UAV Conops

Abstract

The Naval Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Strategy employs a family of UAS to perform tactical, persistent and penetrating Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance in support of Naval and Joint missions from forward bases/platforms and naval ships. In support of the Navy's overall UAS strategy, this program develops Concept of Operations (CONOPS) that integrate UAS into the Chief of Naval Operations Navy Vision of Sea Power 21 (Sea Shield, Sea Strike, Sea Basing and FORCEnet). By providing fleet input based on current operations with UAS in a simulated combat environment, this CONOPS development investment is the foundation of how the Carrier Strike Group and the Expeditionary Strike Group will operate a combined Manned and Unmanned Naval Air Force. This program establishes the common architecture, including Command & Control, for all unmanned systems to support and inform CONOPS development. This effort provides for a cross-program view of Naval Unmanned Systems and is the entry point for Office of the Secretary of the Defense (OSD) and other services for commonality and interoperability. Specifically: - Provides studies and demonstrations in support of the Naval UAS Family of Systems (FoS) CONOPS development. - Horizontally integrates across the Naval UAS FoS for the Naval Aviation Enterprise through interoperability and common system solutions. - Develops the Naval UAS FoS Architecture to support integration into the Integrated Warfighter Capability Process. - Provides Naval support for development of Standards across Department of Defense (DoD) UAS and North Atlantic Treaty Organization, emphasizing standardization and interoperability. - Conducts CONOPS studies, demonstrations, advanced development/prototyping, and exercises for Vehicle Control, Targeting, and Weapons, Sensor and Payload Employment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
2467_0603261N_4_1319_PB_2018

Tags

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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