(U)Advanced Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System

Abstract

This program element provides for the continued maturation and experimentation of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Concept Demonstrator to assess military utility of this technology to meet Navy and Battle Group Commander Warfighting gaps when executing Distributed Maritime Operations. The MALE UAV Technology Demonstrator will also inform requirements for an aviation family of systems to support the Future Surface Combatant (FSC). This project is a Military Intelligence Program. Project 3429 - This project provides for trade studies, analysis, and continued testing, experimentation, and concept refinement to inform a long term solution for aviation support to Distributed Maritime Operations. A candidate technological concept is being designed by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) with additional funding provided by the Navy to further mature and assess the technology for Navy missions in a ship based environment. The DARPA/ONR technology concept is a Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program and will be the basis for MALE maturation and experimentation. The project name will be revised in the next budget submission.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0304240N_4_1319_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
Schedule: Project 3429 - Establishes the MALE (TERN) project unit. Technical: Not applicable
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Demonstrations
  • Engineering
  • Maturation
  • Medium Altitude
  • Military Research
  • Product Development
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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