The Predator Unmanned System: From Advanced Concept Demonstrator to Transformational Weapon System

Abstract

Why Unmanned Aerial Systems?: (1) Advances in Sensor Technology, including Reduced Size and Weight, High Resolution, and Allowing the Detection of Fixed and Moving Targets; (2) Pressure to Minimize Causalities, both Civilian and Military; (3) Requirement for Persistent Surveillance of the Battlespace (this would tax or exceed the limits of human endurance); and (4) High Marks from Combatant Commanders in Serbia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The remaining briefing charts are labeled as follows: Technology Transition Resistance; RSW UAS Size Comparison; MQ-9A Program Description; MQ-9A System Description; Remote Split Operations (RSO); Critical Enablers; Acquisition Schedule; Technical Transition Phase Prototyping; Technical Transition Phase - Task Force Arnold; Technology Transition Phase Results; System Development and Demonstration, March 2005; and Conclusions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA507640

Entities

People

  • Frank Grimsley

Organizations

  • Aeronautical Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Detection
  • High Resolution
  • Lessons Learned
  • Line Of Sight
  • Logistics Management
  • Targets
  • Task Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerial Unmanned Vehicle Swarm Micro Periodontal Dentistry.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs