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

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Recruit In Highest Quality

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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

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Fleet Sizing

Required Skill Sets

Training Quality

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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pe

Tanker

ME TurbopropTC-12 / T-44

T-37/T-34

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C-130Initial Flight

Training

Fighter / BomberT 38A

T 37/T 34onalFighter

T-38A

Rotary Wing UH-1 Helo

Bomber

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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…