Project Manager Soldier Warrior Our Strength and Purpose Product Manager Air Warrior Update to the 2017 AAAA ASE Symposium Jim Isaacs Deputy Product Manager Air Warrior james.r.isaacs.civ@mail.mil Slide 1
Program Executive Office Soldier Sergeant Major (PEO) PEO Executive Officer (PEO) Executive Assistant (PEO) As of September 2017 Chief of Staff DPEO Product Support Management Executive Assistant (DPEO) Acquisition Resource Management ASA(ALT) Soldier Maneuver Systems (SMS) Directorate (SWAR)/(SPIE)/(SSL)/(SW)/(REF) Director Rapid Equipping Force Operations & Communications Systems Integration Deputy Director Rapid Equipping Force Liaison Officers (TRADOC) / (USAIC) / (FORSCOM) / (FFID) Project Manager Soldier Weapons Project Manager Soldier Warrior Project Manager Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment Project Manager Soldier Sensors and Lasers Project Manager Rapid Equipping Force DPM Soldier Weapons DPM Soldier Warrior DPM Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment DPM Soldier Sensors and Lasers DPM Rapid Equipping Force PdM Individual Weapons PdM Crew Served Weapons PdM Air Warrior PdM Ground Soldier System PD Soldier Systems & Integration PdM Soldier Clothing & Individual Equipment PdM Soldier Protective Equipment PdM Soldier Maneuver Sensors PdM Precision Targeting Devices Slide 2
PEO Soldier Mission Develop, acquire, field, and sustain affordable, integrated, state-of-theart equipment to improve Soldier dominance in Army operations today and in the future We Are Here to Make a Difference To America s Most Deployed Combat System Slide 3
PEO Soldier Overview VIDEO: PEO Soldier Overview TIME: 1:03 Slide 4
Product Manager Air Warrior Mission Develop, acquire, field, and sustain mission equipment that improves the combat effectiveness, situational awareness, and survivability of Army aircrews We Are Here to Make a Difference To America s Most Deployed Combat System Slide 5
The Air Soldier System (Air SS) The Air SS is the next generation Army aircrew life support and mission equipment ensemble Air SS addresses capability gaps that include Bulk and weight of aircrew protective equipment, especially in the most encumbered configurations Aircrew Situational Awareness Mission planning and execution Air SS includes both soldier and airframe kits Air SS provides aircrews with capabilities from situational awareness to survival Air SS delivers this capability through material solutions ranging from soft goods to symbology Slide 6
Bulk and Weight Reduction Slide 7
Air SS Soldier Kit The bulk and weight of current Aviation Life Support Equipment can force the crewmember to tradeoff protection to accomplish the mission The Air SS soldier kit reduces aircrew survival and mission equipment bulk and weight by Rethinking current material solutions Combining and integrating functions Leveraging new lightweight materials The Air SS soldier kit includes a Layered Clothing Ensemble and the new Rotary Wing Helmet Limited issue of the Air SS soldier kit to deploying units is underway Slide 8
Bulk Reduction one example at the component/subsystem level Air Warrior Survival Egress Knife Air Soldier Survival Egress Knife Slide 9
Weight Reduction one example at the component/subsystem level Legacy Air Warrior Flexible Body Armor 6.34 pounds Air SS Small Arms Ballistic Insert 4.2 pounds Slide 10
System Level Bulk and Weight Reduction Air SS integrates with the current Army aircrew survival vest (Primary Survival Gear Carrier); a future Aircrew Combat Ensemble (ACE) will integrate survival gear carriage with body armor and replace the PSGC The Air SS includes a new Lightweight Immersion Suit for Aviation (LISA) a lightweight Environmental Control Vest (ECV) that replaces the legacy Microclimate Cooling Garment standardized, integrated personal survival items and a Lightweight Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble chem/bio protective overgarment Slide 11
Mission Planning and Execution Slide 12
Air Soldier Mission Planning and Execution Solutions Computer Display System (UH-60L) Replaces the legacy EDM Tactical mission planning and execution through AMPS Enroute Situational Awareness Blue Force Tracking Electronic Flight Bag (all rated crewmembers with growth path to all crewmembers) Commercial tablet computer with Army mobile data management Digital DoD FLIP Enroute Situational Awareness Mission planning and execution Slide 13
Aircrew Situational Awareness Slide 14
Situational Awareness Solutions The Air SS increases the aircrew s ability to more rapidly detect and process information including Aircraft systems Threat and friendly forces Operating environment Mission data Computer Display System (CDS) Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) with enhanced flight symbology (interim solution supporting test depicted, final material solution TBD) Improved HGU-56/P Rotary Wing Helmet (RWH) Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Slide 15
Air SS Helmet Mounted Display Symbology Video Slide 16
Systems Integration and Training Cockpit Academic Procedural Trainer-Heads Up Display (CAPT-HUD) Slide 17
Summary Air SS enhances Army aircrew survivability and mission effectiveness through increased aircrew Situational Awareness and reduced soldier load Initial issue of the Soldier kit supporting deploying aviation units is underway First platform operational test (UH-60L) begins in Feb 18 followed closely by UH-60M and CH-47F flight test Full Rate Production and fielding begins late FY18 Slide 18
Questions? Slide 19