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BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (EXHIBIT P-40)
APPROP CODE/BA:
OPAF/VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT
UNCLASSIFIED
P-1 NOMENCLATURE:
TUNNER LOADER
DATE:
FEBRUARY 2002
QUANTITY
COST
(in Thousands)
FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
47
$96,056
44
$90,132
38
$84,329
Description:
The Tunner Aircraft Loader replaces the current 463L Material Handling Equipment (MHE) 40K Aircraft Loaders, Lower Lobe Aircraft
Loaders, and Wide Body Elevator Loaders (WBEL). The Tunner is becoming the most critical asset of the strategic airlift MHE fleet by virtue
of its capacity and rapid on/off load capability for strategic airlift including Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) aircraft. The Tunner expeditiously
handles all configurations of air cargo. Manufactured by Systems and Electronics, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., it accommodates six pallets and carries a
maximum of 30 tons to a height of 18.5 feet. It interfaces with all military and CRAF cargo aircraft and meets nuclear material handling safety
criteria and certification. The Tunner is drive-on/drive-off and air transportable on C-141, C-5, and C-17 aircraft. It has reduced B-747 aircraft
load times by 50 percent, reduced Wide Body Elevator deployment by nearly 50 percent and achieved a 100 percent mission effectiveness rate
during Operation DESERT FOX. In addition, 27 Tunners successfully supported Operations ALLIED FORCE and SHINING HOPE. This
budget request sustains efficient production. Programmed funding provides the total Tunner inventory objective of 318.
Due to an administrative error, a reduction was applied to the equipment line instead of the spares line. A below threshold reprogramming of
$6.337M will be accomplished in execution to permit both the acquisition of 38 loaders and required support for the fleet.
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