Joint Aircraft Survivability (JASP)
JASP is the DoW’s focal point for joint service enhancement of military aircraft non-nuclear survivability. The JASP is chartered by the Commander of the U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition Logistics and Technology), and the Commander of the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to increase the affordability, readiness, and effectiveness of Tri-Service aircraft through joint coordination and development of survivability technologies, design tools and assessment methodologies. The JASP coordinates and conducts RDT&E to improve military aircraft survivability, develop and standardize aircraft survivability M&S, facilitate information exchange on aircraft survivability, and support aircraft survivability education for the DoW and U.S. aircraft community. Each chartering command provides a senior aircraft survivability expert for the JASP Principal Members Steering Group, which guides the program and approves projects for funding. The JASP assesses and reports on U.S. military aircraft combat damage incidents through the Joint Combat Assessment Team (JCAT).
FY2027 planned work In FY 2027, the JASP will continue work on multi-year RDT&E projects and initiate new projects approved by the JASP Principal Members Steering Group and OSW/OUSW(A&S). The JASP will support the NDS objectives to “Defend the Homeland” and “Prevail in Conflict” by developing measures to improve threat situational awareness, defeat adversary advanced radio frequency, infrared and multimode guided threats, and provide quantifiable improvements in digital and hardware-in-the-loop M&S capability and credibility. Improve aircraft force protection by advancing system hardening against kinetic and non-kinetic threats. Support the NDS objective to ‘Build a Resilient Joint Force’ by funding the…
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase from FY26 to FY27 is due to realignment from DOT&E to A&S.