RQ-11 UAV
Abstract
Family of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (FoSUAS) [formerly Small Unit Remote Scouting System (SURSS)] - The FoSUAS program procures unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to provide battalion/company/detachment level units with scalable airborne surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to aid in detecting, identifying, engaging, and/or avoiding enemy units. Currently procured RQ-12 Wasp, RQ-11 Raven, RQ-20 Puma and various Nano/Vertical Takeoff & Landing (VTOL) UASs meet validated operational requirements delineated in the Operational Requirements Document (ORD). Puma and the VTOL UAS continue to be planned as solution sets for Group 1 and Group 2 capability needs while both Navy and Marine Corps finalize the transition of revised requirements to address Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability requirements via a new Capability Development Document (CDD), the intended successor to the current ORD. The new CDD shall incorporate unique mission kits, mission payloads, air vehicle enhancements, and modifications of UAS and related ground control stations for the family of Group 1 and Group 2 tactical UAS, These capability sets include Group 1 Short Range/Short Endurance (SR/SE), Group 1 Medium Range/Medium Endurance (MR/ME), and Group 1/Group 2 Long Range/Long Endurance (LR/LE). Group 1 UAS are small systems, less than 20 pounds in weight and Group 2 are systems, between 21 pounds and 55 pounds in weight. In addition to the ORD/CDD requirements, the FoSUAS (formerly SURSS) program also conducts Field User Evaluations (FUEs) to support Universal Urgent Needs Statements (UUNS) that inform future USMC systems procurements. Movement towards SUAS Common Control Architecture (SCCA) capability [formerly considered as Single Operator Man-Portable Ground Control System (GCS) / Target Handoff System (SOMGCS/THS)] aligning to Army TOGA efforts, reduces the size, weight, and manpower required to operate a FoSUAS GCS, increases the mobility of the operator, and improves digital interoperability. An SCCA capability shall be fully mobile and can be attached to the operator while the fielded GCS requires setup at a static location.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0305232M_7_1319_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- No significant changes.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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