Tactical Unmanned Aer Vehicles

Abstract

This program element provides funding for the software development capabilities associated with Mission modules of the Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. This 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 (MCS) provides the warfighters with the capability for day/night aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), 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, 2023
Source ID
0305204N_7_1319_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
Schedule: TCS schedule deliveries updated to reflect changes in MQ-8 Fire Scout schedule milestones. Version 10 is scheduled to complete in the third quarter of FY 2022. This aligns with MQ-8 Radar integration efforts and supports subsequent TCS deliveries. The FY 2023 funding request was decreased by $0.839M to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Technical: N/A --- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Nato
  • Operating Systems
  • 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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