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A partnership was formed between Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) and the MRAP Joint Program Office (JPO) that resulted in RDECOM accelerating the development of IED protective technology and JPO redirecting its set of original equipment manufacturers to add vehicle payload capacity. The overall requirement was that the ...
PEO(F-35), also known as the Joint Strike Fighter Program, is tasked with defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and allies. The Program Executive Officer for PEO(F-35) is Lt. Gen. Michael J. Schmidt, USAF. [39]
Michael J. Schmidt is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who serves as director of the PEO F-35 Lightning Joint Program Office since 5 July 2022. [1] Previously he served as director of the C3I Networks Directorate from April 2018 to July 2022. Before that, he was the director of the Fighters and Bombers Directorate. [2] [3] [4] [5]
A Cougar HE MRAP being tested in January 2007 with landmines. Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP; / ˈ ɛ m r æ p / EM-rap) is a term for United States military light tactical vehicles produced as part of the MRAP program that are designed specifically to withstand improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes.
The Joint Strike Fighter program was intended to replace the United States military General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (excluding newer E/F "Super Hornet" variants) and McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II tactical fighter and attack aircraft, and meet anticipated performance expectation enhancements covering military ...
The Oshkosh M-ATV is a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle developed by the Oshkosh Corporation for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) program. Intended to replace M1114 HMMWVs (Humvee), it is designed to provide the same levels of protection as the larger and heavier previous MRAPs, but with improved mobility.
The JSF program was the result of the merger of the Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter (CALF) and Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) projects. [4] [5] The merged project continued under the JAST name until the engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) phase, during which the project became the Joint Strike Fighter.
The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...