Tactical Unmanned Aer Vehicles

Abstract

This program element provides funding for development and capability requirements for Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Project is a Joint Military Intelligence Program. The Tactical Control System (TCS), a component of the MQ-8 System, provides software for the joint tactical MQ-8 Fire Scout System. TCS, integrated into the MQ-8 Mission Control System, provides the warfighters with the capability for day/night aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, target acquisition, voice, data and command and control communications/relay, and mine detection and localization. Additionally, TCS provides a multi-level, scalable, and flexible operator control of the air vehicles and payloads, as well as direct receipt and dissemination of unmanned aerial vehicle sensor data.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0305204N_7_1319_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Increase in funding from FY 2019 to FY 2020 supports TCS Version 10 Common software development and transition. Schedule: TCS schedule and software improvements coincide with MQ-8 Fire Scout schedule milestones. Technical: None
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Nato
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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