NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND MR' LARRY E' HOLLINGSWORTH

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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND MR. LARRY E.
HOLLINGSWORTH

• History of Successful Testbed Ops
• Rotorcraft Technology Symposium
• 9 December, 2009

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History of Successful Testbed Ops

• Testbed Aircraft have proved to be invaluable in
  the past. They served to
• Demonstrate tomorrows technology today during
  Fleet Exercises
• Provide Data required to understand phenomenology
  being evaluated
• Provide required worldwide environmental
• data sets

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4.5 AIR Testbeds

• 4.5AD has primarily used P-3 Aircraft as
  testbeds, but have also used several other fixed
  wing and rotor aircraft
• EXAMPLES
• .Demonstrate tomorrows technology today during
  Fleet Exercises
• Hairy Buffalo
• Provide Data required to understand phenomenology
  being evaluated
• MADDOG
• Support required worldwide environmental data
  sets
• .BEARTRAP

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4.5
Testbed Operations Concept
Provide Core Services
Utilize Optimum Processes

• Rapid Mission Systems Prototyping
• Development and Testing of EDM/Limited Quantity
  Mission Systems in a Relevant Environment
• Initial Cost Estimation of Productionized Systems
• Comparison of Mission Sensor, Communication and
  Fusion Subsystem Options
• Adherence to Independent IVV of Contractor
  Technologies As Required
• Provide DTE and OTE Services
• Initial Training/Documentation for all Prototype
  Systems
• Accredited IT System Design with a Secure Systems
  Authorization Agreement
• Primary Systems Design Engineers for Developing
  and Building EDM/Limited Production Systems

• LEAN SIX SIGMA Management
• Streamlined Acquisition
• World Class Systems Engineering
• Commercial/Industry Standard Software Tools
• RDTE Partnered Approach from Start
• COTS/GOTS Acquisition Logistics
• Hands On Mission Systems Training
• Strong Customer Involvement Throughout
  Design/Development Process

Promote Advantages
Be Adaptable

• Roll-On Roll-Off Modular Mission Systems
• Generic Aircraft Applications
• Open Systems Architecture
• Standardized Military and Commercial Data Formats
• Joint Interoperability
• Renewed Emphasis on NAVAIR Cross Services Roles
  Relevant To Maritime Domain Awareness Littoral
  Warfare

• Rapid Response To Emerging Naval Requirements
• Cost Effective
• Schedule Reduction
• Rapid Technology Insertion
• Sensor/Fusion/Communication
• Reach Back To Intelligence Cueing
• Push Forward to Warfighter with Actionable
  Tactical Intelligence

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MADDOG
Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer
UK IR System
P-2000 / ASQ-208 Magnetometer
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History of Successful Testbed Ops

• Testbed Aircraft have enabled 4.5AD to become the
  Navys lead lab in Airborne
• - ASW Acoustics
• - ASW/ Mine Detection Laser Systems
• - EO/IR Imaging Systems
• - Long Range Reconnaissance/Surveillance
  Systems
• - RF Detection/SAR Imaging Systems
• - Avionics Mission Systems Integration/
  Demonstrations

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History of Successful Testbed OpsSummary

• Testbed Aircraft have proved to be an invaluable
  asset in the past by
• - Demonstrating tomorrows technology today
  during Fleet Exercises
• - Providing data required to understand
  phenomenology being evaluate
• - Providing required worldwide environmental
  data sets
• . Testbed Aircraft enabled 4.5AD to become the
  Navys lead lab in Airborne
• - ASW Acoustics
• - ASW/ Mine Detection Laser Systems
• - EO/IR Imaging Systems
• - Long Range Reconnaissance/Surveillance
  Systems
• - RF Detection/SAR Imaging Systems
• - Avionics Mission Systems Integration/
  Demonstrations