BCT UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES

Abstract

This PE has no FY 2013 Base or OCO request. The FY2013 funding continues under Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV) Program Element 0604641A Project DV7. The Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV), designated as the XM1216, is a lightweight (32 lbs), man-portable, direct-current powered UGV capable of conducting Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), including tunnels, sewers, and caves. The SUGV provides an unmanned capability for those missions that are manpower intensive or high-risk such as Urban Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions in a MOUT environment, and investigating Improvised Explosive Devices and Chemical/Toxic Materials reconnaissance missions without exposing soldiers directly to the hazard. The SUGV will be used to obtain information on situational awareness at the squad level. SUGV Planned Product Improvements (Increment 1 Follow on) designated as the XM1216E1: The SUGV configuration for a competitive Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) moving to Full Rate Production (FRP) is based on the SUGV IBCT CPD Threshold Requirements. It will weigh 35 pounds and is capable of carrying up to 4 lbs of payload weight. The SUGV will have the following capabilities: a hardened militarized Electro Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor to meet stringent day & night detection of enemy personnel & systems, a National Security Agency (NSA) compliant radio from the Joint Tactical Radio System program, improved hand controller, the capability to provide grid location of the enemy, and the following capability to mount payloads: tether spooler; manipulator arm; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) suite; and Embedded-Tactical Engagement Simulation System (E-TESS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
FC4_0604663A_5_2040_PB_2014

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Readers

  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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