Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SUAV) (6.4)

Abstract

The Rucksack Portable Unmanned Aircraft System (RPUAS) Family of Small Unmanned Aircraft System (FoSUAS) provides battalion and below ground maneuver elements with critical situational awareness and enhanced force protection. The system provides the small unit commander an organic and responsive reconnaissance and targeting capability with real-time Full Motion Video and sensor data. Other compatible receivers, such as the One System Remote Video Terminal and appropriately equipped manned platforms may also receive the FoSUAS products. The RPUAS FoSUAS provides the battalion and below ground maneuver elements with an organic, on-demand, asset to develop situational awareness, enhance force protection, and secure routes, points, and areas. The system provides the small unit commander an organic and responsive reconnaissance and targeting capability with real-time Full Motion Video and sensor data. The RPUAS FoSUAS includes a combination of three separate hand-launched mission specific configurable aircraft that do not require an improved launch/recovery. The three separate mission specific configurable Unmanned Aircraft (UA) are the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR), the Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR), and the Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR). In addition to the aircraft, the system contains ground control equipment, which includes an interoperable handheld ground control station (H-GCS) which incorporates the Tactical Open Government Owned Architecture (TOGA). FoSUAS will utilize existing RQ-11 in a system of systems fielding concept, with SRR and LRR options under development. Justification: FY 2021 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Base funding of $1.379 million for Program Management Engineering support and to meet Capabilities Production Document (CPD) Increment II Block II related requirements. Specifically, to conduct advanced component development activities for SRR and LRR and efforts to evaluate LRR prototype systems in high fidelity and realistic operating environments.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: 0604101A_4_2040_PB_2021
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding has been moved to PE 0604101A Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SUAV) (6.4) from PE 0305232A Project RA7 RQ-11 UAV starting in FY 2021.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Engineering
• Force Protection
• Full Motion Video
• Ground Control Stations
• Management Engineering
• Program Management
• Prototypes
• Situational Awareness
• System Of Systems
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Vehicles

Readers

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

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs