On our Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) test program, we develop the simulation program to prove out the test program sets prior to fielding the units. Additionally as part of our software engineering support, we develop the requirements for the simulator software, code the simulators, and conduct IV&V.

Another project for which we provide a broad range of engineering and technical capabilities is the AMRAAM program. Jacobs reviews and analyzes test plans and Government-provided engineering data from live firings and simulation. We provide a description of the test, any significant test results in terms of missile subsystem/system performance, and an assessment of overall system performance in accordance with test plan objectives. Jacobs maintains a liaison with the OEM to sustain an online capability to access the OEM’s database and retrieve as-built configuration data, technical manual source data, Logistics Support Analysis Requirements (LSAR) data, and documentation package drawings. Joint Integrated Logistics Support Plans (JILSP) are reviewed to ensure that references to Navy-specific requirements, processes, and organizations are properly identified. We assist in responding to requests from Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WRALC) with regards to technical data, parts availability, and vendor sources for Navy-unique support equipment. On a regular basis, we work with the fleet to provide authorization to close out Conventional Ordnance Deficiency Reports (CODR). As an example, Jacobs personnel closed out three CODRs on missiles that had failed during the deployment of the USS LINCOLN.

The Navy’s Airborne Threat Simulation Organization supports (ATSO) employees who have a wide variety of technical and engineering skills. We are a major component of the ATSO IPT (and lead many factions of it for the Navy), which is tasked with the design, development, prototyping, and documentation of representative airborne threats against Navy assets. There are several projects within the ATSO organization that Jacobs supports. They include the High Fidelity Threat Simulators, Active Electronically Steerable Arrays (used against ships to simulate incoming threats), the AN/ULQ-167, and the UPQ-8 Radar (simulates radar threats and is used for Fleet training exercises). We are chartered with researching threat system performance capabilities and evaluating existing emulator designs prior to developing new designs or altering the existing ones. In our engineering evaluations, we pay particularly close attention to system performance, producibility, and reliability issues. Once a design has been completed and approved, we prototype the design, test the unit, and prepare performance evaluation reports. After successfully passing tests, Jacobs updates all documentation to reflect the correct configuration. This documentation includes the preproduction design package, technical manuals, checkout procedures, and the performance specification. As a part of this systems engineering life cycle, we also prepare reports recommending logistics, product assurance, and safety requirements. From a programmatic standpoint, Jacobs is tasked with the engineering and technical support for the maintenance, disposal (life cycle management) and related services of ATSO assets developed and shipped worldwide. Jacobs also tracks and reports the financial status of the program on a weekly basis. The Navy has chartered Jacobs with evaluating information gained from threat system exploitations and new weapon systems requirements definitions. We research, analyze, and document potential vulnerabilities in the electromagnetic spectrum to the interconnection of U.S. weapon systems commonly referred to as Network Centric Warfare (NCW). We take this advanced level information and develop prototypes that simulate the effects of potential threats.