United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) Army Special Operations Aviation Command ARSOA Perspective Systems Integration Management Office () LTC McDonald 21 May 2014 (Bob Walker, 270.798.1830, bob.walker@soar.army.mil The overall classification of this briefing is: 1
Agenda ARSOA Strategic Priorities SOA Roadmap Comparative Advantage Conclusion 2
ARSOA Strategic Priorities Sustain Our Core Competencies Beyond The Current Fight Precision, lethal, ready, and rapidly-responsive Surgical strike and special warfare capable Anytime - Anywhere, Time on Target +/- 30 Secs Posture To Provide SOA Support Forward Regionally aligned; persistent, episodic theater employment to enable GSN Small-footprint, low-signature, scalable and tailorable (HAF, UAS, NSRW) Results-based AvFid engagements and SOA-CAB partnering to build PN Aviation Capacity Maintain The Comparative Advantage Over Our Adversaries Platform improvements to range, speed and payload Mitigate the effects of the threat and the environment Game changing technologies and mission equipment to enable the network Pursue Affordability Initiatives Without Sacrificing Effectiveness Cost-wise readiness and performance-based sustainment initiatives Right-size inventories with increased responsiveness Leverage Joint and Service-specific common solutions 3
Manned Aviation 1 Milestone () Milestone (FOC) Decision Point SOF Joint Army Mission Light Attack /Assault Near Term The POM Years The EPP Years Beyond the EPP (Prior to FY 16) Now (Fiscal Year 16-20) (Fiscal Year 21-29) (Fiscal Year 30 beyond) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Improved Seats DP1: Block 3.0 LIRCM A/MH-6 MELB (51) 1 3 Block 3.0 3.0 5 FOC lock Block 3.1/SLEP Block Block 3.2/SLEP 3.2/SLEP Army DP3A/B: Kiowa Warrior/AAS DP5: MELB-X or Block 3.1 or FVL (L) Total Cost: $193M ($103M in 16-20 POM) MELB-X AAS FVL (L) MH-60L DVE CIRCM SKR FVL (ML)/(MH) Attack/Assault MH-60L DAP (CAAS) FOC Block I MH-60M (72) MH-60K Total Cost: $1.2B ($58M in 16-20 POM) Block 2 Divest MH-47D MH-47G (61+8) Block 2.2 4 SKR 8 New Build Army CH-47F Production Ends (FY 19) DVE CIRCM MH-47G (69) CH-47F to MH Assault MH-47E DP4: MH-47G Modernization FOC FVL RE-NEW (H) Total Cost: ~$15M O&M/Yr ($75M in 16-20 POM) Total Cost: $2.6B ($832M in 16-20 POM) DP2: CASA 212 or C-27J FOC C-27J (7) CASA 212 (5) 2 Divest Fixed Wing 4
Comparative Advantage SOF Joint Army Mission Navigation / Targeting Survivability Near Term The POM Years The EPP Years Beyond the EPP (Prior to FY 16) Now (Fiscal Year 16-20) (Fiscal Year 21-29) (Fiscal Year 29 beyond) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 174B Multi- Mode Radar Q3 LRF/D MS C (LRIP) Degraded Visual Environment MS C (LRIP) Reduced Optical Signature Ballistics Protection System Hostile Fire Indicating System Production Dx Silent Knight Radar MS C (LRIP) Light- Weight IRCM Suite of Integrated Radio Frequency CM FRP Blk 7 Blk 8 Blk 9 Blk 9.1 CIRCM or LIRCM Next Gen FLIR FOC Common IR Counter- Measures SIRFC Block or Next Gen Advanced Mission Equipment Fully-Fused Sensor Systems Multi-ship Instantaneous Sharing Situational Awareness Cloud Based Information Management Over-the-Horizon Information Sharing Unconstrained Environmental Capabilities Advanced/Integrated Navigation Systems Satellite Based Terrain Mapping Adverse Weather Capable Light Weight, Increased Lethality Direct Engagement Systems Full-Spectrum Signature Management Airframe as a Hot Spot Other Improve Anti - Access/Penetration Capability Support CT/CP w/strike Capability RW Expeditionary C2 + Support to Distributed Ops C2 HAVEQUICK SINCGARS Secure Real- Time Video ARC-231 MUOS ANW2 Link 16 Small Airborne Link Terminal Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) V6.4 V6.5 V7 V8 V9 5
Summary ARSOAC, as a resourcing Command has added a significant strategic capability by placing an optic towards being "agile and adaptive" The ARSOAC Comparative Advantage Emphasis: Equipment Overmatch, Technology Overmatch, Training Overmatch Focus Areas Cognitive: Design systems that allow us to operate at the Speed of Decision Technology: Understand that we must Adapt and Innovate or Face Defeat Tomorrows Battlefield: "Range, Speed, Payload, Maneuverability on Target Must be affordable, adaptive and rapidly achievable Ultimately, the ARSOAC Strategic Priorities enables: The Ground Forces Commanders with Speed, Agility, Lethality, Survivability, Depth and Networked Situational Awareness in order to Prevent, Shape and Win" 6
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