Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Abstract

Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (JMIP) This PE includes non-lethal joint tactical UAV system support for DoD to provide the warfighters with the capability for day/night aerial reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA); intelligence; communications/data relay; and minefield detection in limited adverse weather. This PE includes the Tactical Control System (TCS) which provides a multi-level, scaleable, and flexible control of the UAV air vehicles and payloads, as well as direct receipt of UAV imagery. This PE also includes Common Systems Development, which provides for the research and development of leading edge technology applicable across DoD UAV efforts. 2768 MQ-8B (Vertical Take-Off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTUAV): Project code moved from PE 0305204N to PE 0305231N, in FY10. 2910 JTC/SIL (Joint Technology Center/System Integration Laboratory): Project code moved from PE 0305204N to PE 0603261N, in FY10. 3192 STUAS (Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System): Project code moved from PE 0305204N to PE 0305234N in FY10. 2501 Medium Endurance Marinized UAS Technology Demostration: Project is a new start in FY11. Congressional Adds: UAS Tactical Control System Open Architecture: This initiative includes the open systems migration of unique military standard sensors, electronics, and software system components to lower cost/higher performance commercial equivalent capabilities. Micro-munitions Interface for Tactical Unmanned Systems: This initiative is to develop an interface between Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) and micro-munitions, defined as weapons weighing less than 100 pounds. Integration of micro-munitions onto UASs requires a stores/weapons management interface that provides a safe and effective integration between the weapon and the unmanned system.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0305204N_7_1319_PB_2011
Change Summary Explanation
Schedule: TCS - Acquisition milestones have been adjusted due to software and flight test delays. IOC and the completion of OT-C1 OPEVAL moved from 4Q FY09 to 2Q FY10, and the completion of VTUAV EMD moved from the beginning of 4Q FY09 to the end of 2Q FY10. Added Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Integration to enable VTUAV to integrate, test and deploy onboard LCS 1&2 for the Surface Warfare, Mine Counter-Measures and Anti Submarine Warfare modules. VTUAV - FY10 thru FY15, VTUAV is budgeted for in PE 0305231N. Technical: Not applicable. FY11 from previous President's Budget is shown as zero because no FY11-15 data was presented in President's Budget 2010.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems

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