Description
The Weapon System
The Multi-Mission Helicopter (H-60 series) R-TOC pilot program includes
the Navy's operational H-60 fleet, two ACAT I evolutionary acquisitions programs
(MH-60R and MH-60S), and a number of older helicopter models that are slated
to be replaced by H-60 helicopters. The
H-60 R-TOC pilot program has used an "umbrella" strategy to meld these
three individual elements into one R-TOC plan. This strategy has been spelled out in the Helicopter Master Plan (recently replaced by the CNO Concept of Operations).
The H-60 program provides improved systems and capability to the
in-service H-60 (SH-60B, SH-60F, HH-60H) fleet, as well as developing
and delivering new aircraft (MH-60R undersea warfare, surface warfare, surface fire support, search and rescue, and logistics; and MH-60S combat support; mine detection, neutralization, and recovery; etc.) into fleet service,
with the goal of accomplishing the maximum readiness at the least cost.
The approach to R-TOC consists of four pillars:
- Implement overarching Helo Master Plan (with significant impact to the entire Navy helicopter fleet),
- Improve Reliability/Maintainability/Sustainability (R/M/S) via specific product initiatives,
- Improve response time by a combination of near term initiatives, [e.g., Direct Vendor Delivery contracts, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Integrated Maintenance Concept (IMC)] and long term competitively awarded performance based logistics effort,
- Improve acquisition system efficiency by pursuit of reform initiatives.
Production Status, Population, and Planned Life
The Multi-Mission Helicopter (H-60 series) RTOC pilot program
includes three major stand-alone programs - H60B/F/H, MH-60R and MH-60S
- comprising a significant majority of Navy helicopter aviation as the
Navy Helicopter Master Plan (HMP) is executed. The original R-TOC plan
assumed that 243 SH-60Bs and SH-60Fs would be remanufactured into
SH-60Rs; the Navy has since decided to build new MH-60Rs rather than
remanufacture.
Once the Navy HMP is
fully implemented, the total Navy helicopter inventory will be 243
MH-60Rs and 237 MH-60Ss. This will also permit retirement of all Navy
HH-1N, SH-2G, H-3, and CH-46D helicopters, accomplishing a HMP/CONOPS goal of reducing the number of types/models from 7 to 3. The MH-60S will achieve the first aircraft in the fleet within two years after program start, and will attain IOC within four years. It completed its development effort at $1.4M less than the $72M APB objective.
Prime contractor: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.
Office of Primary Responsibility: H-60 Program Manager, PMA-299
R-TOC Focus Areas: (From USD (AT&L) memorandum dated May 10, 1999)
1. Reduced demand from weapon systems via reliability and maintainability improvements
In addition to the initiatives outlined below, the program office is
working with Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard representatives via Team
Hawk on joint service H-60 initiatives, primarily in the area of weight
reduction.
The following initiatives have been funded. Funding has been provided by either NAVAIR Affordable Readiness funds or Program Office funds.
- Ultra-Low Maintenance (ULM) Battery (SH-B/F/H)
- Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS)/Portable Electronic Display Device (PEDD)
- H-60 Forward and Aft Bridge Bell Crank Bushing Puller
- Additional H-60 Heater Mat Test Sets
- AN/USM-646 Huntron Tracker
- Advanced Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting System
- Common Cockpit
- SH-60R Integrated Mission Computer VECP
- SH-60F Underwater Beacon
- Skyflex Environmental Sealing Tapes
- Primary Flight Controls Torque Shaft Assy
- Remove SH-60B Lateral Vibration Absorber
- ESATS software and cables
- H-60B/F/H Health Usage Monitoring System (HUMS)
- Heater Mat Test Set for the H-60
2. Reduced supply chain response times, leading to reduced spares, system
support footprint, and depot needs
Improvements through a combination of near term initiatives:
- Direct Vendor Delivery contracts
- Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
- Integrated Maintenance Concept (IMC)
- A long term competitively awarded performance based logistics effort.
3. Competitive sourcing of product support, leading to streamlining and overhead reductions
- The program office is planning long term competitively awarded
performance based logistics effort.
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