Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009/Division A/Title I

TITLE I — PROCUREMENT

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. ARMY.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for procurement for the Army as follows:

(1) For aircraft, $4,848,835,000.

(2) For missiles, $2,207,460,000.

(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $3,516,398,000.

(4) For ammunition, $2,280,791,000.

(5) For other procurement, $11,143,076,000.

(6) For the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, $200,000,000.

SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

(a) Navy- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for procurement for the Navy as follows:

(1) For aircraft, $14,557,874,000.

(2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $3,553,282,000.

(3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $14,057,022,000.

(4) For other procurement, $5,463,565,000.

(b) Marine Corps- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,486,189,000.

(c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,110,012,000.

SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:

(1) For aircraft, $12,826,858,000.

(2) For ammunition, $894,478,000.

(3) For missiles, $5,553,528,000.

(4) For other procurement, $16,087,887,000.

SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $3,382,628,000.

SEC. 105. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other procurement for the reserve components of the Armed Forces in the amount of $800,000,000.

Subtitle B--Army Programs

SEC. 111. SEPARATE PROCUREMENT LINE ITEMS FOR FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM.

Effective for the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2011 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a separate, dedicated procurement line item is designated for each of the following elements of the Future Combat Systems program (in this section referred to as `FCS'), to the extent the budget includes funding for such elements:

(1) FCS Manned Ground Vehicles.

(2) FCS Unmanned Ground Vehicles.

(3) FCS Unmanned Aerial Systems.

(4) FCS Unattended Ground Systems.

(5) Other FCS elements.

SEC. 112. CLARIFICATION OF STATUS OF FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM LEAD SYSTEM INTEGRATOR.

Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 206; 10 U.S.C. 2410p note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(e) Status of Future Combat Systems Program Lead System Integrator-

`(1) LEAD SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR- In the case of the Future Combat Systems program, the prime contractor of the program shall be considered to be a lead systems integrator until 45 days after the Secretary of the Army certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such contractor is no longer serving as the lead systems integrator.

`(2) NEW CONTRACTS- In applying subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), any modification to the existing contract for the Future Combat Systems program, for the purpose of entering into full-rate production of major systems or subsystems, shall be considered a new contract.'.

SEC. 113. RESTRICTION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR ARMY TACTICAL RADIO PENDING REPORT.

(a) Report Required- Not later than March 30, 2009, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on Army tactical radio fielding plans. The report shall include the following:

(1) A description of the Army tactical radio fielding strategy, including a description of the overall combination of various tactical radio systems and how they integrate to provide communications and network capability.

(2) A detailed description of the combination of various tactical radio systems in use or planned for use for Army infantry brigade combat teams, heavy brigade combat teams, Stryker brigade combat teams, and Future Combat Systems brigade combat teams.

(3) A description of the combination of various tactical radio systems in use or planned for use for Army support brigades, headquarters elements, and training units.

(4) A description of the plan by the Army to integrate joint tactical radio systems, including the number of each type of joint tactical radio the Army plans to procure.

(5) An assessment of the total cost of the tactical radio fielding strategy of the Army, including procurement of joint tactical radio systems.

(b) Restriction on Obligation of Funds Pending Report- Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2009 for other procurement, Army, for tactical radio systems, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the report required by subsection (a) is received by the congressional defense committees.

SEC. 114. RESTRICTION ON OBLIGATION OF PROCUREMENT FUNDS FOR ARMED RECONNAISSANCE HELICOPTER PROGRAM PENDING CERTIFICATION.

(a) Certification Required- The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter has--

(1) satisfactorily been certified under section 2433(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code;

(2) been restructured as an acquisition program by the Army;

(3) satisfactorily completed a Limited User Test; and

(4) been approved to enter Milestone C.

(b) Restriction on Obligation of Funds Pending Certification- Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2009 for aircraft procurement, Army, for the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, not more than 20 percent may be obligated until 30 days after the certification required by subsection (a) is received by the congressional defense committees.

SEC. 115. STRYKER MOBILE GUN SYSTEM.

(a) Limitation On Availability Of Funds- None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles for the Army may be obligated or expended for purposes of the procurement of the Stryker Mobile Gun System until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the congressional defense committees a written certification that the Under Secretary has approved a plan for the Army to mitigate all Stryker Mobile Gun System deficiencies.

(b) Reports Required- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until December 31, 2011, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of actions by the Army to mitigate all Stryker Mobile Gun System deficiencies. Each report shall include the following:

(1) An explanation of the plan by the Army to mitigate all Stryker Mobile Gun System deficiencies.

(2) The cost estimate for implementing each mitigating action, and the status of funding for each mitigating action.

(3) An inventory of the Stryker Mobile Gun System vehicle fleet that specifies which mitigating actions have been implemented.

(4) An updated production and fielding schedule for Stryker Mobile Gun System vehicles required by the Army but not yet fielded as of the date of the report.

(c) Waiver Authority- The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary--

(1) determines that continued procurement of Stryker Mobile Gun System vehicles will provide a vital combat capability to the Armed Forces; and

(2) submits to the congressional defense committees written notification of the waiver and a discussion of the reasons for the determination made under paragraph (1).

(d) Stryker Mobile Gun System Deficiencies Defined- In this section, the term `Stryker Mobile Gun System deficiencies' means deficiencies of the Stryker Mobile Gun System specified in the memorandum by the Department of Defense titled `Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) Acquisition Decision Memorandum' and dated August 5, 2008.

Subtitle C--Navy Programs

SEC. 121. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE U.S.S. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

(a) Amount Authorized From SCN Account- Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 102 or otherwise made available for shipbuilding, conversion, and repair, Navy, for fiscal year 2009, $124,500,000 is available for the commencement of the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during fiscal year 2009. The amount made available in the preceding sentence is the first increment in the three-year funding planned for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of that vessel.

(b) Contract Authority- The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a contract during fiscal year 2009 for the nuclear refueling and overhaul of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71).

(c) Condition for Out-Year Contract Payments- A contract entered into under subsection (b) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2009 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for that later fiscal year.

SEC. 122. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) PROGRAM.

Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3157), as amended by section 125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 29), is further amended--

(1) in subsection (a)--

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `post-2007 LCS vessels' and inserting `post-2009 LCS vessels'; and

(B) in paragraph (3)--

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking `POST-2007 LCS VESSELS' and inserting `POST-2009 LCS VESSELS'; and

(ii) by striking `post-2007 LCS vessel' and inserting `post-2009 LCS vessel';

(2) in subsection (b), by striking `post-2007 LCS vessels' and inserting `post-2009 LCS vessels'; and

(3) in subsection (c), by striking `post-2007 LCS vessels' and inserting `post-2009 LCS vessels'.

SEC. 123. REPORT ON F/A-18 PROCUREMENT COSTS, COMPARING MULTIYEAR TO ANNUAL.

(a) In General- Not later than March 1, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on F/A-18 procurement. The report shall include the following:

(1) The number of F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft programmed for procurement for fiscal years 2010 through 2015.

(2) The estimated procurement costs for those aircraft, if procured through annual procurement contracts.

(3) The estimated procurement costs for those aircraft, if procured through a multiyear procurement contract.

(4) The estimated savings that could be derived from the procurement of those aircraft through a multiyear procurement contract, and whether the Secretary considers the amount of those savings to be substantial.

(5) A discussion comparing the costs and benefits of obtaining those aircraft through annual procurement contracts with the costs and benefits of obtaining those aircraft through a multiyear procurement contract.

(6) The recommendations of the Secretary regarding whether Congress should authorize a multiyear procurement contract for those aircraft.

(b) Certifications Required- If the Secretary recommends under subsection (a)(6) that Congress authorize a multiyear procurement contract for the aircraft, the Secretary shall include in the report under subsection (a) the certifications required by section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, to enable the award of a multiyear contract beginning with fiscal year 2010.

SEC. 124. AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCED PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF COMPONENTS FOR THE VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

Section 121 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 26) is amended--

(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):

`(b) Advance Procurement and Construction of Components- The Secretary may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement and advance construction of those components for the Virginia-class submarine program for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is granted under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that cost savings or construction efficiencies may be achieved for Virginia-class submarines through the use of such contracts.'.

Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

SEC. 131. MAINTENANCE OF RETIRED KC-135E AIRCRAFT.

Section 135(b) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2114) is amended by striking `each KC-135E aircraft that is retired' and inserting `at least 74 of the KC-135E aircraft retired'.

SEC. 132. REPEAL OF MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF TANKER AIRCRAFT.

Section 135 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (10 U.S.C. 2401a note) is repealed.

SEC. 133. REPORTS ON KC-(X) TANKER AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Report Required- Not later than March 1, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the competition for the KC-(X) tanker aircraft that was terminated on September 10, 2008. The report shall include the following:

(1) An examination of original requirements for the KC-(X) tanker aircraft, including an explanation for the use of the KC-135R tanker aircraft as the baseline for the KC-(X) tanker aircraft.

(2) A summary of commercial derivative or commercial off-the-shelf aircraft available as potential aerial refueling platforms using aerial refueling capabilities (such as range, offload at range, and passenger and cargo capacity) in each of the following ranges:

(A) Maximum gross take-off weight that is less than 300,000 pounds.

(B) Maximum gross take-off weight in the range from 301,000 pounds maximum gross take-off weight to 550,000 pound maximum gross take-off weight.

(C) Maximum gross take-off weight in the range from 551,000 pounds maximum gross take-off weight to 1,000,000 pound maximum gross take-off weight.

(D) Maximum gross take-off weight that is greater than 1,000,000 pounds.

(b) Reassessment Required- The Secretary of Defense shall reassess the requirements for aerial refueling that were validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council on December 27, 2006. Not later than 30 days after the reassessment, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the complete results of the reassessment.

SEC. 134. F-22A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.

(a) Availability of Funds- Subject to subsection (b), of the amount authorized to be appropriated for procurement of aircraft for the Air Force, $523,000,000 shall be available for advance procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft.

(b) Restriction on Obligation of Funds Pending Certification- Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2009 for advance procurement, Air Force, for the F-22A, not more than $140,000,000 may be obligated until 15 days after the certification required by subsection (c) is received by the congressional defense committees.

(c) Certification-

(1) IN GENERAL- Of the amount referred to in subsection (a), $383,000,000 shall not be available until the President certifies to the congressional defense committees that--

(A) the procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft is in the national interest of the United States; or

(B) the termination of the production line for F-22A fighter aircraft is in the national interest of the United States.

(2) DATE OF SUBMITTAL- Any certification submitted under this subsection may not be submitted before January 21, 2009, and must be submitted not later than March 1, 2009.

Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters

SEC. 141. ANNUAL LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF AIRCRAFT FOR THE NAVY AND THE AIR FORCE.

(a) In General- Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 231 the following new section:

`Sec. 231a. Budgeting for procurement of aircraft for the Navy and Air Force: annual plan and certification

`(a) Annual Aircraft Procurement Plan and Certification- The Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense budget materials for each fiscal year--

`(1) a plan for the procurement of the aircraft specified in subsection (b) for the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force developed in accordance with this section; and

`(2) a certification by the Secretary that both the budget for such fiscal year and the future-years defense program submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section 221 of this title provide for funding of the procurement of aircraft at a level that is sufficient for the procurement of the aircraft provided for in the plan under paragraph (1) on the schedule provided in the plan.

`(b) Covered Aircraft- The aircraft specified in this subsection are the aircraft as follows:

`(1) Fighter aircraft.

`(2) Attack aircraft.

`(3) Bomber aircraft.

`(4) Strategic lift aircraft.

`(5) Intratheater lift aircraft.

`(6) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft.

`(7) Tanker aircraft.

`(8) Any other major support aircraft designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section.

`(c) Annual Aircraft Procurement Plan- (1) The annual aircraft procurement plan developed for a fiscal year for purposes of subsection (a)(1) should be designed so that the aviation force provided for under the plan is capable of supporting the national security strategy of the United States as set forth in the most recent national security strategy report of the President under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a), except that, if at the time the plan is submitted with the defense budget materials for that fiscal year, a national security strategy report required under such section 108 has not been submitted to Congress as required by paragraph (2) or paragraph (3), if applicable, of subsection (a) of such section, then the plan should be designed so that the aviation force provided for under the plan is capable of supporting the aviation force structure recommended in the report of the most recent Quadrennial Defense Review.

`(2) Each annual aircraft procurement plan shall include the following:

`(A) A detailed program for the procurement of the aircraft specified in subsection (b) for each of the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force over the next 30 fiscal years.

`(B) A description of the necessary aviation force structure to meet the requirements of the national security strategy of the United States or the most recent Quadrennial Defense Review, whichever is applicable under paragraph (1).

`(C) The estimated levels of annual funding necessary to carry out the program, together with a discussion of the procurement strategies on which such estimated levels of annual funding are based.

`(D) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of the extent to which the combined aircraft forces of the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force meet the national security requirements of the United States.

`(d) Assessment When Aircraft Procurement Budget Is Insufficient To Meet Applicable Requirements- If the budget for a fiscal year provides for funding of the procurement of aircraft for either the Department of the Navy or the Department of the Air Force at a level that is not sufficient to sustain the aviation force structure specified in the aircraft procurement plan for such Department for that fiscal year under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include with the defense budget materials for that fiscal year an assessment that describes and discusses the risks associated with the reduced force structure of aircraft that will result from funding aircraft procurement at such level. Such assessment shall be coordinated in advance with the commanders of the combatant commands.

`(e) Definitions- In this section:

`(1) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.

`(2) The term `defense budget materials', with respect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that fiscal year.

`(3) The term `Quadrennial Defense Review' means the review of the defense programs and policies of the United States that is carried out every 4 years under section 118 of this title.'.

(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 231 the following new item:

`231a. Budgeting for procurement of aircraft for the Navy and Air Force: annual plan and certification.'.

SEC. 142. REPORT ON BODY ARMOR ACQUISITION STRATEGY.

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that provides--

(1) a survey and assessment of the capabilities, capacities, and risks of the domestic industrial base of the United States, including critical subcontractor suppliers, in meeting the requirements of the military departments for body armor during the 20 years following the date of the report;

(2) an assessment of the long-term maintenance requirements of the body armor industrial base in the United States;

(3) an assessment of body armor and related research, development, and acquisition objectives, priorities, and funding profiles for--

(A) advances in the level of protection;

(B) weight reduction; and

(C) manufacturing productivity;

(4) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a separate, dedicated procurement line item for the acquisition of body armor and associated components for fiscal year 2011 and for each fiscal year thereafter;

(5) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing an executive agent for the acquisition of body armor and associated components for the military departments beginning in fiscal year 2011; and

(6) an assessment of existing initiatives used by the military departments to manage or execute body armor programs, including the Cross-Service Warfighter Equipment Board, the Joint Clothing and Textiles Governance Board, and advanced planning briefings for industry.

SEC. 143. SMALL ARMS ACQUISITION STRATEGY AND REQUIREMENTS REVIEW.

(a) Secretary of Defense Report- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the small arms requirements of the Armed Forces and the industrial base of the United States. The report shall include the following:

(1) An assessment of Department of Defense-wide small arms requirements in terms of capabilities and quantities, based on an analysis of the small arms capability assessments of each military department.

(2) An assessment of plans for small arms research, development, and acquisition programs to meet the requirements identified under paragraph (1).

(3) An assessment of capabilities, capacities, and risks in the small arms industrial base of the United States to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense for pistols, carbines, rifles, and light, medium, and heavy machine guns during the 20 years following the date of the report.

(4) An assessment of the costs, benefits, and risks of full and open competition for the procurement of non-developmental pistols and carbines that are not technically compatible with the M9 pistol or M4 carbine to meet the requirements identified under paragraph (1).

(b) Competition for a New Individual Weapon-

(1) COMPETITION REQUIRED- If the small arms capabilities based assessments by the Army identifies gaps in small arms capabilities and the Secretary of the Army determines that a new individual weapon is required to address such gaps, the Secretary shall procure the new individual weapon using full and open competition as described in paragraph (2).

(2) FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION- The full and open competition described in this paragraph is competition among all responsible manufacturers that--

(A) is open to all developmental item solutions and non-developmental item solutions; and

(B) provides for the award of a contract based on selection criteria that reflect the key performance parameters and attributes identified in a service requirements document approved by the Army.

(c) Small Arms Defined- In this section, the term `small arms'--

(1) means man-portable or vehicle-mounted light weapons, designed primarily for use by individual military personnel for anti-personnel use; and

(2) includes pistols, carbines, rifles, and light, medium, and heavy machine guns.

SEC. 144. REQUIREMENT FOR COMMON GROUND STATIONS AND PAYLOADS FOR MANNED AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS.

(a) Policy and Acquisition Strategy Required- The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish a policy and an acquisition strategy for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance payloads and ground stations for manned and unmanned aerial vehicle systems. The policy and acquisition strategy shall be applicable throughout the Department of Defense and shall achieve integrated research, development, test, and evaluation, and procurement commonality.

(b) Objectives- The policy and acquisition strategy required by subsection (a) shall have the following objectives:

(1) Procurement of common payloads by vehicle class, including--

(A) signals intelligence;

(B) electro optical;

(C) synthetic aperture radar;

(D) ground moving target indicator;

(E) conventional explosive detection;

(F) foliage penetrating radar;

(G) laser designator;

(H) chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive detection; and

(I) national airspace operations avionics or sensors, or both.

(2) Commonality of ground system architecture by vehicle class.

(3) Common management of vehicle and payloads procurement.

(4) Ground station interoperability standardization.

(5) Maximum use of commercial standard hardware and interfaces.

(6) Open architecture software.

(7) Acquisition of technical data rights in accordance with section 2320 of title 10, United States Code.

(8) Acquisition of vehicles, payloads, and ground stations through competitive procurement.

(9) Common standards for exchange of data and metadata.

(c) Affected Systems- For the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall establish manned and unmanned aerial vehicle classes for all intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs of record based on factors such as vehicle weight, payload capacity, and mission.

(d) Report- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing--

(1) the policy required by subsection (a); and

(2) the acquisition strategy required by subsection (a).

SEC. 145. REPORT ON FUTURE JET CARRIER TRAINER REQUIREMENTS OF THE NAVY.

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on future jet carrier trainer requirements. In addressing such requirements, the report shall include a plan based on the following:

(1) Studies conducted by independent organizations concerning future jet carrier trainer requirements.

(2) The results of a cost-benefit analysis comparing the creation of a new jet carrier trainer program with the modification of the current jet carrier trainer program in order to fulfill future jet carrier trainer requirements.