Naval Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

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Approved for Public Release Distribution Unlimited

• Naval Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
• (UCAV-N)

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The UCAV-Navy Concept
Mission Areas

• New Paradigm in System Affordability
• Reduced Acquisition Costs
• Dramatically Lower OS Cost

Persistent Surveillance(gt12 Hours)

• Enhanced Warfighter Effectiveness
• Reduced Cost per Sortie
• Reduced Manned Aircraft Loss Rate
• Improved Battlespace Awareness

Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses(SEAD)

• Key System Capabilities
• Multi-Vehicle Control
• Command, Control Communications
• Dynamic Mission Planning
• Contingency Management
• Mission Effective CV-Based Design

Deep Strike
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Day in the Life Cycle
0.0 Affordability and Effectiveness
4.0 Move to Catapult, 5.0 Launch
3.0 Pre-Mission Preparation of UCAV-N System
6.0 Enroute
Mission Control Segment
2.0 Deploy UCAV-N System With CVBG
7.0 Ingress
1.0 Maintain Proficiency/Prepare to Deploy With
CVBG
8.0 Perform Mission
SupportSegment
Air Vehicle Segment
9.0 Egress
14.0 Return to CONUS
13.0 Post-MissionPreparation of UCAV-N System
10.0 Return
11.0 Recover, 12.0 Spot on Deck
Complete Life-Cycle Depiction of UCAV-N Operations
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UCAV-N Technical Challenges

• Ship Suitable UCAV Design
• Catapult launch
• Arrested landing (i.e. trap)
• Integrated deck operations / safety
• Maritime environment issues
• Mission Control Integration
• Autonomous launch recovery
• Integration into the Navy Carrier Battle Group
  C4I Infrastructure
• EMI/EMC Environment
• Naval CONOPS
• Penetrating Persistent Surveillance
• Multi-mission Flexibility (e.g. SEAD / Deep
  Strike)
• Affordable Naval Ops Support
• Operational use of UCAV-N systems when not
  deployed

• Focus on Navy-unique technology and integration
  issues
• Leverage USAF UCAV Program

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Carrier OperationControl Challenges
Catapult Launch
Arrested Landing

• High Sea State
• Ship-Induced Turbulence
• Landing Dispersion Control
• Deck Motion Compensation

• Pitch Rotation Control
• Gust Turbulence Effects

Waveoff
Bolter

• High Sea State
• Deck Clearance Height
• Maneuver Time Window

• High Sea State
• Sink Off Bow
• Control to Deck Centerline

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UOS Mission Control Segment

Mission management/
planning

Decision aiding

Walk
-
on MCS
Multiple A/C per operator


Embedded training

Dynamic Resource
Management (IVHM)
UCAV
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Navy
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Supportability by Design
Sortie Generation Deck Ops
Support Asset Volume

• Minimized unique SE
• Maximize common SE
• Folding wings decrease AV spot factor

• Rapid Turn Time
• Integrated Vehicle Health Management
• Autonomic Logistics Support Concepts
• Daily Access Without LO Restoration

Less Volume than Comparable Manned Aircraft
Logistics / Sustainment Personnel Training
Affordability Objectives

• Ease of Maintenance
• Technology EnabledMaintainers
• Realistic Simulation Based Virtual Training
  Environment
• Reduced Manning

• Combined Hands On Virtual Training
• Operational Use When Not Deployed
• - Training Op Exercises
• - Logistics Assessment
• Autonomic Support System

Lower OS than F/A-18C
Reduction In Manning over F/A-18C
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UCAV-N Phase 1 Key Accomplishments

• Mission Control Station
• MCS Software Migration Demo
• Demo Reuse of UCAV-AF MCS Software for UCAV-N
• 300K Lines of Software Reused Without Change
• Decision Aiding Demo
• Operator aiding for CV Launch Recovery

• Systems Engineering Integration Test
• Mission simulations CONOPS
• Constructive and virtual performance simulations
• System of systems C4ISR architecture
  development
• Effectiveness affordability
• Risk assessment tracking

• Air Vehicle
• Low Speed Aero Wind Tunnel
• 2 Models for UOS Refinement
• Powered Approach, Up Away
• Control Law Demo
• Carrier Approach/Recovery w/JPALS
• Catapult Launch
• Control Surface Failure Accommodation
• Low High Speed CFD Demos
• Static Inlet/Diffuser Testing

• Support
• Support concept defined
• Manning levels identified
• Deck operations defined
• Training concept defined
• Maintainability assessment of subsystems
• Storage concept defined
• Deployment concept defined