Air Force Test Center Maj Gen Arnie Bunch AFTC/CC One Team Delivering Capabilities to Fly, Fight & Win Today & Tomorrow
Air Force Materiel Command HQ Air Force Materiel Command AF Life Cycle Mgmt Ctr (AFLCMC) AF Sustainment Ctr (AFSC) AF Test Ctr (AFTC) AF Research Lab (AFRL) AF Nuc Wpns Ctr (AFNWC)* Acquisition Includes: Program Executive Offices Former Aerospace Sustainment Directorate Programs Offices AFSAC Directorate 66 Air Base Group 88 Air Base Wing Sustainment Includes: WR, OK City, and Ogden Air Logistics Complex 448 Supply Chain Operations Wing 635 Supply Chain Operations Wing 72 Air Base Wing 75 Air Base Wing 78 Air Base Wing Testing Includes: Arnold Engineering Development Complex 96 Test Wing (incorporates 96th Air Base Wing & 46th Test Wing) 412 Test Wing (incorporates 95th Air Base Wing) Technology Remains at WPAFB Nuclear Remains at Kirtland AFB *AFNWC a hybrid of acquisition and sustainment activities 2
AFMC Priorities Mission Areas Continue to Strengthen AFMC s Role in the Nuclear Enterprise Advance Today s & Tomorrow s Combat Capabilities through Leading-Edge Technology Acquire and Manage War-Winning Capabilities Cradle-to-Grave Perform World-Class Test and Evaluation Sustain Air Force Capabilities through World-Class Depot Maintenance & Supply Recruit, Train, and Retain a High Performing Workforce while Caring for our Airmen and Their Families 3
Our Mission and Our Vision Conduct Developmental Test and Evaluation of air, space, and cyber systems to provide timely, objective, and accurate information to decision makers Tester of Choice Today and Tomorrow
AFTC Benefits Aligns AFMC Test Enterprise Resources and responsibilities/authority, beginning to end, to single Center CC Provides opportunity to standardize Enterprise processes & become more efficient & effective Single, simplified interface to customers Confident we have many other opportunities we have not yet realized 5
Span of Operations Seattle, WA 31 Locations Total $2B Annual Budget, BOS at 3 Major Installations $31B in DoD Facilities & Test Ranges 116 Aircraft, 164 Ground Test Facilities -12 Test Cells unique to the world Hanscom AFB Beale AFB Hill AFB Nellis AFB Moffett Field 412 TW Edwards AFB HQ AFTC Edwards AFB Tucson, AZ Holloman AFB Denver CO Peterson AFB Kirtland AFB White Sands Missile Range AF Plant 04 Tinker AFB AEDC Arnold AFB Greenville, TX Waco, TX Lackland AFB Gunter Annex Hurlburt Field Wright-Patterson AFB 96 TW Eglin AFB Marietta, GA Warner-Robins AFB NAS Patuxent River Crystal City, VA White Oak, MD Langley AFB Charleston AFB Melbourne, FL 6
Early Successes Improved Sharing of Resources Better Teaming & Dialogue on Projects Enterprise Decision Process in Place Standardization Well Underway ABW/TW Merger One Wing, One Mission 7
Pursuing Greater Efficiency Enterprise Contracting Defensible Test and Evaluation Statistical Approach to Answer the Right Questions with the Right Effort Balance Test Resources and Program Risk PID/SOC Standardization Share vs. Duplicate--Facilities, Capabilities, Experts 8
Mission Area Panel Reviews Focused Investments Topics: Armament & Weapons, Electronic Warfare, Airframe & Avionics, C4ISR & Cyber, Propulsion & Space, T&E Management & Training Special Areas of Interest: Hypersonics & Test Infrastructure Improve Dialogue with AFRL/AFLCMC Early Engagement with AFRL on Emerging Technologies, Facilities, Facility Utilizatoin Early Tester Involvement in the Requirements Generation & Developmental Planning Process Use Knowledge to Channel Test Capability Investment Decisions 9
Test Safety Focused Improvements Uniformly Aligns Test Process Safety Across AFTC Allows For Reciprocity Common Language AFTC Metrics Cost, Schedule, Performance, OT Cat 1 DRs Capability Readiness Scoring of T&E Facilities Customer Satisfaction Plan For Future Long Range Standoff Wpn Range & Airspace Study, Gulf Regional Airspace Strategic Initiative, RPA/UAV Corridor, Pooling Buys (e.g. control rooms ) 10
Opportunities Decreased Test Budgets vs Fielding Risk Potential Reduction of Test Fleet--Impacts Test Workload Driven by Diversity of Wpns Systems Not # of Fielded Units Encroachment Spectrum Alternative Energy Sites Residential/Business Development DoD Maintain & Invest in Intellectual Capital Maintain Relevant Test Facilities 11
Way Ahead Continue to Build/Establish Test Center enterprise Continue Work in Mission Area Panels Shape and Prioritize Investments Continue Customer Focus and Engagement Foster Cost Conscious Environment/Workforce Tester of Choice Today and Tomorrow 12
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