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Program update on Survitec

Group Pilot Flight Equipment & Pilot Cooling Unit for F-35

Wednesday 18th April 2012

Ray Owens PFE / PCU IPT Lead RFD Beaufort

• First fully integrated PFE solution for US

Platform

• Interoperability with F-35 Partner Nations
• By design, compatible with US Legacy

aircraft

• Fully qualified with aircraft life support

and escape systems

• Single Design Solution Modular System
• Designed, Manufactured, Fitted and

Supplied by OEM

• Multi Layer Protection
• Improved Technical Fabrics
• Comfort
• Thermal management
• Protection
• Durability

Pilot Flight Equipment

FLIGHT JACKET, SLEEVED/ SLEEVELESS BREATHING GAS HOSE ASSEMBLY ARM RESTRAINT COOLING GARMENT UNDERWEAR, UPPER AND LOWER THERMAL PROTECTION LAYER SKELETAL ANTI-G TROUSERS FULL COVERAGE ANTI-G GARMENT LIGHTWEIGHT COVERALL COLD WATER IMMERSION GARMENT

...modular, fully integrated and interchangeable for maximum mission readiness and effectiveness

Incorporating Chem Bio Protection

BREATHING GAS HOSE ASSEMBLY, CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE LAYER CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE LAYER (TRANSIT USE, OPTIONAL)

Summer Summer CB Winter Sea

Providing F-35 PFE in all Environmental Configurations

Winter Sea CB

F-35 Program Information Non Export Controlled Information – Releasable to Foreign Persons

Initial Standard (Block 0)

Scheduled activities Completed activities

LRIP Deliveries

1st Half 2nd Half

2003

1st Half 2nd Half

2005

1st Half 2nd Half

2004

1st Half 2nd Half

2006

1st Half 2nd Half

2007

1st Half 2nd Half

2009

1st Half 2nd Half

2008 Final Standard LRIP Final Standard SDD

Contract Award Initial Flight Clearance Final Flight Clearance Contract Award Contract Amended Contract Amended SOF Summer Non CB Non CB CB Initial Full Qual LRIP Flight Clearance Production

• ngoing

LRIP 2 & 3 LRIP 1 Start

1st Half 2nd Half

2010

1st Half 2nd Half

2011

PRR SOF Winter

1st Half

2012 KEY:

TN

FINAL CERTIFICATION INCLUDING CB, November 2012

• SDD & LRIP Non CB Full Qualification completed
• 32+ Equipment & System Level Test Categories
• All Escape System Tests completed

(27+ Final Standard upto LRIP clearance, and a further 3 x Chem Bio schedules)

• Fully Integrated Size Rolls generated in

accordance with the CAESAR Anthropometric Database and Wright Patterson AFB Aircrew Survey

• Qualification for CB due for completion Nov 11

SDD Closure – Progress since SAFE 2011

F-35 Pilot Cooling Unit Design

• Provide compact, lightweight, portable

cooling capability for F-35 Pilot in all schedules of PFE

• F-35 PCU compact designed for pre-flight

ground use, easily mounted in the cockpit

• PCU utilises optimised flow rate, with low

power requirement. Pilot Control offers a selectable temperature range

• Reduced size and mass makes this PCU

suitable for many platform applications

• Provides effective cooling improving Pilot

comfort and performance

• Designed for multi mission roles

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PCU and Battery - Current Assembly

Fully integrated with PFE Cooling Garment, the system is optimised to deliver maximum efficiency and benefit to the Pilot Smaller fan, compressor, heat exchanger Reduced power dependency

F-35 Program Information Non Export Controlled Information – Releasable to Foreign Persons

• PCU and associated equipment progressed through CDR
• Initial Functional Prototype; PCU, Battery, Charger and Ground Support

Equipment all supplied

• 2 x Pilot Vehicle Interface (PVI) events held in 2010 with IFP equipment
• Pilot feedback was positive
• PVI feedback incorporated into design updates for FS units
• Qualification Standard units being produced, commenced validation 1st Qtr

2012

• Direct connection to Battery preferred at PVI; improved portability
• Direct coupling to the battery is via dagger pins & swing clamps

PCU SDD Status

GSE Battery Battery Charger PCU

Contract Award CDR Qualified assets Full Qualification Flight Clearance FS assets and Validation Programme IFP Assets & PVI 1 PVI 2

1st Half 2nd Half

2011

Scheduled activities Completed activities

KEY:

1st Half 2nd Half

2012

1st Half 2nd Half

2009

1st Half 2nd Half

2010

TN

F-35 Program Information Non Export Controlled Information – Releasable to Foreign Persons

• Contracted to LM GTL – March 2010
• Embedded 2 x Retired USAF Life Support Career

Field Specialists

• PFF Stand Up – April 2010
• PFF Operational – June 2010
• First PFE deliveries – July 2010
• 52 x Pilots measured for BTN PFE

July 2010 – October 2011

• 10 x F-35’s delivered to Eglin AFB FL Sep 2011
• 21 x Pilot’s gear issued to date

RFDB at Eglin Pilot Fit Facility

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/f-35-pilots-get-fitted- for-flight

F-35 Program Information Non Export Controlled Information – Releasable to Foreign Persons

RFD Beaufort, Inc – Ohio

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F-35 Program Information Non Export Controlled Information – Releasable to Foreign Persons

• Successful First Article Inspection; June 2010 to

June 2011

• Stage increase to workforce to support ramp-up
• 67 >> 112 total employees
• Manufactured and delivered 1,400+ LRIP assets to

date

• Deliveries against LRIP1, LRIP2, LRIP3 since July

2010

• LRIP 4 deliveries commence 2nd Qtr 2012
• 100% Berry compliant
• PCU items UK based
• LRIP4 PCU deliveries expected early 2013

Manufacturing Update

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