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Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release. NAWCWD PR 17-0082, April. 2017

NAVAIR Ranges

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May 11, 2017

21st Annual Test Instrumentation Workshop

Mr. Thomas C. Dowd

ITEA

Director NAVAIR Ranges & AVMI

NAVAIR Ranges – A National Competency

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Patuxent River, MD

Weapons Division

Aircraft Division

The NAVAIR Range Department is a

civilian, military, and contractor team of 1840

personnel with a total budget of $369M*

*FY16 Department Statistics

China Lake, CA

Point Mugu, CADistribution Statement A. Approved for public release. NAWCWD PR17-0082, April. 2017

NAVAIR Organizational Alignment

Aircraft DivisionWeapons Division

Secretary of the Navy

Chief of Naval Operations(CNO)

Naval SeaSystems

Command(NAVSEA)

Space andNaval Warfare

Systems Command(SPAWAR)

Assistant Secretary of the NavyResearch, Development, & Acquisition (ASN RDA)

DepotsFleet Readiness Centers

Naval AirSystems

Command(NAVAIR)

China LakePoint Mugu

OrlandoJacksonvilleCherry PointPatuxent River

LakehurstNAVAIR

NorthIsland

ProgramExecutive Offices

Demand

S&TDemand

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NAVAIR Ranges Organization

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Director, Thomas Dowd (SES)Military Director, CAPT Todd Watkins

China Lake RangesChina Lake, CAAndy Corzine

MissionThe Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Range Department provides a fully

integrated array of test, training, air vehicle modification, instrumentation, and prototyping capabilities.

We develop, operate, manage, and sustain interoperable open-air, land, and sea ranges. We design, prototype, fabricate, and integrate modifications and instrumentation systems for

weapons and aircraft. We support test and evaluation, experimentation, and training for Naval, Joint, Department of

Defense, Coalition and Industry partners.

Atlantic Test RangesPatuxent River, MD

Rob Vargo

Point Mugu Sea RangePoint Mugu, CA

Ben Rasnick

Air Vehicle Modification & Instrumentation

All sitesRon Stepp

Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release. NAWCWD PR17-0082, April. 2017

NAVAIR Ranges Unique CapabilitiesAtlantic Test Range China Lake Ranges Point Mugu Sea Range

Attributes• 2,700 sq mi restricted

airspace over the Chesapeake Bay

• Access to 50,000 sq mi of Atlantic Warning Areas

• Linked with NASA Wallops Flight Facility

Attributes• 1.1M acres of land

space• 17,000 sq mi

restricted/controlled airspace

• Shared with AFFTC and NTC

Attributes• 36,000 sq mi of controlled

air and sea space• Expandable to over 220,000

sq mi• Located near deep water

port of Port Hueneme• Connected via fiber to San Nicolas Island

Specific Focus• Air vehicle modification

and performance testing

• EW measurement

Specific Focus• Weapons integration

and effects testing• EW testing

Specific Focus• Weapons system integration

and testing• EW testing

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Full-spectrum weapons and warfare systems Research, Development, Acquisition, Test, and Evaluation (RDAT&E)


Air Vehicle Modification & Instrumentation

Specific Focus

• Aircraft Test Instrumentation (TM and FTS) Design Fabrication Installation Air worthiness support

• Weapons Test Instrumentation Design Fabrication Installation Low-rate production


Platform, Weapons and EW T&E

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AH-1/UH-1

V-22

H-60

E-2C/D

F-18E/F/G MMA (P-8A) F-35B/C

MQ-4C

UCAS-D (X-47)

NGJ

EMALS

NGJ

MQ-9 AV-8B

APKWS

ScanEagle

Tomahawk

NASA LDSD

Aegis CoyoteTrident

AMRAAM

Waverider

Sidewinder Fire Scout

MDA

Additional Range support for OSD exercises, FMS customers, and Army, Navy, Air Force Warfighter training

Harpoon

RAM

SM

CH-53K

TritonDistribution Statement A. Approved for public release. NAWCWD PR17-0082, April. 2017

“Future” Demand Drivers

Integration and Interoperability

(Kill Chain/Web)

Cyber Warfare

Irregular and Asymmetric Warfare

Long-Range Rapid Strike(Hypersonics)

UnmannedSystems

Next-Generation Electronic Warfare

Distributed Target Engagement

Spectrum DominanceandExploitation

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Directed Energy


Strategic Emphasis

• Increase throughput People, instrumentation, data handling, facilities

• Improve EW threat environment Density, dispersion, diversity

• Improve ability to handle multi-level security classification of missions and their data

• Improve Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) capabilities Capacity, connectivity, cyber security, composability (IA approved

participants), persistence (“schedule-ability”)

• Spectrum shift and efficient use

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Current Threat EW Gaps

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• Drivers that created gaps in providing an operationally relevant test environment Larger geographic areas

required for multi-platform, system of systems test

Emphasis on blue water and littoral

Higher density of EW signals to stress onboard gear

Programmable, coordinated, and re-locatable emitters

Complexity of battle requires integration of LVC


Current Activity to Address StrategyTitle Description

Increase Throughput on the Ranges

• China Lake Ranges – Optimize use of land and airspace.• Point Mugu Sea Range – Optimize use of air, sea, and land space.• Atlantic Test Ranges – Optimize use of air, sea, and land space.

Test Bays,Operational Control Rooms (OCR’s), TM Rooms, and Control Stations

Construct and equip test bays and OCR’s to support different missions, off-loading post-test processing from test bays, and increasing the number of test bays, OCR’s, and TM rooms/control stations.

Increased Number and Dispersion of EW Threat Systems

Requirements identified for increases in specific EW threat systems on the Ranges.


Additional ActivitiesTitle Description Status of Solution Being Worked

Frequency Spectrum Deconfliction

Frequency deconfliction becoming harder

• Spectrum reallocation funds enabling multiple capabilities throughout range spaces

• Need more aircraft converted to newer frequencies

• More frequency agile transmitter/receivers/antennas and network enabled TM (iNet standards, ethernet TM, etc.

Hiring

CL and PM Sea Ranges continue to hire to meet test workload, manage investment projects, accomplish non-test related tasks transitioned to Range (IA, security, etc.), and manage significant demographic issues.

• Hiring continues in FY17.• Core skills analysis conducted in FY16, is

being updated to support development of FY17 CL, Pax & PM Sea Ranges Hiring Plan

Instrumentation

Additional instrumentation would provide more flexibility in deploying instrumentation and support increased test throughput.

• CL and PM SEA RANGES – Working with sponsor to fund required instrumentation.

• ATR – Recent use of W-72 with mobile capabilities has been successful as an alternate area.

CancellationCharging Policy’s Influence on Customer Behavior

Range can only charge customers that cancel their scheduled tests the cost the range has incurred at the time of the cancellation.

• CL Ranges study identified alternative billing policy to more appropriately recoup costs incurred prior to test cancellation and positively influence cancellation rate.

• Comptroller briefed buy in obtained pending some follow up actions.


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Other Challenges• Aging infrastructure – personnel in substandard facilities, deteriorating roads,

power distribution system, obsolete instrumentation, Multi-Level Security (MLS) networks

• Cyber Security process and timeline to achieve and sustain ATOs

• MRTFB funding: Investments in future capability vs. sustaining critical aging infrastructure/instrumentation

• Workforce concern: Attrition of experienced workforce coupled with challenges associated with hiring restrictions

• Analyzing requirements for multi-range operations and gaps Larger Footprints Multi-Platform Test and Training

• Encroachment Issues Spectrum reallocation Wind turbines Solar near airfields or T&E equipment Noise (sonic boom monitoring upgrade proposal)


Summary

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• Current Navy focus is on Speed to the Fleet, Affordability and Readiness Speed: Increase throughput Affordability: Sustain the capabilities we need, shutter those we don’t,

increase remoting of instrumentation, get data product to the customer faster

Readiness: Agile scheduling, promote better customer scheduling realism

• Next 5 years will see a significant increase in NAVAIR Ranges capabilities Control Rooms EW Threat laydowns LVC (to include Air Warfare Battle Shaping) MLS mission conduct and data handling


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