Unmanned Aircraft Systems Presented to: AAAA UAS Conference

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Presented toAAAA UAS
Conference

• COL Jeff Kappenman
• TSM UAVS
• 9 Dec 2008

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Strategy Requirements
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY15
Raven A
Raven B
Family of Small UAV
VCSA approved requirement 1900 systems AAO now
2183
PiP
Shadow Tactical UAV
VCSA approved requirement 94 systems AAO now
115
RQ-7B
RQ-7A
PiP
RQ-5A
ERMP(Warrior) Extended Range Multi-Purpose
Flight in NAS
MQ-5B
VCSA approved requirement 35 companies AAO 11
FCS Class I - IV
I-GNAT
Warrior-A/Block 0

• Common Ground Control Station for all UAV
  platforms
• Common Remote Transceiver for all UAV platforms
• Shadow/Hunter/ERMP common data link (TCDL)
• Universal Operators 15W
• Common Sensor with Manned Platforms
• Single Maintainer MOS 15E

• Common Ground Control Station for Hunter and
  Shadow
• Common Remote Terminal for all UAV platforms

Separate Ground Control and Remote Terminal for
each UAV platform
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