Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Abstract
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Direct War/Enduring Operations dollars in the amount of $8.410 million will continue to support Project 11A Advanced Payload Develop & Spt: The Advanced Payloads Development project is a shared funding line between multiple payload programs. These payload programs support the Army's transformation by developing Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) payload systems for Brigade Combat Teams, Divisions, and Corps Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This is in accordance with Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) and Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) UAS priorities. Additionally, this Program Element (PE) supports Future Advanced Payloads for Army UAS systems. Common Sensor Payload (CSP) - Electro Optical / Infrared / Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) provides High Definition (HD) Full Motion Video (FMV) in both the Electro Optical and Mid Wave IR spectrums with day/night capability to collect and display continuous imagery and the ability to designate targets of interest for attack by laser guided precision weapons. It is the EO/IR/LD sensor for the Gray Eagle UAS which supports force applications, battlespace awareness, force protection, and net-centric operations across the battlefield to provide wide area, near real time RSTA capabilities. Current product improvements continue to focus on the development and implementation of the Target Location Accuracy (TLA) capabilities that directly support emerging requirements of the Army's Current and Future Force. Project 123 Joint Technology Center System Integration: The UAS Joint Technology Center/Systems Integration Laboratory (JTC/SIL) is a Joint facility that develops, integrates, and supports the enhancement of its Multiple Unified Simulation Environment (MUSE) capability for Army systems and operational concepts. The JTC/SIL conducts prototype hardware and software development, builds the UAS Institutional Mission Simulator (IMS) trainers for the Shadow, Hunter, and Gray Eagle programs, and provides modeling and simulation support. The MUSE is a real-time, operator in-the-loop simulation that may be integrated with larger simulations in support of Army and Joint training and exercises. The MUSE is also employed as a Mission Rehearsal Tool for ongoing combat operations. This project funds the management of the JTC/SIL and MUSE enhancements. This system supports the Legacy to Objective transition path of the Transformation Campaign Plan (TCP).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 0305204A_7_2040_PB_2022
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2022 Base Funds increase of $8.410 million supports continuation of the Target Location Accuracy (TLA) product improvement effort for the Common Sensor Payload (CSP) under project 11A. FY 2022 Base Funds were decreased by $4.323 million on project 123. This results in an overall increase by $4.087 million. Additionally, the Army decided not to move forward with development for the Tactical Awareness Improvement (TAI) product improvement effort which accounts for the significant decrease in funding on project 11A from $34.246 million in FY 2021 to $8.410 million in FY 2022. No FY2022 budget submission STARLite Program of Record (POR).
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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