Advanced Payload Develop & Spt (MIP)
Abstract
Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (TUAV) budget line is a shared funding line between multiple Payload programs. These Payload programs support the Army's transformation by developing Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) payload systems for brigade combat teams, divisions, and corps Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This is in accordance with Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) and Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) UAS priorities. Small Tactical Radar - Lightweight (STARLite) Synthetic Aperture Radar/Ground Moving Target Indicator (SAR/GMTI) is a lightweight, high performance, all weather, multi-functional radar system for the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The STARLite system provides wide area, near real time Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) capabilities. It operates throughout the UAS flight mission profile in adverse weather and through battlefield obscurants. The SAR mode generates quality images for the battlefield commander for detection, classification and location of stationary commercial wheeled vehicle-size targets. The GMTI mode detects moving ground targets, provides location information and performs cross-cue with the Electro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) sensors. Common Sensor Payload (CSP) - Electro Optical / Infra Red / Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) provides day/night capability to collect and display continuous imagery with the ability to designate targets of interest for attack by laser guided precision weapons. It is the EO/IR/LD sensor for Gray Eagle UAS which supports force applications, battlespace awareness, force protection, and net-centric operations across the battlefield to provide wide area, near real time RSTA capabilities. Additional initiatives will continue to focus on the transition of technologies directly supporting emerging requirements and the Army's Current and Future Force. CSP is being procured for the Gray Eagle UAS program and has potential application to other platforms. CSP High Definition (HD) is the first capability enhancement for the CSP which will provide the commander with HD Full Motion Video (FMV) in both the Electro-optical and Mid-wave IR spectrums for improved battlefield situation awareness and identification of high value targets. All Gray Eagle platforms will be equipped with CSP HD. CSP Target Location Accuracy (TLA) is the final upgrade to the current capability and provides all of the CSP HD functionality but with significantly improved targeting accuracy. CSP TLA provides the Battlefield Commander a vastly improved TLA allowing timely use of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) and Coordinate Seeking Weapons (CSWs) across the battlespace. CSP TLA is being procured as an upgraded capability for the Gray Eagle UAS program and can be integrated onto other manned and unmanned aerial platforms. All Gray Eagle platforms will be equipped with the CSP TLA capability. The Tactical Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Payload (TSP) is a SIGINT sensor, currently under development for the Gray Eagle that detects radio frequency (RF) emitters. The TSP system will provide a SIGINT capability to the tactical commander. The TSP system will be a modular, scalable payload using an architecture that is software reconfigurable to allow for growth and flexibility as technology, and as the adversaries use of technology, changes. The TSP system improves situational awareness and shortens the targeting cycle by detecting and identifying emitter associated with high value targets (HVTs). The TSP system is capable of processing conventional signals, standard military signals, and modern signals of interest. FY 2013 base development dollars in the amount of $6.247 million is for the continued integration and test of the CSP HD upgrade as well as the initial pre-contract award efforts for TLA.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- 11A_0305204A_7_2040_PB_2013
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