Airdrop Equipment
Abstract
This Project matures and demonstrates equipment and innovative techniques for precision aerial delivery of cargo and personnel. Aerial delivery is a key capability for rapid force projection and global precision delivery. These efforts are designed to advance state of the art precision delivery technologies such as parachutes, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) components and subsystems, tracking sensors, software algorithms, and safety rigging which integrate with currently equipped aircraft, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and advanced rotary wing aircraft. These efforts provide the Warfighter with highly accurate, timely cargo/payload delivery and resupply in all terrain and weather conditions. Precision delivery/resupply reduces vulnerability of ground Soldiers, aircraft, and aircrew. Precision aerial delivery supports remote warfare with activities such as placement of battlefield sensors, reduction of Soldier load, and initial delivery of key expeditionary base camp assets. Demonstrated technologies transition to Product Manager (PM) Force Sustainment Systems (PM FSS), PM-Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PM SCIE) as well as other Army PMs. Efforts in this Project support the Army Science and Technology Soldier Portfolio. Work in this Project is fully coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0602786A (Warfighter Technology). The cited work is consistent with the S&T priorities of the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. As such, funding in FY19 is reduced from prior years due to shifts in the Army S&T portfolio that emphasizes far term investments as well as consideration of the contributions of this project to current Army Readiness. This work supports Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) and manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) operational concepts by demonstrating precision aerial delivery and airdrop from non-traditional platforms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 242_0603001A_3_2040_PB_2019
Related Documents
- Root: Warfighter Advanced Technology
- Child Accomplishment: Airdrop/Aerial Delivery