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Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. JUL 2018 Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) 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” NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 3 NAWCAD Mission 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 NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 4 NAWCAD Major Sites 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 NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 5 NAWCAD Key Resources . 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) NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 11 11 [NAWCTSD MISSION] To be the principal Navy center for research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition and product support of training systems, to provide inter-service coordination and training systems support for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and to perform such other functions and tasks as directed by higher authority. + 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 NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 15 Air Vehicle Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 16 Air Vehicle RDT&E TC-7 Test Steam Catapult Shipboard Compatibility Weapons WeaponsSeparation Separation Flying Qualities In Flight Refueling NAVAIR Public Release SPR 2018-87; Distribution Statement17 A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 17 Materials Research, Development & Testing 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