Common-Airborne Sense and Avoid (C-ABSAA)
Abstract
Common-Airborne Sense and Avoid (C-ABSAA) is an analysis development, maturation and transition effort in the Materiel Solutions Analysis phase of the acquisition lifecycle which supports emerging warfighter requirements to fully integrate Group 4-5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) into the National Airspace System (NAS), international airspace, other nations' sovereign airspace, and operational combat airspace to conduct the entire range of military operations across all mission environments. C-ABSAA also supports the "Worldwide Operations" key performance parameter in larger RPA requirement documents, and Public Law 112-239 directing DoD collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air and Space Administration (NASA) to safely integrate RPA in the NAS. Funding in this project supports the development of a Sense and Avoid (SAA) capability set for Group 4-5 RPA and covers analysis, research, developmental, demonstration, and transition activities as well as infrastructure and other government costs. Ongoing activities include support to the development of warfighter requirements and analysis of possible solution alternatives, collaboration with the FAA, NASA, and the other Services to develop national policy and standards, and SAA related studies, analysis, modeling and simulation, flight demonstrations of critical technologies, and program transition planning and project execution. RPA platform specific integration and testing is not included. Activities also include studies and analysis to support both current and future program planning and execution. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver technology and sensor capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, and 0605898F.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 645148_0604257F_4_3600_PB_2019
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- Root: Advanced Technology and Sensors
- Child Accomplishment: Sense and Avoid (SAA)-Related Requirements Development and Analysis, National Policy Standards Development, and Technology Development and Demonstration
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