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The key component at fault for the delays is the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a processor that will be used to execute the missile\u2019s software, the Air Force confirmed in response to emailed questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force and Navy are hopeful that Raytheon can resolve design issues connected to ASIC, which has required more troubleshooting than expected to meet objectives. However, both services have cut their planned buy for fiscal year 2018 by hundreds of missiles, and a key test has been delayed by more than a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/top-100\/\">Click here for Defense News Top 100<\/a><\/i>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raytheon is responsible for designing ASIC, which will eventually be fabricated by one of the company\u2019s suppliers. No other alternatives for this component exist, the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere was an issue with one component that was critical to the upgrade that delayed us a bit, and we had to re-plan elements of that,\u201d Mike Jarrett, Raytheon\u2019s vice president of air warfare systems, said during a June interview at Paris Air Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Jarrett said the company had figured out a fix and that \u201ceverything is on track,\u201d he declined to specify how Raytheon had solved the problem, citing customer sensitivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force was more loquacious. To bridge production in the short term, Raytheon will need to make modifications to the current navigation assembly, which contains obsolete parts that can no longer be purchased, the service said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raytheon is also designing a new simulator to drive down risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce the simulation has been used to assess performance against program requirements, there will be sufficient data available to make a fabrication go-ahead decision,\u201d the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the best case scenario, a working F3R guidance section will complete the Interim Test Readiness Review \u2014 a key assessment of whether the F3R modifications meet requirements \u2014 in January 2019, a full year and a half after the initial July 2017 target date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/2017\/06\/19\/global-demand-spurs-restart-of-raytheon-missile-production-line\/\"><i>Global demand spurs restart of Raytheon missile production<\/i><\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That delay effects other key dates. Raytheon will now cut the F3R changes into its production line in FY2019, according to budget documents, with first deliveries taking place in FY2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result of the lagging progress on F3R, both the Air Force and Navy opted to slow roll their AMRAAM acquisition in fiscal 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared to the five year plan put forward with the fiscal year 2017 budget, the Air Force FY2018 budget request includes 183 fewer AMRAAM missiles for that year. The 2017 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) shows the Air Force buying 388 AMRAAMs in 2018, but the service ended up requesting only 205 missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy similarly opted to request a smaller number of AMRAAMs in FY18 than it believed it would need in FY17. Its FYDP in 2017 predicted the service would request 247 AMRAAMs in FY18. 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