BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 63-1
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 20-1
7 AUGUST 2018
Acquisition/Logistics
INTEGRATED LIFE CYCLE
MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/AQ
Supersedes:
AFPD 63-1/20-1, 3 June 2016
Certified by: SAF/AQ
(Dr. William Roper)
Pages: 8
This Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) provides an Air Force acquisition and sustainment
Integrated Life Cycle Management framework for Air Force systems, subsystems, end items,
services, and activities (for the purpose of this publication referred to as programs throughout
this document). It applies to all Air Force military and civilian personnel; members of the Air
Force Reserve; members of the Air National Guard; and other individuals or organizations as
required by binding agreement or obligation with the Department of the Air Force.
This AFPD implements Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 2040.3, End Use Certificates;
DoD Directive 3000.09, Autonomy in Weapon Systems; DoD Directive 3020.49, Orchestrating,
Synchronizing, and Integrating Program Management of Contingency Acquisition Planning and
Its Operational Execution; DoD Directive 4120.11, Standardization of Mobile Electric Power
Generating Sources; DoD Directive 4151.18, Maintenance of Military Materiel; DoD Directive
4275.5, Acquisition and Management of Industrial Resources; DoD Directive 4400.01, Defense
Production Act Programs; DoD Directive 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System; DoD
Instruction 5000.66, Defense Acquisition Workforce Education, Experience, Training, and
Career Development Program; DoD Directive 5134.09, Missile Defense Agency (MDA); DoD
Directive 5200.47E, Anti-Tamper. This AFPD interfaces with and is consistent with DoD
Directive 3150.01, Joint DoD-Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration
(DoD-DOE/NNSA) Nuclear Weapon Life Cycle Activities, and AFPD 13-5, Air Force Nuclear
Mission. If there is any conflicting policy between this AFPD and applicable Chairman of the
