard –Coast Guard – US Coast Guard
6 Patuxent River: A Brief History
1992 Reorganized as the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (implemented BRAC 1991 decision) • Consolidated research and development facilities (Warminster PA & Trenton NJ) with existing test and evaluation mission April 1, 1943 • Relocated Naval Air Systems Command HQ and acquisition offices from Northern Virginia (1997) NAS PAX Commissioned
1945 2003 1958 Naval Air U.S. Navy Test Pilot Regionalization: Test Center School established Naval District Washington (NDW) established Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC)
2 NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement 10A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River
. Naval Air Systems Command . Advanced Maritime Technology Center . Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division . Naval Criminal Investigative Service . Naval Test Wing Atlantic Regional Office Air Test And Evaluation Squadron . Navy Munitions Command Detachment Two Zero (VX-20) . Defense Commissary Agency Air Test And Evaluation Squadron . Fleet Weather Center – Norfolk, Forecast Two One (HX-21) Component Pax River Air Test And Evaluation Squadron . Defense Logistics Agency Document Two Three (VX-23) Printing Service Pax River Unmanned Aircraft Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Four (UX-24) . Naval Aerospace and Operational Medical Institute U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) . Fifth Coast Guard District . Naval Health Clinic . Maryland Army National Guard . NAVFAC Washington . Marine Aviation Detachment
Squadrons . Air Test & Evaluation Squadron One (VX-1) . Scientific Development Squadron One (VXS-1) . Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Four (VQ-4)
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+ Naval Aviation + Surface
+ Undersea + Cross Warfare [COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS]
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA NSA Orlando Secured
Boundary DoD Un-Secured
Boundary ARL-STTC Un-Secured Joint NAWCTSD PEO STRI ADL Co-Lab State/ UCF or NAWCTSD Leased PM TRASYS Securable NAWCTSD Boundary PEO STRI PEO STRI PEO STRI FLECT Liaison NSA Orlando AFAMS [ TEAM ORLANDO] + Military + Government + Industry + Academia Capabilities, Laboratories & Facilities
Systems Engineering
Air Vehicle RDT&E
Propulsion and Power RDT&E
Ship/Shore Air Operations and Communications
Rapid Capability Engineering & Integration
Avionics RDT&E
Human Systems RDT&E
Training Systems Division (TSD)
Mission Engineering & Analysis
Flight Test Engineering (FTE)
Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL)
Atlantic Test Range (ATR)
Atlantic Targets and Marine Operations (ATMO)
Integrated Battlespace Simulation and Test (IBST)
Advanced Prototyping
Joint Simulation Environment (JSE)
National Cyber Range (NCR)
Aviation Logistics
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TC-7 Test Steam Catapult Shipboard Compatibility
Weapons WeaponsSeparation Separation
Flying Qualities
In Flight Refueling
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Scanning Electron Microscope for Failure Analysis Application of an Experimental, Environmentally-Friendly Surface Treatment for In-Service Testing
Non-Destructive Inspection for Cracks Using Autoclave for Composite Materials RDT&E Exposure Chamber to Simulate Eddy Current Technique Operational Environment NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 17 Small Business and Applied Materials
Currently, Sailors terminate arresting gear purchase cables by pouring 1000°F zinc into a socket. The process requires 4 to 6 Sailors 8 to 12 hours. Creare developed the Compact Swaging Machine, reducing risk, rework and the overall process to one hour. The Compact Swaging Machine Using the CSM on deck REAGAN
Attaching the CDP to the purchase cable Ready for traps 19 Electromagnetic Pulse Facility
Air Force E-4B fit-check at EMP
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Lab Services • Tie-down analysis • Air Transportability Assessments with V-22 and CH-53K Mockups • External Cargo Mockup • Aerial Port Services V-22 and CH-53K Mockups
Certification Internal Cargo Tie-Downs • Tactical Vehicles • Infiltration • Exfiltration • Aerial Delivery
• Unique Cargo Systems Cargo Vehicle Loading
Training Internal Cargo Footprint Analysis • Special Operations • Cargo Loading JSF F135 Power • Vehicle Loading Module Fit Check • Rescue Operations Hoist Training JSF VSTOL Engine Fit Check NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 21 . Propulsion & Power RDT&E
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Rotor Spin Facility Helicopter Drive System Test Small Engine Test Area Facility
Safety and performance of engine operations throughout the engine life cycle. Fuels and Lubricants Testing Altitude Environmental Chamber
Critical Facility supporting SECNAV’s Expanding Requirement and longer missions Energy Conservation and Sustainment require more robust systems Strategy
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Environmental Testing Uninstalled Engine Testing
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Clockwise from top left: • F/A-18 JPALS landing • AN/TRN-47 • AN/TPN-31A • NAPIE pallet
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Clockwise from top left: • SCRIFF production line • CASPER communications suite • SCMS comms van
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Facilities for Antenna and Radar Cross Section Measurements (FARM)
Three Outdoor Ranges • Two capable of supporting full size aircraft shells • Wide operating frequency range from 20 MHz to 18 GHz Three Indoor Anechoic Chambers • Wide operating frequency range from 100 MHz to 40 GHz Indoor and Outdoor GPS Anti-Jam Testing Rain Erosion/Impact • Test 1” samples at velocities of up to Mach 2 in a controlled rain field
Critical for RCS measurements, receiver performance, and antenna-to-antenna isolation
Radar and Computational Electromagnetics Modeling (RACEMM)
• Radar Design and Modeling analysis • On-platform antenna performance and placement studies/analysis
Lab provides Low Cost risk mitigation for: • Radar Modeling (Any band) • Antenna and/or structural changes. • Full platform spatial area analysis
Critical modeling and analysis to understand a platform’s electromagnetic profile
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Acoustic/Optical Tank Facility Airborne Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Intelligence (AAI) Lab 37,000 gallon Provide Intelligence Data that feeds ASW Modeling water tank for research, development, and testing of novel in-situ underwater phenomena
Collect and analyze acoustic and non-acoustic threat data
Acoustic Modeling and Simulation Lab Concept studies for active and passive ASW missions Tactics and prototype sensor development System/Platform performance assessments for both engagement level and campaign level models
Modeling and simulation for air ASW mission planning and mission system optimization
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Human Integration and Performance
Protection and Sustainment Systems Escape, Parachutes, & Crashworthy Systems
34 NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement33 A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Crew Station Technology Lab
Coast Guard’s HC-130H Mock-Up
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Provide: Program Management: • Test Program Management • T&E Management and Resourcing and • Flight Test Engineering Support Metrics • Test Team Leadership and execution Plan, Test, Evaluate, and Report on RDT&E: Primary areas of test and evaluation • Fixed wing and rotary wing include: • Manned and unmanned • Flying qualities and performance • Shipboard suitability Test and Evaluation Products: • Propulsion and mechanical systems • 20 Test and Evaluation Master • Tactical, assault, maritime surveillance Plans avionics mission systems • 600 annual Test Plan approvals • Ordnance compatibility and ballistics • >200 annual Reports of Test efforts Results • Reliability and maintainability • >1,150 annual Deficiency assessments Reports • Flight fidelity simulation • > 4,000 annual Daily Status Test • Flight control software development Reports • Precision Approach Landing System and deck interface certifications
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Provide: 3,800 Personnel • Aircrew and aircraft assets • Military: 400 • Maintenance, operational and safety • Civilian: 800 oversight • Contractor: 2,500 • Facility support • Students: 65
Conduct RDT&E: 259 Aircraft • Fixed wing and rotary wing • Manned: 141 • Manned and unmanned • UAS: 131 >13,000 annual sorties • >30 unique models >20,800 annual flight hours • >50 different series
Train: Facilities • Test Pilots • Buildings: 87 • Test Naval Flight Officers, and • Structures: 5 • Flight Test Engineers • Relocatables: 2 • Square Ft: 1.5M • Value: $460M
$5.2B Total Asset Capital
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VX-20 HX-21 USNTPS VX-23 UX-24
C-2A AH-1W C-12C EA-18G MQ-8B UC-12M AH-1Z C-26A NEA-18G MQ-8C C-38A UH-1Y F/A-18F F/A-18B RQ-11 E-2C VH-3A OH-58C F/A-18C RQ-20A E-2D CH-53K UH-60A NF/A-18C RQ-21A E-6B TH-57C UH-60L F/A-18D RQ-26A P-8A MH-60R UH-72A NF/A-18D Multiple KC-130J MH-60S T-6B F/A-18E Group I and II KC-130T NSH-60F T-38C F/A-18F UASs MQ-4C VH-92A NU-1B F-35B T-6A S-92 U-6A F-35C MV-22B X-26A T-45C
Total Manned Aircraft - 141 Total UAV – 131 NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 39 Atlantic Test Range
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NAS PAX River Assets • Chesapeake Test Range • Supersonic Corridor • UAV Routes • Helicopter Operating Areas • Military Training Routes also used by
o Andrews AFB
o Dover AFB
o Delaware ANG
o DC ANG
o Other military
Expanded Air Space Atlantic Test Ranges
• Chesapeake Test Range Restricted Airspace • Offshore Ranges Warning Areas
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BQM-74 Launch SA-6 Gainful
Coyote Launch Hellfire SEPTAR
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Large Anechoic Chamber
Manned Flight Simulator Shielded Hangar Electronic Warfare Integrated Systems Test Lab
Warfare Simulation
Threat Air Defense Lab
Communication, High Performance Distributed Test Navigation, IFF Lab Computing
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EA-18G EA-6B
H-60 F-35
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APF Phase I Secure Facility • 28,309 sq ft. (< P-3 sized aircraft) • APF: Is a Special Access facility focused on enhancing• 5 ton combat capacity aircraft overhead (e.g. JSF, craneP-8, F-18). •• Alteration$2.5M of of tooling the aerodynamic and infrastructure envelope. • Specialequipment coatings, Infrared Suppression •• InstallationInternal and of propulsion external systemsecure HW comms & avionics • Enhanced counter-measures • Affordable low observable stealth APF Phase II Secure Facility technologies. • Surveillance and Targeting equipment • 72,800 sq ft. (747- class sized aircraft) • Capable of 4 independently compartmentalized hangars 3 Building complex 120,000 SQFT. APF Phase III (2020 Funding)
• 33,928 sq ft. • Secure capable modification hangar • Composite materials laboratory • Composite materials preparation room • 3 secure room capable office spaces
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Requirement Solution
Modeling and Production Simulation Transition
System Flight Test Development Support
HWIL Developmental Integrated Testing Ground Test
A/C Prototype Prototype Fab Installation
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. Provides full spectrum aircraft research, development, test and evaluation and logistics support services
. Increasing focus on Rapid Prototyping and Irregular Warfare
. Demand continues for our unique intellectual capital/capabilities
Busiest Flight Test Center in the world!
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