Executive Summary - NASA
Executive Summary - NASA
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UAV Roadmap 20024.2 PAYLOADS ............................................................................................................... 344.2.1 Sensors ............................................................................................................. 344.2.2 Communication Relay...................................................................................... 384.2.3 Weapons........................................................................................................... 384.2.4 Cost Control..................................................................................................... 394.3 COMMUNICATION .................................................................................................... 394.4 PROCESSORS ............................................................................................................ 415.0 Operations ................................................................................................................. 455.1 OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT ............................................................... 455.1.1 Army................................................................................................................. 455.1.2 Navy and Marine Corps................................................................................... 465.1.3 Air Force.......................................................................................................... 475.1.4 Joint/Other ....................................................................................................... 475.2 RELIABILITY ............................................................................................................ 485.3 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT ..................................................................................... 525.4 COOPERATIVE UAV FLIGHT.................................................................................... 535.5 TACTICAL CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS)........................................................................ 546.0 Roadmap.................................................................................................................... 556.1 UAV CAPABILITIES ROADMAP................................................................................ 556.2 UAV MISSIONS ROADMAP ...................................................................................... 566.3 COMPARATIVE COSTS OF MANNED VS. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT............................... 586.3.1 Development Costs........................................................................................... 586.3.2 Procurement Costs........................................................................................... 596.3.3 Operations & Support Costs............................................................................ 596.4 GOALS FOR UNMANNED AVIATION.......................................................................... 616.4.1 Platform Goals................................................................................................. 616.4.2 Sensor Goals .................................................................................................... 616.4.3 Communication Goals ..................................................................................... 626.4.4 Technology Goals ............................................................................................ 626.4.5 Small UAV Goals ............................................................................................. 626.4.6 Standards Goals............................................................................................... 626.4.7 Airspace Goals................................................................................................. 636.4.8 Task/Process/Post/Use Goals .......................................................................... 636.4.9 Weaponization Goals....................................................................................... 636.4.10 Reliability Goals ............................................................................................ 646.5 FUTURE DIRECTIONS................................................................................................ 64Appendix A: Platforms................................................................................................... 67Appendix B: Sensors....................................................................................................... 87Appendix C: Communication ........................................................................................ 99Appendix D: Technology Migration............................................................................ 111Appendix E: Small UAVs............................................................................................. 127Appendix F: Standards ............................................................................................... 135Appendix G: Airspace .................................................................................................. 153Appendix H: Task, Post, Process, and Use Considerations ...................................... 165Appendix I: Weapons ................................................................................................... 175Appendix J: Reliability................................................................................................. 185viii