Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Medium Range System Components do not Fit

Abstract

DOD has encountered a major problem in developing the Medium-Range UAV for common-service use because the ATARS payload will not fit in the UAV. If this problem is not satisfactorily solved, it could undermine the program goals of having a common-service UAV, reconnaissance payload, and image processing system for UAV, and manned aircraft. In addition to the payload fit problem, the program has encountered several other problems. To solve the problems, the program manager is proposing numerous changes that, when taken together, would represent a vastly different UAV. The new UAV would include a larger payload bay to accommodate ATARS and would incorporate various other features to solve the current system's existing problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA234131

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Military Aircraft
  • Navy Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs