Special Applications for Contingencies (SAFC)
Abstract
SAFC’s evolutionary development projects quickly provide integrated, SOF-p mission kits, mission payloads, air vehicle enhancements and ground control station upgrades to its user community. These efforts rapidly develop and integrate UAS air vehicles, payloads and other technologies to field ISR capabilities and address dynamic and emergent operational needs and vulnerabilities of the SOF user. Efforts include improving imagery intelligence and electronic warfare payloads, capitalizing on developing technologies to reduce size, weight and power while addressing processing and data management challenges. It also provides a mechanism for SOF user combat evaluation of emerging sensor technologies. The SAFC applies focused Research & Development (R&D) for relatively low cost solutions to provide short lead-time contingency planning requirements where focused R&D will allow for test and evaluation of leading edge solutions to emergent problem sets. Beginning in FY 2023 and beyond, SAFC funding has been consolidated into Expeditionary Organic Tactical Airborne ISR Capability Set (EOTACS) / Small Unmanned Systems (SUMS) under PE 1160405BB, Project S400, Special Operations Intelligence Systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 3f6abe1f7909901d38c6b3aee12ce665
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