Air Mobility Plan, 2008 - The Black Vault
Air Mobility Plan, 2008 - The Black Vault
Air Mobility Plan, 2008 - The Black Vault
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addresses global airspace access (Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/<strong>Air</strong> Traffic Management<br />
(CNS/ATM); lack of real-time situation awareness; night vision imaging system; provisions to<br />
support defensive systems; and reliability, maintainability, and supportability). Uncertainty in the<br />
KC-135 replacement program and length of time necessary to replace over 500 KC-135s, emphasizes<br />
need to modernize (to maintain) current tanker capability; the <strong>Mobility</strong> Capability Study and KC-135<br />
recapitalization analysis of alternatives assume 59 viable KC-10s through 2045. Congressional New<br />
Start Approval was received for the KC-10 AMP in FY06. <strong>The</strong> acquisition program office for KC-10<br />
AMP is the ASC/653d AESS at Wright Patterson AFB OH. <strong>The</strong> KC-10 AMP is being descoped to<br />
KC-10 AEP, with primary focus of resources on CNS/ATM.<br />
Maintenance Training Systems<br />
This effort provides KC-10 maintenance training systems to support AMC/AETC training for worldwide<br />
maintenance support of operations. <strong>The</strong> MTS approach is to develop a balanced on/off aircraft<br />
maintenance training capability using interactive multimedia instruction (IMI), part-task trainers<br />
(PTTs), limited maintenance training devices (MTDs), and aircraft-implement “blended solution”<br />
approach currently used for C-5/C-17 maintenance training systems. MTS will comply with the<br />
requirements outlined in the AMC <strong>Air</strong>craft MTS CONOPS.<br />
Flight Data Recorder<br />
KC-10 FDRs were declared nonsupportable by the repair vendor and faced near-term obsolescence.<br />
Approximately 40% of FDR models used on the KC-10 fleet were not supported by the vendor due<br />
to parts obsolescence after January 2006. This effort replaces the old FDR with a new solid-state<br />
FDR capable of meeting all future AEP and AIP recording requirements. This modification effort is<br />
currently under way with a projected completion date of September <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
<strong>Air</strong>borne Network Integration<br />
Refer to C-5 Roadmap for ANI description.<br />
<strong>Mobility</strong> <strong>Air</strong> Forces Data Link Integration<br />
Refer to C-5 Roadmap for MAF DLI description.<br />
Joint Tactical Radio Systems<br />
Refer to C-5 Roadmap for JTRS description.<br />
KC-10 Roadmap<br />
KC-10<br />
Deficiencies/Solutions<br />
MAF<br />
Deficiencies/Solutions<br />
Reference<br />
Documents<br />
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