1. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH MV-22 Osprey Col Keith “Berzerk” Birkholz APW-1

2. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH Overview Background –The Requirement Concept of Employment –The Mission Programmatic Stuff –Blocks –VMX-22 –Transition

3. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH Background The requirement for the V-22 was initially validated by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in 1969. The requirement was last revalidated by JROC Memorandum 127-04, dated 20 Jul 04 for ORD Change 4.

4. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH MV Concept Medium Lift Replacement Aircraft –CH-46E is 40 Years Old Supports Joint Functional Concepts – Force Application Supports/Enables –Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare (EMW) and Enhanced Networked Sea Basing Speed Survivability Lift (Internal and External) Combat Radius

5. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH MV-22 vs CH-46E Performance Comparison w/ Wet Wing Mod 2 X as fast 3 X the payload 6 X the range 2 1/2 X the altitude 133 264 10,000 25,000 13163 3600 136 805 Cruise Speed (KCAS) Altitude (Feet) Internal Payload (lbs) Unrefueled Range (nm) CH-46E V-22 341  Twice the Speed  Three times the Payload  Six times the Range Why We Want It

6. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH Susceptibility/Vulnerability Relationship “Kill Chain” PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS SUSCEPTIBILITY INTELLIGENCEMISSIONPLANNINGINTELLIGENCEMISSIONPLANNING THREAT SUPPRESSION RANGE SPEED SIGNATURE CONTROL Radar Infrared Visual Acoustic Electronic Emissions COUNTERMEASURES & SIGNATURE CONTROL Radar Warning System Missile Launch Warning Countermeasures DETECTION & ACQUISITION AVOIDANCE THREAT & KILL TOLERANCE SURVIVABILITY ENGAGEMENT & HIT AVOIDANCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY REDUCTION Fire Suppression Broom Straw Controlled Wing Failure Ballistic Tolerance CBR&N Component Redundancy (with Separation) Armor UNCLASSIFIED Why We Want It

7. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH Threat Summary Systems Threat Assessment Report (STAR) up- dated in August 2004. Projected threats: –Small arms –Rocket propelled grenades (RPG) –Shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles (MANPADs) –Anti-aircraft artillery –Radio Frequency (RF) surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) –High performance aircraft –Directed energy weapons

8. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH Reduced Vulnerability to Fire Vulnerability 7.62 mm Armor Piercing Incendiary V-22 CH-46ECH-53E CV-22CH-46E 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 12.7 mm Armor Piercing Incendiary V-22CH-46E CH-53E 2 4 6 8 10 12

9. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH MV-22 Concept of Employment Run the Video

11. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH MV Evolutionary Acquisition Block A: Safe and Operational Aircraft (Remain Training Assets)Block A –Improved IETMs –Nacelle Redesign –S/W Upgrades Block B: Improved Effectiveness & Suitability and DeployableBlock B –Improved Effectiveness and Suitability –Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Improvements –Training/Logistics Improvements –Interim Gun System Block C: Mission Enhancements and R&M (POM-06 Issues)Block C –Interoperability (PMA-209) –Environmental Control System (ECS) –Weather Radar –Fwd Firing ALE-47 Buckets –Hover Coupled Upgrades/Geo Reference CompareCompare Block D: Enhanced Capabilities/ Maturing Technologies (P 3 I)

12. USMC POM-06 Issues: Approach to Hover Upgrades Hover Coupled Upgrades Reserve Power (engine) ECS Landing Gear Isolation Valve EAPS Starter Valve Parking Brake light on ess bus Critical Azimuth (Unicom) pitch-up w/sideslip USAF Proposed POM-06 Issues:  Degraded Nav (Dual MC Failure)  DMS  SATCOM  Great Circle  Brakes  Emergency Power  High Alt Conversion  Performance Calculator  Fuel Dump Impingement PMA-209 POM-06 Issues :  GANS/GATM Phase 2 (MV lead NRE)  Blue Force Tracking  TAWS  Flight Recorder MV Unique POM-06 Issue: MV Weather Radar (MMR) Backup GPS ALE-47 Fwd Firing Buckets 1553 Troop Cdr Data Bus CPI NVG HUD Upgrades PMA-209 POM-06 Issue :  JTRS Cluster 4/Link 16 CV Unique Proposed POM-06 Issues:  TF < 50 KTS  CV HUD  Cabin Suitability  Hover Perform Upgrades  Coupled TF  Supplemental 02  LPI Transponder  CSEL/GPRS  ALSS Compatible O2  JTRS Cluster 1  Link 16 Cluster 1 Common Priorities Block C/20 Breakdown

13. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH Conduct ~ Operational Test for V-22 Tilt Rotor Address ~ future requirements Build ~ operational tactics guide Develop ~ training, tactics, & procedures Sponsor ~ tiltrotor issues and concepts of employment Prepare ~ foundation for VMMT training syllabus Provide ~ groundwork for follow on test and future tiltrotor versions VMX-22 Function Marine Tiltrotor Operational & Test Evaluation Squadron 22 Tiltrotor Center of Excellence

14. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH VMMT-204 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 The Critical Piece of the Transition Instructors Currently Gaining Experience with VMX –USMC & USAF Ready For Training November 1, 2005: HMM-263 –Unit Transition from HMM to VMM –2 Squadrons per Year –100 Level Training, Producing T2P’s – Copilot’s Advanced Tiltrotor Training Unit (ATTU) –200-400 Level Training, Core Capable Squadron –Under Cognizance of VMMT-204

15. AVIATION WEAPONS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS BRANCH Unit Transition HMM to VMM 1. Earliest deployment (MARFOR decision). Fleet 2 2. DC (A) recommended (earliest to deploy). 1 2006 CY 07-08 CY 07 2005

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