T-6A Avionics Replacement Program   5

The United States Air Force through Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (LCMC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the T-6 Avionics Replacement Program (ARP). This effort will replace/install components impacted by Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) and modify the fleet of 442 T-6A operational trainer aircraft, one (1) T-6A Test Aircraft (located at Textron Aviation Defense) and one (1) T-6A Static Display (SD). ARP will also upgrade of Ground Based Training Systems (GBTS) - Aircraft Training Devices (ATDs) which includes twenty-six (26) T-6A Operational Flight Trainers (OFT), twenty-nine (29) T-6A Instrument Flight Trainers (IFT), nineteen (19) T-6A Unit Training Devices (UTD), six (6) T-6A Egress Procedure Trainers (EPT) and six (6) T-6A Ejection Seat Trainers (EST). ARP upgrades will improve reliability and availability while reducing system sustainment and DMSMS costs via a modern, integrated, open-system avionics suite that is better suited to address evolving pilot training strategies.

Please see the attached Synopsis.