Requesting Entity: Crane Army Ammunitions Activity in partnership with Gradient Technology
Location: Crane Army Ammunitions Activity, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: Press-Loaded Explosive Projectile Washout Line
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to Crane Army Ammunitions Activity (CAAA). It is the intention of Gradient Technology located in Crane, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to build a high-pressure waterjet washout process for removing press-loaded high explosive from obsolete projectiles and successfully demonstrate the process on a modular scale that is both safe and environmentally acceptable. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will allow CAAA to design, build, and install a fully operational demilitarization line to handle Press-Loaded and PBX-Loaded munitions, each requiring a unique chemical processing design, to allow CAAA to reduce its storage problem and enhance its role as a leader in environmentally safe demilitarization.
Requesting Entity: Indiana Army National Guard in partnership with General Dynamics
Location: Stout Field, 2002 South Holt Road, Indianapolis, IN 46241
Project Name: Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) Instrumentation - ARNG
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to Indiana Army National Guard. It is the intention of General Dynamics located in Waynesville, North Carolina to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used for purchasing additional instrumentation for the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) to improve its capabilities under the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility standard. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because MUTC provides the most realistic training experience possible and training tailored to replicate both foreign and domestic scenarios that can be utilized by our warfighter.
Requesting Entity: Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in partnership with Ameriqual
Location: U.S. Army Solider Systems Command, AMSSB-RCF(N)15 Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760
Project Name: High Pressure Pasteurization & Pressure Assisted Thermal Sterilization Project
Amount Requested: $4,300,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center. It is the intention of Ameriqual located in Evansville, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to develop a variety of high quality, low-acid food items for the warfighter to consume in the field that are not available with current industrial technology. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the warfighter will greatly benefit from food made safely and with high nutrient content by novel processing technologies, such as High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP) and Pressure Assisted Thermal Sterilization (PATS).
Requesting Entity: NSWC Crane
Location: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: Strategic Weapons System Engineering (P-340)
Amount Requested: $13,710,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to the NSWC Crane. This funding would be used to construct a next generation strategic weapons systems engineering facility as an addition to Building 3334. The project supports the Missile Defense Agency and the Trident D5 strategic missile systems life extension (D5LE) missions and a detachment of the Strategic Weapons Program Office. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the construction of this proposed addition to Building 3334 would provide an adequate and functional facility for Strategic Systems and is the most economically feasible method of satisfying the existing space deficiency. A new facility will be designed to enhance productivity and cost efficiency by providing a secure, safe and efficient working environment and by co-locating personnel, equipment, and functional areas.
Requesting Entity: NSWC Crane in partnership with Crane Technology, Inc
Location: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: Crane Learning and Employment Center for Veterans
Amount Requested: $650,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to NSWC Crane. It is the intention of Crane Technology, Inc located in Crane, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to expand the Crane Learning and Employment Center (CLEC) pilot program to service additional locations in the State of Indiana. The CLEC pilot program provides disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan an individualized approach to education and job training. The CLEC leadership team coordinates medical care, housing, transportation, and workforce education, as well as providing employment placement at NSA Crane, for each participant. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because additional federal funding, augmented by existing grants from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and the Lilly Endowment, will allow CLEC to establish at least two additional locations in Indiana. The Crane Learning and Employment Center for Veterans leadership team is committed to sharing their success as a national model for other Veteran's Employment and Training on Department of Defense bases. To date, advisors at CLEC have traveled to other military bases to provide their insight. For example, they have provided briefings at Camp Lejuene's US Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Battalion (East).
Requesting Entity: NSWC Crane in partnership with ITT Corporation
Location: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: Crane Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures Depot Capability
Amount Requested: $8,300,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to NSWC, Crane. It is the intention of the ITT Corporation located at Westgate Technology Park in Crane, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding will be used by the Navy to meet the requirement - organic depot capability - to be able to maintain, repair and replace the electronic warfare system (ALQ-214) on the F/A 18 E/F fighter jet. This effort to provide the machinery and long lead items will allow NSWC Crane to repair and maintain this essential equipment. This required organic depot capability will ensure pilots fight like they train since more working units will be available for training purposes. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds by standing up an organic depot capability at Crane to reduce repair turnaround times from 180-240 days to 30-45 days and increasing the operational availability rate to the Navy as a result.
Requesting Entity: NSWC Crane in partnership with Purdue University
Location: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: Advanced Video Compression for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
Amount Requested: $3,500,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to NSWC Crane. It is the intention of Purdue University located in West Lafayette, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to develop unique methods to visualize the compressed signal and allow the warfighter to better use the information obtained from the Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS). This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will significantly advance surveillance capabilities of UVSs by addressing a major bottleneck of low encoder power consumption and computational complexity. The resulting higher quality video from UVSs will have a significant impact on the security of our nation, both within and outside our homeland.
Requesting Entity: NSWC Crane in partnership with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Location: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: Photonic Digital Radar for the Next Generation of Electronic Warfare Systems
Amount Requested: $5,500,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated NSWC Crane. It is the intention of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology located in Terre Haute, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to build an all optical-digital RF beamformer to process multiple radar, communication, target tracking, and imaging beams for Navy's broadband active phased-array antennas. This technology could vastly cut the number of antennae needed on navy ships. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the photonic digital beamforming systems will provide a path to accomplish the military's mission with improved situational awareness, reduced personnel and with faster response.
Requesting Entity: NSWC Crane in partnership with SAIC
Location: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: Joint Technology Insertion & Accelerated System Integration Capability for Electronic Warfare
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to NSWC, Crane. It is the intention of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) located at Westgate Technology Park in Crane, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would continue comprehensive Electronic Warfare (EW) Capabilities Analysis Tool for use by strategic planners and will enable functional solution analyses to address critical EW capability gaps identified by the Joint Electronic Warfare Center. These EW capability gaps require rapid evolution and fielding of solution threats leveraging commercial technology. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because critical work would continue that protects our warfighter. For example, work would continue on the development of a High Power Fiber Laser (HPFL) -based pod as a Directed Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) for protection against surface-launched and air-to-air Infrared (IR) missiles, a Joint Electronic Attack Unmanned Airborne Vehicle (JEAUAV) communications network jamming package.
Requesting Entity: NSWC Crane in partnership with Stimulus Engineering
Location: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: Infrared LED Free Space Optics Communications Advancement
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to NSWC Crane. It is the intention of Stimulus Engineering located in Loogootee, Indiana in partnership with Torrey Pines Logic located in San Diego, California to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used for the completion of the Naval Sea Trial of the previously funded IR LED Free Space Optics on Shipboard vessels for underway replenishment (UNREP) missions. IR LED Free Space Optics will allow the Navy to securely communicate using infrared light, enabling simultaneous data, video and voice communication in environments, where otherwise communication would be impossible or undesirable. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because of the benefit to the Navy's fleet. This program will provide a secure shipboard communication system in support of operational activities; it will increase safety during underway replenishment, aircraft launch and recovery, fuel and ordinance handling; and it will eliminate RF emissions using Free Space Optics with virtually no signature detection.
Requesting Entity: NSWC Crane in partnership with Technology Services Corporation (TSC)
Location: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522
Project Name: National Radio Frequency (RF) R&D and Technology Transfer Center
Amount Requested: $8,000,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to NSWC Crane. It is the intention of the Technology Services Corporation (TSC) located in Crane, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to provide an efficient method of transitioning new technologies into Department of Defense (DOD) programs of record to provide for performance improvements at lower cost for the warfighter. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the RF R&D and Technology Transfer Center will provide leadership in transitioning innovative RF and electronic technology into DOD systems; eliminate barriers to technology transfer for bringing products to maturity; provide an incubator/innovator for RF and electronic technology; and coordinate the existing Indiana industrial base by fostering a climate conducive for industrial base growth.
Requesting Entity: U.S. Air Force's Sensors Directorate in partnership with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Location: Sensors Directorate AFRL/RYRE, 2241 Avionics Circle, Building 620, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
Project Name: New Electronic Warfare Specialists Through Advanced Research by Students (RAPCEval-NEWSTARS
Amount Requested: $3,800,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to the U.S. Air Force's Sensors Directorate. It is the intention of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology located in Terre Haute, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used for the New Electronic Warfare Specialists Through Advanced Research by Students (RAPCEval-NEWSTARS) collaborative education program between Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Wright State University, Mercer University's Engineering Research Center, and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson AFB that supports advances in Electronic Combat Technology through direct funding of graduate level research projects at the partnering academic institutions. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the RAPCEval-NEWSTARS program will ensure when experienced electronic combat engineers in the government, academic, and private sectors reach retirement age and leave active service there are younger trained engineers to take their place. Innovative sources and advanced training for their replacements are critical to providing electronic warfare systems and technologies for the future. This program puts in place the necessary collaborative education program to train electronic combat engineers of the future.
Requesting Entity: U.S. Army
Location: South Bend, IN (AM General location)
Project Name: High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)
Amount Requested: Maintain FY 2009 level funding at $844 million
Summary: These funds would be allocated to the U.S. Army. It is the intention of the AM General located in South Bend, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to build and deliver the HMMWV, which is a light, high performance, four-wheel drive, air transportable and air-droppable tactical vehicle. Multiple mission capable variants are built on an ECV Chassis; providing increased payload and an integrated armor package with the capability to accept add-on armor kits. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the HMMWV role is growing throughout the Force Structure due to its proven performance. Priority requirements for HMMWV have increased to meet worldwide missions, training needs to support smooth troop rotation, and dual use state missions for the National Guard. Since the inceptions of IOF and OEF, AM General has continued to invest in technology improvements and has increased protection, payload, and performance in the HMMWV. These improvements have been implemented both in production and in the field and include increased protection against IED and EPF attacks and safety improvements on seat restraint, door lock and fire suppression systems.
Requesting Entity: U.S. Navy's Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
Location: Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Project Name: Advance Procurement, Spare Ford-Class Reactor Plant Long-Lead Materials
Amount Requested: Programmatic increase of $600,000,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to the U.S. Navy's Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. It is the intention of the Babcock & Wilcox located in Mt. Vernon, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to ensure timely delivery of heavy forgings, components and other materials that are subject to increasingly long lead times due to growth in the global commercial nuclear power market. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the advanced procurement will provide Congress and the Navy with flexibility in implementing a full array of propulsion choices, in time to support an accelerated decision on construction of the nuclear-powered CG(X).
Requesting Entity: U.S. Navy's Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
Location: Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Project Name: Naval Nuclear Manufacturing Base Investment
Amount Requested: Programmatic increase of $75,000,000
Project Summary: These funds would be allocated to the U.S. Navy's Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. It is the intention of the Babcock & Wilcox located in Mt. Vernon, Indiana to competitively bid for this funding. This funding would be used to provide infrastructure investment funding to support the expansion of the nuclear manufacturing base which supplies specialty reactor plant materials to the Navy. This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because provide the Navy the greatest flexibility in implementing a full array of propulsion choices, including nuclear-power, to carry out the policy set forth in the Defense Authorization Acts of 2008 and 2009 which requires that all major classes of surface combatants be nuclear-powered unless the Secretary of Defense certifies it is not in the National interest.
