Air Launched Effects Technology
Abstract
This Project utilizes improved analytic modeling to investigate the effects that potential unmanned system capabilities could have on air vehicle design considerations and operational concepts. This Project improves government capability to design and assess novel Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) concepts. This Project also develops and investigates the ability to launch a UAS from a manned or unmanned future vertical lift aircraft at tactical altitudes and to control the same after launch from nearby Future Vertical Lift (FVL) aircraft, as well as development of the associated payloads (recon, battle damage assessment, targeting, comms, decoy). This Project will assess the enabled capabilities and determine their relevance to current Army Aviation engagement and survivability portfolios. Work in this Project is fully coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0603465A (Future Vertical Lift Advanced Technology), Project AK8 (Air Launched Effects Advanced Technology). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Science and Technology focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- CH2_0602148A_2_2040_PB_2025
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