New Triservice Collaboration Unites Published Dec. 12, 2006 By Plans and Programs Directorate AFRL/XP WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A unique triservice collaboration known as Propulsion - Safety, Affordability, and Readiness (P-SAR) is unifying the propulsion community to achieve common sustainment goals across the Army, Navy, and Air Force fleets. Originally conceived in 2005 as a follow-on effort to the highly successful High-Cycle Fatigue (HCF) program, P-SAR has quickly evolved into a benchmark collaboration initiative including all Department of Defense (DoD) propulsion organizations, as well as original equipment manufacturers (OEM). P-SAR includes a subcommittee chartered under the Joint Propulsion Coordinating Committee to establish proactive propulsion management strategies leading to technology solutions of benefit to all member organizations. P-SAR has established rigorous program goals to increase operator safety by reducing fleetwide catastrophic propulsion-related accidents by 75%, improve affordability by reducing DoD propulsion maintenance costs by $420 million per year, and enhance warfighter readiness by doubling the average engine time on wing between unscheduled removals. The scope of P-SAR initiatives will grow in response to the warfighter's most urgent needs. As the program gains momentum, additional academic and propulsion system component vendors and material suppliers will join the various technology teams. These members will bring specialized abilities and expertise to complement the capabilities of propulsion system OEMs. The outlook is extremely promising for the P-SAR program to provide its DoD members with highly effective technology solutions to safety, affordability, and readiness issues.