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OverviewOverview
• AETC Philosophy• Future Requirements• Combat Systems Officer Training• Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training• Future of Pilot Training
AETC
Mission: Develop America’s Airmen today . . . for tomorrow
Vision: Deliver unrivaled air, space and cyberspace education and training to America’s Air Force
What we do: Recruit, Train, Educate, Innovate – AETC trains & educates over 400K personnel annually for the Joint Team, US agencies and 150 partner nationsagencies and 150 partner nations
Annual budget: $8.8 billiongPersonnel: Almost 70,000 military, civilian and contractorLocations worldwide: Over 1,300Aircraft: 1450, 29 diverse airframes…World’s 4th largest air force!
AETC prepares the arfighters of todaAETC prepares the warfighters of today for the challenges of tomorrow
WarfighterWarfighter Requirements Requirements Drive Our MissionDrive Our MissionDrive Our MissionDrive Our Mission
WarfighterWarfighter
Recruit In Highest Quality
Trainnov Responsive
Educatevate
World ClassEducate
Th d i i d t d t t ik b l
World Class
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The decisions made today must strike a balancebetween present and future requirements
Training System Balance
Force ManagementgDecisions
Future USAF force structure
Capacity / ThroughputRequired Skill-Sets
Production Requirements
p y g p
Fleet Sizing
Required Skill Sets
Training Quality
Fl t S i Lif
The Effect:Future RatedTraining Footprint
Training Tasks / Syllabus Training System
Efficiency
Fleet Service LifeFuture RatedForce
Training Training DecisionsDecisions
Acquisition Decisions
Best Val eBest Value
New Combat System Officer New Combat System Officer (CSO) Pipeline(CSO) Pipeline
• Consolidates NAV, EWO & WSO training into 1 pipeline
(CSO) Pipeline(CSO) Pipeline
• Centralizes training at one location – NAS Pensacola, FL.
P bi ti f th DA 20 T 25• Program uses a combination of the DA-20, T-25 Simulators, T-6A, and T-1M in the training program
• First class started 5 May 2010 and we expect to graduate 108 new CSOs by the end of FY11
CSO Training Program
T-6A T-1M
Formal Training
Initial Flight Screening
Basic/Contact Instruments
VNAV/Low-Level Task Mgmt
Mission ManagementAdvanced Nav
Electronic CombatWeapons Employment
Training Unit
(F-15E
T25 Simulator ElectronicCombat Training (SECT)
+
T-6 OperationalFlight Trainer
(OFT)
(F 15E WSO & EWO)
+T-1 Operational Flight Trainer (OFT)
( )
Introduction to Fighter
Fundamentals24 Flight Hrs 40 Flight Hrs Fundamentals24 Flight Hrs14 Sim Hrs
220 Academic Hrs
40 Flight Hrs86 Sim Hrs (SECT/OFT)
398 Academic Hrs
This innovative program will provide every new CSO a common set of 21st century warfighter skills.
Remotely Piloted Aircraft TrainingRemotely Piloted Aircraft Training
• CSAF chartered AETC to institutionalize the RPA pilot & sensor operator training courses March 2009sensor operator training courses March 2009• Went from concept to classroom in Six WeeksG d t f thi fl i P d t d• Graduates from this program are flying Predator and Reaper combat missions today and are ready for instructor upgrade!instructor upgrade!
• New RPA Desktop Simulator built to train tomorrow’s forcebuilt to train tomorrow s force
• Planned productionFY11 60 Pil t / 353 S• FY11: 60 Pilots/ 353 Sensors
• FY12: 146 Pilots/ 305 Sensors• FY13: 250 Pilots/ 305 Sensors
Remotely Piloted Aircraft TrainingRemotely Piloted Aircraft Training
2 th
ACCAETC2 5 th
RPA PilotsRPA Pil t
RPA Flight Screening
(Pueblo CO)
2 monthsRPA Instrument
Qualification Course(Randolph)
2.5 months RPA Pilots & UPT Grads & SOs
Joint Fi
RPA Pilots& UPT Grads
RPA(Pueblo CO)Pilot Fundamental Skills39 hours flight time
(Randolph)Simulator only – 49 hoursInstrument Check Ride
FirepowerCourse
(Nellis)2 W k
RPAFundamentals
Course (Randolph)
RPA Pilots & UPT Grads
& SOsAircrew Basic
Tactical / Theatre Ops: weapons, radars, sensors, threats, Crew Resource Management
UPT Graduates
MQ 1
2 Weeks(Randolph)
FundamentalsCourse
(Lackland)Aircrew Culture
Sensor Operator Course (Randolph)Train Full-motion Video,Sensor Basics / Analysis
4 weeks
Resource Management91 hours academics3 Labs/Missions
MQ-1Formal
Training Unit(Creech/
2 weeksAircrew Culture Sensor Basics / Analysis
4 weeks(
Holloman)3 monthsRPA Sensor Operators
New CSO training is underway & RPA pipeline is formalized AETC is now focused on the Future of Pilot Training
Pilot Training of the FuturePilot Training of the Future
• In the 1980s the Air Force developed the multiple trackIn the 1980s the Air Force developed the multiple track Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) program
• Today with a smaller fighter force anywhere from 30 50%• Today, with a smaller fighter force, anywhere from 30 - 50% of our T-38 graduates are assigned to non-fighter aircraftGi th h i i t d t d t i• Given the changing circumstances, we need to determine how training will evolve in the next 20 to 30 years
History tells us that a smaller, resource constrained AF needs a flexible, responsive training pipeline
SUPT 2000: The PastSUPT 2000: The Past
AdvancedFormal Training
Units
Airlift / TankerPrimary Airlift
T kAirlift / TankerT-1A O
pe
Tanker
ME TurbopropTC-12 / T-44
T-37/T-34
rati
C-130Initial Flight
Training
Fighter / BomberT 38A
T 37/T 34onalFighter
T-38A
Rotary Wing UH-1 Helo
Bomber
y g Helo
SUPT 2010: The PresentSUPT 2010: The Present
AdvancedFormal Training
Units
Primary AirliftTanker
Airlift / TankerT-1A
Initial Flight Screening
OperRPA
(IFS) atio
C-130ME TurbopropTC-12 / T-44
T-6A/B nal
C2ISR
FighterFighter / BomberT-38C
HeloRotary Wing TH-1
Bomber
SUPT 20??: Uncertain FutureSUPT 20??: Uncertain Future
AdvancedFormal Training
Units
Primary AirliftTanker
Airlift / Tanker T-1A or a follow-on aircraft?
Initial Flight Screening
Oper
(IFS) atio
C-130
T-6A/B nal
C2ISR
Fighter
Fighter / Bomber/?T-X
HeloRotary Wing TH-1
Bomber
ssUPT 20??: Uncertain FutureUPT 20??: Uncertain FutureFormal Training
Units
Primary AirliftTankerAdvanced Training
Initial Flight Screening
OperC-130
Advanced Training T-X
(IFS) atio
C2ISR
T-6 nal
Fighter
Bomber
HeloRotary Wing TH-1
Bomber
Regardless of the structure we choose…we need a new trainer!
Future Trainer (TFuture Trainer (T--X)X)
• The average age of the T-38 fleet is 43.5 years old• The Air Force is in the process of conducting an Analysis of• The Air Force is in the process of conducting an Analysis of
Alternatives (AOA)• The T-X must be economically viable, bridge the gap between 4th y , g g p
and 5th generation aircraft and prepare our aviators for the demands of the modern cockpit and battlespace
“We’re following DOD acquisition procedures so that someday soon the AF will be able to procure a new trainer … because this will be a 50-year decision”
- General Stephen R. Lorenz, Air Force Times 31 Aug 10
The Certain FutureThe Certain Future
MannedPlatformsPilot
Operratio
Manned PlatformsCSO
onal
RPARPARPA
Each of these programs is critical in maintainingthe combat capability of the Air Force
SummarySummary
• AETC is a dynamic Total Force team providing training & education to over 400K people each year
• We are focused on partnering with the warfighter to• We are focused on partnering with the warfighter to ensure we deliver innovative training solutions
• The AF is taking a holistic approach to rated force training, production and weapon system acquisition
• AETC is leveraging our greatest assets, our people, to ensure we Develop America’s Airmen Today Forensure we Develop America s Airmen Today…For Tomorrow
Unrivaled Air, Space and Cyberspace Training in the future…