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F-35 Program At Nexus of Planned Concurrency 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 ASTOVL MRF ATA JAST JSF CDP Eglin AFB ITC Operations NATF AX JSF SDD Derivatives and Enhancements System Development and Demonstration FMS F-35 PRECURSOR PROGRAMS: Advanced Short Takeoff Vertical Landing Multi-Role Fighter Advanced Tactical Aircraft Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter Advanced Attack Joint Advanced Strike Technology / Concept Demonstration Phase LRIP Low Rate Initial Production Full Rate Production Performance Based Global Sustainment 2
Top Level Schedule FY 05 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 CY 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 19 Qtr 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 System Development and Demonstration Air System Program Events AS CDR 1 & 2 PSFD AS CDR 3 MOU CTOL 1st Flt STOVL 1st Flt CV 1st Flt Service IOCs TBD Follow- On Development Test and Evaluation AF BF CV Flight Sciences Mission Capability Block 2B Block 3C OA 2 OA 3 IOT&E TBD DAB Reviews 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Production & Sustainment LRIP 1 Long Lead Full Funding Del LRIP 2 Long Lead Full Funding Del LRIP 3 Long Lead Full Funding Del LRIP 4 Long Lead Full Funding Del LRIP 5 Long Lead Full Funding Delivery LRIP 6 Long Lead Full Funding Delivery LRIP 7 Long Lead Full Funding Delivery LRIP 8 Long Lead Full Funding Delivery LRIP 9 Long Lead Full Funding Performance Based Logistics (PBL) (Increasing scale & fidelity thru MYP) Delivery Production Approach 2015 & Out TBD 3
Expanding the Lightning II Fleet 12 Developmental Test Aircraft at Pax / Edwards 6 Production Jets Fielded at Eglin / Edwards 1170 Flights / 1812.6 Hours As of 30 Sept 11 4
Aircraft at Eglin: Preparing for Flight Training Operations AF-9 & AF-8 Arrived 14 & 20 July 2011 AF-10 & AF-11 Arrived 31 Aug 2011 AF-12 & 13 Deliver in Next Few Weeks Operational Utility Eval. Planned this Year 5
SDD Test Progress F-35A: 533 flights / 982.9 flight hours (as of 30 Sept 11) Focus: Envelope expansion, Aerial Refueling, Weapons Bay open testing, supersonic AF-6 / AF-7 completed Maturity flights F-35B: 500 flights / 623.9 flight hours (as of 30 Sep 11) Focus: Envelope expansion, Sea Trial prep LHD WASP trials began 3 Oct 11 F-35C: 137 flights / 205.8 flight hours (as of 30 Sep 11) Focus: Envelope expansion, Ship suitability at NAES Lakehurst Completed Jet Blast Deflector and 29 of 68 catapult test points Arresting hook testing underway Mission Systems Maturity flights for Block 1 initial training release Block 1B (multi-level security) in flight test Block 2A release to CATB this month; F-35 DT this year AF-1/AF-2 BF-2 CF-2 6
Video of First LHD Landing Shown 7
SDD Software Roadmap (Simulation Only) Fleet Software Releases Aligned to LRIP Deliveries 8
Weapons Carriage Requirements 9
Weapons Carriage Requirements BF-1, 1000lb JDAM, AMRAAM 10
F-35 Comprehensive LFT Program Congressionally Mandated Full-up System Level Testing Validate Vulnerability Design Super High Velocity Airflow System (S-HiVAS) up to 380 KTAS Running Engine with dynamic loads on control surfaces Capture Unintended System Effects AA-1 Production Representative 91 Flights 125.9 Flight Hours FUSL Testing 26 Choreographed Shots (Oct 10 Sept 11) S-HiVAS 9 TF-33 Engines Realistic Threats AAA SAMs MANPADs 11
Video of LFT Shown 12
Radar Cross-Section Testing Early Signature Results Very Promising 13
Summary Program Reset Making Good Progress Flight Test and Production Results Helping to Build Confidence in the New Baseline Plan Production operations stabilizing and maturing DT demonstrating a generally robust weapon system design Software and Mission Avionics reflecting stable performance Program Building Momentum... But a Long Way to Go to Deliver the Full Expected Capability 14
Questions 15