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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico
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| Wilson Requests Funding for New Mexico-based Defense Research Projects |
April 02, 2003 |
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Washington, DC - Congresswoman Heather Wilson, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, outlined her priority defense programs for which she will seek funding in letters to the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and the House Armed Services Committee. Her priorities include mission critical operations at Kirtland Air Force Base, such as the Theater Aerospace Command and Control Simulation Facility, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center and military construction projects.
"New Mexico is a leader in research and technology for the military, and Albuquerque is on the road to being a center of excellence for future defense needs, such as directed energy," said Wilson. "Funding these important projects will improve our defense capabilities and keep defense-related research and development in New Mexico strong."
Wilson’s priorities include:
$27 million for the Aerospace Relay Mirror System (ARMS), a transformational project and flight test. ARMS is a technology development program that is building a bifocal relay mirror system to demonstrate the key technologies required to make a relay mirror system viable. This project is done exclusively in Albuquerque by Boeing-SVS. Due to the advent of the Missile Defense Agency Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration, the Air Force Research Lab desires to lightweight and otherwise enhance the components of the ARMS system so that a demonstration of ARMS in the Pacific Test Range will be possible. This will greatly accelerate the use of relay mirror technologies for Strategic missions of interest to MDA and will pave the way for various Tactical missions of interest to the Air Force and others.
$5 million to fund the development of boron energy cells for spacecraft power. This project is done exclusively in Albuquerque by Qynergy. Boron energy cells are small, long-lived solid-state devices that directly convert radioisotope emissions to electric power. The cells have energy densities orders of magnitude higher than current batteries and lifetimes ranging from years to decades. Boron energy cell devices are highly scalable and can be produced in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, allowing for co-location with spacecraft power consumers, eliminating the need for central power distribution systems and much of the wiring, as well as greatly streamlining power system design and assembly. Integration of this technology into spacecraft power systems would reduce spacecraft size, weight, and development time, reducing both development and launch costs.
$13.4 million for the Theater Aerospace Command and Control Simulation Facility (TACCSF), a Wargaming and Simulation Center. TACCSF is the nation’s focal point for distributed mission training within Air Combat Command (ACC). They conduct realistic simulations for wargaming and training and simulate the introduction of new weapons systems and assets into these wargaming scenarios.
$41.6 million for the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC). AFOTEC is the independent test agency responsible for testing, under operationally realistic conditions, new systems acquired and developed for Air Force and multi-service use. With more than 200 programs in progress, AFOTEC tests everything from aircraft to equipment.
$20 million in appropriations in order to expand the High Energy Laser (HEL) Joint Technology Office (JTO) to a Directed Energy. The JTO serves as the Department of Defense High Energy Laser (HEL) lead developer and executer of Science and Technology investment strategy that builds on existing Service/Agency programs while exploiting technology developments for multi-Service HEL weapons system applications.
$14 million for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL). This project is done exclusively in Albuquerque by Boeing-SVS. The ATL will provide laser capability for testing on the AC-130 gunships and potentially be transitioned to airborne and ground combat systems. To take advantage of the truly transformational war-fighting opportunity, increased funding for advanced technology development in parallel with the ATL- Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ATL-ACTD) is needed. This technology development and testing will complement the ATL ACTD that Boeing is doing for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The funding increase requested here, supports advanced chemical laser sealed exhaust, and fuel regeneration systems, tactical beam control, advanced solid state laser research, and lethality efforts to increase the effective range by a factor of three, and decrees the kill times by a factor of five, compared to values to be demonstrated in the ATL ACTD. This will allow us to field a survivable and truly transformational weapon.
$626.3 million for the Airborne Laser (ABL). ABL is a modified Boeing 747-400 equipped with an airborne laser turret. The ABL is designed to destroy with laser light an enemy missile in the boost phase, within approximately the first two minutes of flight. The ABL will also be capable of detecting and locating the enemy missile from the moment it is launched and throughout the boost phase. By employing the advanced technologies that the ABL carries, the United States will be able to effectively deploy and support ground forces within a theater of operations with an umbrella of protection from enemy missiles.
$6 million for SEAtreat to design and fabricate Gen III SEAtreat instruments and begin clinical trials at multiple hospitals. SEAtreat is a minimally invasive cervical pre-cancer and cancer screening and treatment technology has the potential to dramatically reduce the pain and suffering associated with conventional methods, reduce costs and improve the overall level of effectiveness.
$29.5 million to provide for the HH-60G PAVE HAWK helicopter configuration with the rest of the Combat Air Forces (CAF) 701C engines, forward-looking infrared (FLIR) systems, and helicopter infrared suppression systems (HIRSS) at the 58th SOW. Currently, student aircrews are not being trained in aircraft with characteristics that match the model aircraft they will fly operationally. The 701C engines provide much greater power and are especially needed for the high altitudes flown in New Mexico. Having FLIRs increases the safety margin and also allows students to learn what they will fly in the CAF.
$2.5 million to modify two HH-60 simulators to the latest (Block 152) configuration in order to train students at the 58th SOW on systems that are exactly the same as the aircraft they fly. Current simulator configurations are significantly different from aircraft; causes negative habit transfer and training degradation.
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