MQ-1 Gray Eagle UAV

Abstract

Gray Eagle provides Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Target Acquisition (RSTA), command and control, communications relay, Signals Intelligence (SIGNIT), battle damage assessment, and manned-unmanned teaming capability. Gray Eagle is a dedicated, assured, multi-mission Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) fielded to all ten Army Divisions to support the commander's combat operations. The Army Special Operations Aviation Command (ARSOAC) Gray Eagle units and Aerial Exploitation Battalions (AEB) Gray Eagle units are self-contained Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities teamed with organic Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination that are a global rapidly deployable force and contribute to the Department of Defense Global ISR mission. A Gray Eagle unit consists of either 9 or 12 Aircraft, Universal Ground Control equipment, Standard Equipment Package and Payloads to include: Electro-Optical/Infrared Laser Range Finder/Laser Designator, synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator, communication relay, and up to 4 HELLFIRE Missiles. The Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) system provides an alternative means of complying with Federal Aviation Administration "see and avoid" regulations. Justification: FY 2015 funding of $46.472 million will provide for completion of development and developmental testing of the Software Version 4.3 which will be used for Follow-on Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) and will complete Gray Eagle FOT&E test events. FY 2015 funds will also provide for GBSAA development and testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0305219A_7_2040_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Developmental Tests
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Manufacturing
  • Product Development
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

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

Technology Areas

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

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