Unmanned Combat Air Veh(UCAV) Adv Cp/Proto Dev

Abstract

The 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) published February 2006 and OSD AT&L EXCOM Memorandum of February 06 supported direction to restructure the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) program into a new Navy UCAS program. The Navy UCAS program will develop an unmanned, longer-range, carrier-based aircraft capable of being air-refueled to provide greater standoff capability, to expand payload and launch options, and to increase naval reach and persistence. The Navy was directed to demonstrate carrier operations, including Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR), of a Low Observable (LO) Unmanned Combat Air System and to mature required technologies to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL)-6 supporting a potential follow on acquisition program. The Navy Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) designed for autonomous launch and recovery as well as operations in the Carrier Control Area (CCA), is comprised of an Air Vehicle Segment, a Mission Control Segment (MCS) and a government led Aircraft Carrier Integration Segment. The scope of the Navy UCAS effort includes design, development, integration, and validation of an unmanned, LO planform Air Vehicle Segment and MCS in the land-based and shipboard environments. Evaluations will be conducted to investigate MCS interfaces with shipboard systems such as primary flight control (PRI-FLY) displays, Landing Safety Officer (LSO) displays, and Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) stations. The Navy UCAS program will be structured to match program resources to United States Navy (USN) objectives/constraints with the goals of identifying and maturing critical technologies and reducing the risk of carrier integration of a UCAS. Candidate Technology Maturation efforts include transformational communications, advanced integrated propulsion, CV suitable materials, LO sensors and apertures, sense and avoid functionality (all operating in a LO environment), autonomous operations (software algorithms and interfaces), and computer resource data storage and access systems. Modeling, simulation, analysis, industrial capability assessments, system/component development, and analysis of architectures and concept designs are being developed as a result of the demonstration. Maturation of candidate technologies support the evaluation of alternatives needed for a future milestone decision and subsequent entry into Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD). The Navy consolidated Project 3191 into Project 3178 in FY10 and subsequently separated them in FY11. EMD funding is not covered, nor described in this exhibit. This program element includes $.998 million for the Defense Acquisition Development Fund (DAWDF) in FY 2009.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0604402N_7_1319_PB_2011
• Change Summary Explanation: Schedule: Airworthiness Testing moved from 1st QTR to 2nd QTR FY10. Sea Trials moved to 2nd QTR FY12. The Navy consolidated Project 3191 into Project 3178 in FY10 and subsequently separated them in FY11. Technical: Not applicable. FY11 from previous President's Budget is shown as zero because no FY11-15 data was presented in President's Budget 2010.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircraft Carriers
• Aircrafts
• Carrier Based Aircraft
• Contracts
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Military Acquisition
• Navy
• Nimitz-Class
• Simulations
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Uss Abraham Lincoln
• Vehicles

Readers

• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy