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UAS ROADMAP 2005
TABLE K-1. SURVIVABILITY CLASSIFICATION LETHAL THREAT MATRIX.
Air
Defense
Shoulder
Launched
APPENDIX K – SURVIVABILITY
Page K-5
Air-to-
Air
Missiles Laser NBC
Ground
RF
Survivability Category Fire Artillery Missiles Missiles
Small � � �
Medium � � � � �
Large – Low Altitude � � � � � �
Large – High Altitude � �
TABLE K-2. SURVIVABILITY CLASSIFICATION NON-LETHAL THREAT MATRIX.
Survivability Category Jamming Deception Meaconing
Intrusion
and
Exploitation
Small � �
Medium � � � �
Large – Low Altitude � � � �
Large – High Altitude � � � �
SURVIVABILITY DESIGN FEATURES BY SURVIVABILITY CATEGORY
Survivability design features should be considered with respect to an UA’s size, required mission and the
potential threat environment. Table K-3 is a partial list of potential survivability features and the class of
platform they may be most applicable to. The features cover both susceptibility reduction and
vulnerability reduction. These potential survivability design features should be considered in the systems
engineering design process to develop the most effective UA for the lowest life cycle cost.
TABLE K-3. SURVIVABILITY DESIGN FEATURES BY SURVIVABILITY CLASSIFICATION.
Survivability Design Feature Survivability Category of UA
Mission Planning/Tactics All
Acoustic Signature Reduction Small
IR Signature Reduction Small, Medium, Large
RF Emission Signature Reduction Large
RF Signature Reduction Medium, Large
Visual Signature Reduction Small, Medium
Dry Bay Foam Large
Fire Shielding Large
Redundancy and Separation Medium, Large
Distributed Fire Suppression Large
Fire Walls Large
Powder Panels (Fire Suppressant) Large
Fuel System Management Medium, Large
Hydrodynamic Ram Protection Large
Fuel Tank Ullage Inerting Large
Fuel Tank Ullage Protection Large
Fuel Tank/Line Self-sealing Large