TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE

Abstract

One program is covered by the Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV) Program Element 0604641A: The Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) platform. The Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV), designated as the XM1216, is a lightweight (32 lbs), man-portable, direct current powered UGV capable of conducting Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) to include tunnels, sewers, and caves. The SUGV provides an unmanned capability for those missions that are manpower intensive or high-risk such as Urban Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions in a MOUT environment, and investigating Improvised Explosive Devices and Chemical/Toxic Materials reconnaissance missions without exposing soldiers directly to the hazard. The SUGV will be used to obtain information on situational awareness at the squad level. SUGV Planned Product Improvements (Increment 1 Follow on) designated as the XM1216E1: The SUGV configuration for a competitive Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) moving to Full Rate Production (FRP) is based on the SUGV IBCT Capability Production Document Threshold Requirements. It will weigh 35 pounds and is capable of carrying up to 4 lbs of payload weight. The SUGV will have the following capabilities: a hardened militarized Electro Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor to meet stringent day & night detection of enemy personnel & systems, a National Security Agency (NSA) compliant radio from the Joint Tactical Radio System program, improved hand controller, the capability to provide grid location of the enemy, and the following capability to mount payloads: tether spooler; manipulator arm; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) suite; and Embedded-Tactical Engagement Simulation System (E-TESS). The POM/BES 2014-2018 removed all funding for SUGV OPA and RDTE. The Program Manager briefed the Army Acquisition Executive on 10 Aug 12 and 04 Oct 12 resulting in a decision that the Army would cease work on the SUGV RDTE program and close out all efforts by May 2013.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0604641A_5_2040_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Procurement
  • Contracts
  • Demonstrations
  • Detection
  • Direct Current
  • Enemy Personnel
  • Engineering
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Information Assurance
  • Manportable Equipment
  • National Security
  • Radio Equipment
  • Reconnaissance
  • Tactical Radios
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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