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UAS ROADMAP 2005 2.5.6 High Altitude Airship (HAA) User Service: Army Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Inventory: 0 Delivered/10-12 Planned Background: HAA is sponsored by the North American Aerospace Defense Command with the U.S. Army as the lead service and the Missile Defense Agency as the executing agent/technical manager. The objective of this ACTD is to demonstrate the engineering feasibility and potential military utility of an unmanned, untethered, solar powered airship that can fly at 65,000 feet. The prototype airship developed under this effort will be capable of continuous flight for up to a month while carrying a multi-mission payload. This ACTD is intended as a developmental step toward an objective HAA that can self-deploy from CONUS to worldwide locations and remain on station in a geo-stationary position for a year or more before returning to a fixed launch and recovery area in CONUS for servicing. This ACTD is currently under review due to technical challenges with the airship fabric. Disposition should be resolved during FY05. http://www.smdc.army.mil/FactSheets/HAA.pdf. Characteristics: HAA HAA Length 500 ft Tail Span 150 ft Volume 5,000,000 ft 3 Payload Capacity 4,000 lb Performance: Endurance 30 days Altitude 65,000 ft Sensor TBD Sensor Make TBD 2.5.7 Near Space Maneuvering Vehicle (NSMV)/Ascender/V-Airship User Service: Air Force Manufacturer: JP Aerospace Inventory: 1 Delivered/1 Planned Background: The Air Force plans to test the V-shaped Ascender, manufactured by JP Aerospace (Sacramento, CA), under contract to Scitor Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA) in 2005. A smaller, 93-ft model has been successfully tested inside its hangar. The Air Force Space Battlelab plans to fly it to 120,000 feet with a 100-lb payload and loiter for 5 days at a distance of 200 nm. Although Ascender uses lightweight carbon-fiber propellers to generate thrust, it also has a unique system that transfers helium between its two chambers to provide additional maneuverability by shifting its center of gravity and adjusting trim. The NMSV is intended to carry ISR, communications relay, and other mission loads for extended periods of time. Canceled in November 2004 Characteristics: NSMV NSMV Length 175 ft Tail Span 126.5 ft Volume 290,000 ft 3 Payload Capacity 100 lb Performance: Endurance 5 days Altitude 120,000 ft Sensor IRS; Communication Relay Sensor Make TBD SECTION 2 - CURRENT UA PROGRAMS Page 35

UAS ROADMAP 2005 2.5.8 Marine Airborne Re-Transmission System (MARTS) User Service: Marine Corps Manufacturer: SAIC/TCOM LP Inventory: 1 Delivered/6 Planned Background: The DARPA/Marine Airborne Re-Transmitter System (MARTS) program developed a tethered aerostat communications relay in response to an USMC Urgent Need Statement for a secure, reliable, over-the-horizon relay of USMC VHF/UHF PRC 117 (SINCGARS/ HAVE QUICK), 119 and 113 radio links, as well as EPLRS. MARTS will provide 24/7 connectivity within a radius of 68 nm. It is designed to continue operations despite punctures created by small arms fire, as well as in windy conditions up to 50+kts and be able to survive lightening strikes. MARTS is easily maintained because all complex radios and power supplies are located on the ground; the aerostat payload contains only simple, highly reliable transponders with a fiber optic cable to the ground equipment. The aerostat only needs a gas boost every fifteen days (15), minimizing its exposure to hostile forces. Characteristics: MARTS MARTS Length 105 ft Trail Span 75 ft Volume 63,000 ft 3 Payload Capacity 500 lb Performance: Endurance 15 Days Altitude 3,000 ft Sensors VHF/UHF Radios Sensor Make PRC 113, 117, 119, EPLRS SECTION 2 - CURRENT UA PROGRAMS Page 36

UAS ROADMAP <strong>2005</strong><br />

2.5.8 Marine Airborne Re-Transmission System (MARTS)<br />

User Service: Marine Corps<br />

Manufacturer: SAIC/TCOM LP<br />

Inventory: 1 Delivered/6 Planned<br />

Background: The DARPA/Marine Airborne Re-Transmitter System<br />

(MARTS) program developed a tethered aerostat communications relay<br />

in response to an USMC Urgent Need Statement for a secure, reliable,<br />

over-the-horizon relay <strong>of</strong> USMC VHF/UHF PRC 117 (SINCGARS/<br />

HAVE QUICK), 119 and 113 radio links, as well as EPLRS. MARTS<br />

will provide 24/7 connectivity within a radius <strong>of</strong> 68 nm. It is designed to continue operations despite<br />

punctures created by small arms fire, as well as in windy conditions up to 50+kts and be able to survive<br />

lightening strikes. MARTS is easily maintained because all complex radios and power supplies are<br />

located on the ground; the aerostat payload contains only simple, highly reliable transponders with a fiber<br />

optic cable to the ground equipment. The aerostat only needs a gas boost every fifteen days (15),<br />

minimizing its exposure to hostile forces.<br />

Characteristics:<br />

MARTS MARTS<br />

Length 105 ft Trail Span 75 ft<br />

Volume 63,000 ft 3<br />

Payload Capacity 500 lb<br />

Performance:<br />

Endurance 15 Days Altitude 3,000 ft<br />

Sensors VHF/UHF Radios Sensor Make PRC 113, 117, 119, EPLRS<br />

SECTION 2 - CURRENT UA PROGRAMS<br />

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