| 2004
Milestones and
Achievements: |
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- Funding
in
FY04
&
FY
05
to
provide
design
and
development
of
Maritime
Security
Cutter,
Large,
(WMSL,
formerly
NSC)
lead
ship
and
start
construction
on
second
WMSL
- Started
fabrication
of
lead
ship
in
September
2004
- Keel
Laying
expected
April
2005;
first
WMSL
scheduled
to
be
delivered
May
2007
- Maritime
Patrol
Boats
Matagorda,
Metompkin,
Padre,
Attu
delivered
with
Deepwater
upgrades
- Recent
damage
and
repairs
to
Matagorda
inspire
design
changes
across
classes
(110’
and
123’)
- WPB
Hulls
4-8
at
BSL,
Hulls
9-12
Long
Lead
Material
under
contract
- Contract
to
commence
Maritime
Security
Cutter,
Medium
(WMSM)
design
awarded
June
2004
- Post
9-11
capabilities
incorporated
into
the
plan
to
meet
new
mission
requirements
- Contract
letter
to
begin
detailed
design
on
WMSM
November
2004
- Contract
to
commence
Maritime
Patrol
Coastal
(WPC)
preliminary
design
awarded
July
2004
- First
WPC
hull
is
composite
technology
demonstrator,
working
toward
deployment
in
2006.
- C4ISR
Increment
1 is
design
baseline
(for
WMSL,
WMSM,
WPC)
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- Re-engining
HH-65
helicopter
to
restore
safe
&
reliable
operations
- 1st
HH-65
test
flights
August
2004
- 1st
article
delivered
October
2004,
2nd
article
delivery
January
2005
- HH-60
Legacy
upgrades
include
new
avionics,
radio,
navigation,
and
sensor
packages
- 8
MH-68
Stingray
leased
for
assignment
to
Helicopter
Interdiction
Tactical
Squadron
Ten
(HITRON)
- First
Fuselage
of
Maritime
Patrol
Aircraft
(MPA)
nearing
completion
December
2004.
- Ongoing
effort
to
determine
optimal
mix
of
HC-130
and
the
CASA
to
meet
overall
system
requirements
- Completed
successful
Preliminary
Design
Review
(PDR)
for
Eagle
Eye
(VUAV)
- VUAV
Design
and
development
costs
funded
in
FY04;
FY05
request
includes
purchase
of
two
VUAVs
- Current
schedule
project
testing
through
mid-2007,
Initial
Operational
Capability
(IOC)
Spring
2008
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- Maritime
Domain
Awareness
Center
Ribbon
Cutting
April
2004
- C4ISR
System
Developments
-
123
WPB
Upgrades-
Matagorda,
Metompkin,
Padre,
Attu
and
Short
Range
Prosecutors
delivered
-
123
WPB
work
in
progress
includes
TEMPEST
certified
and
4
others
in
process
-
C4ISR
Performance
Spec
Summits
for
WMSL
(formerly
NSC)
and
Long
Range
Interceptor
(LRI)
- Legacy
Cutter
Upgrades
-
SIPRNET
&
Classified
LAN:
-
WMEC
270-
15
complete
-
WMEC
378-
9
of
12
complete
-
WMEC
210-
1
complete
- Legacy
Shore
Upgrades
-
SIPRNET
&
Classified
LAN
-
CAMLANT
complete
-
CAMSPAC
completeust
24,
2004
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Integrated
Logistics Domain |
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- First
generation
of
Logistics
Information
Management
Software
is
complete
- Integrated
Product
Data
Environment
(IPDE)
established
program-wide
for
Program
performance
and
metrics
- ICGS
logistics
site
reps
named
and
assigned
- Logistics
conferences
held
to
support
new
Surface
&
Air
assets
during
design
phase
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