Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS)

Abstract

The Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) program was initiated in response to Joint Urgent Operational Need Statement CC-0558 and Joint Emergent Operational Need Statement ST-0008. The program originated as a Rapid Deployment Capability (RDC) to employ integrated C-UAS solution sets designed to protect high value or critical Naval assets, and support public safety against threats posed by the inadvertent or unlawful misuse of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The C-UAS program provides an integrated Family of Systems (FoS) employing advanced target discrimination and defeat capabilities to meet fleet requirements. More details available at a higher classification level. A deployed C-UAS capability improves defenses against the rapidly evolving capabilities of remote and autonomously controlled devices. With UAS becoming more readily available, affordable and capable, the threat of inadvertent or unlawful flight over restricted spaces multiplies exponentially, raising concern that these UAS may be used as tools for surveillance, espionage or hostile actions at critical Navy Installations. FY21 funding is requested to manage, evaluate, verify and implement system assessments, strategies, improvements, program management, and systems engineering support. Funding provides for refinement of material and non-material solutions, threat assessments, identification and development of advanced target discrimination, and defeat capabilities for integration into the C-UAS FoS. Funding also provides for continued development of common Command and Control (C2) and data fusion architecture for C-UAS FoS.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: 0604636N_4_1319_PB_2021
• Change Summary Explanation: FY20 Congressional adjustment for system development duplication. FY21funding increase by $8.649 in support of universal C2 Joint Capability Technology Demonstration(JCTD).
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Command And Control
• Contracts
• Costs
• Data Fusion
• Engineering
• Product Development
• Program Management
• Public Safety
• Rapid Deployment
• Systems Engineering
• Target Discrimination
• Test And Evaluation
• Threat Evaluation
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

• Cybersecurity.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Space