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Headquarters U.S. Air Force

Air Force Unmanned Aircraft S t U d tSystem Update

Colonel Eric MathewsonDirector, Air Force UAS Task Force

USAF UAS Vision…A Joint approach to:

Get the Get the mostmost out of UAS to out of UAS to increaseincrease joint warfightingjoint warfightingcapability, while promoting service interdependency, and the capability, while promoting service interdependency, and the

wisest use of tax dollarswisest use of tax dollarsRequires:

Optimal Joint Concept of Operations (CONOPS)

wisest use of tax dollarswisest use of tax dollars

Airspace Integration Resulting in Safe/Effective UAS OperationsIncreased Acquisition Effectiveness, Efficiency, StandardizationI t bl d I t d d t J i t U d S tInteroperable and Interdependent Joint Unmanned Systems

AF objectives fully support OSD Unmanned SystemsAF objectives fully support OSD Unmanned SystemsAF objectives fully support OSD Unmanned SystemsAF objectives fully support OSD Unmanned Systems

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AF objectives fully support OSD Unmanned Systems AF objectives fully support OSD Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap Integrated Roadmap

AF objectives fully support OSD Unmanned Systems AF objectives fully support OSD Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap Integrated Roadmap

Current UAS Snapshot

31 CAPs (flown from CONUS)71 aircraft deployed

MQ-1 “Predator”

71 aircraft deployed 138,404 combat hours in 2008

94% increase over 2007 Force Objective

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2 CAPs (flown from CONUS)11 aircraft deployed12 770 b t h i 2008 (1st ti S 07)

MQ-9 “Reaper”

Force Objective 12, 770 combat hours in 2008 (1st sortie Sep 07)Fielded over 1 year early

RQ-4 “Global Hawk”

j319

1 - 2 CAPs (flown from CONUS)3 aircraft deployedWorking closely w/ USN on future development

Force Objective 77

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Ramping to 50 Predator and Reaper and 4 Global Hawk CAPs by FY11

Ongoing UAS Enhancements

Predator:Predator: Encrypted communications links and ROVER (portable line-of-sight video terminals)Enhanced Target Location Accuracy (TLA)

Reaper: JDAM integration completes this monthJDAM integration completes this monthWide Area Airborne Surveillance (WAAS): 1 MQ-9 = 65+ video shots

Global Hawk:Enhanced EO/IR camerasCommunications relay (“Objective Gateway”)

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AF UAS Long-term Flight Plang gAn Air Force with…

Unmanned aircraft that are fully integrated across theUnmanned aircraft that are fully integrated across the full range of military operations

UAS that use automated control and modular “plug-p gand-play” payloads to maximize combat capability, flexibility and efficiency

Joint UAS solutions and teaming

An informed industry and academia – knowing where i d h t t h l i t i t iwe are going and what technologies to invest in

Capabilities-based Air Force UAS vision thru 2047:

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Capab t es based o ce U S s o t u 0Defines DOTMLPF way forward

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UAS Flight Plan AssumptionsManned and unmanned systems must be integrated to increase capability across the full range of military operations for the Joint Forceoperations for the Joint ForceUAS compelling where the human is a limitation to mission successAutomation is key to increasing effects while potentiallyAutomation is key to increasing effects, while potentially reducing cost, forward footprint and riskThe desired effect is a product of the “integrated system” (payload, network, and PED); and less the platformUAS must be considered as viable alternative solutionsModular systems with standardized interfaces enhanceModular systems with standardized interfaces enhance adaptability, sustainability and reduce costRobust, agile, redundant C2 enables supervisory control (“man on the loop”)

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(“man on the loop”)DOTMLPF-P solutions are linked and must be synchronized

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How do we get there?

MethodologyIdentified where we are today Examined future scenarios and desired capabilities From that future perspective identified actions to get there from todayM t h d lli i t t UAS bilitiMatched compelling requirements to UAS capabilities aligned with AF Core FunctionsIdentified and sequenced DOTMLPF-P actions to enableIdentified and sequenced DOTMLPF-P actions to enable fielding of UAS capabilities and effects

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Air Force Core Functions –Future UAS Requirements

Air Force Core Functions (Ways) Capabilities (Means)

Strategic Deterrence TBD

Air Superiority Air-to-Air SuperiorityElectronic Warfare

Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses

Space SuperioritySpace Force Enhancement Space Support (including launch

support) Space Force ApplicationSpace Control

Cyberspace SuperiorityNetwork Operations Network Warfare Operations

Forensic AnalysisInfluence Operations Space Control (Negation)

Command and ControlCommand and Control

Global Integrated ISRPlan & Direct ISR Activities Collection

Analysis and ProductionProcess and Exploitation Dissemination

Global Precision Attack Long Range Strike Close Controlled Strike* Intra-theater Strike

Special OperationsSpecialized Air Mobility Specialized ISR** Battlefield Air Operations

Specialized Aerospace Fires Aviation FID Information Operations

Rapid Global Mobility Airlift Air Refueling Aeromedical Evacuation

Combat Search and Rescue CSAR Humanitarian Assistance OpsCivil SAR

Disaster Response

Agile Combat Support

Readying the Force Employing the Force Recovering the Force

Preparing the BattlespaceSustaining the Force

Positioning the Force

Assess Strengthen RelationshipsBlue – Currently Supporting

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Building PartnershipsTrain, Advise, Assist Obtain Support for US interests

Red - Near-term shortfalls

Black - Long-term potential

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Potential Mission sets for UASFY09 FY47

NANO/MICRO MQ-Nano

Today

Small NextGen - Lethal

NextGen transformer SUAS

BATMAV

Raven

Follow-on Generations of Nano/Micro/Small UAS

NANO/MICRO

Medium“fighter size” Counterair

Scan Eagle

MQ-9

MQ-1B

Tier II STUAS

Air-Launched SUAS

fighter size

L RQ-4 Blk 30RQ-4 Blk 40

RQ-4 Blk 10/20EO/IR/SAR

MP-RTIP

Missile Defense

MQ-Xa MQ-Xb MQ-XcSEAD/AAR-TEA/ISR/CAS

NGLRSRJ/E X C/KC XLarge“tanker size”

Special UAS

RQ-4 Blk 30+ASIP

ISRMQ-LE

MQ-La MQ-Lb MQ-LcNGLRSRJ/E-X C/KC-X

Common GCS

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Special UASMQ L/O

Hypersonic

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MCO ArchitectureFuture

MQ-LE Collection/Info Ops

Connectivity

MQ-L Collection/Info Ops(AWACS/JSTARS) MQ-Hyper Sonic

Strategic Attack/Prompt Global Strike

MQ-Ls EW/Collection/Info Ops

CAS/Air Interdiction/Airlift B-2/MQ-L Teaming Strategic Attack/

MQ-L – JSF/MQ-X Aerial Refueling/

CAS/Air InterdictionKinetic & Non-kinetic Wpns

Network

gConnectivity

JSF/Multi Msn MQ-X TeamingAir Interdiction, CAS --

F-22/MQ-X TeamingCounterair/Missile DefenseKinetic & Non-kinetic Wpns

Multi Msn MQ-L/X, SUAS - FOS TeamingISR/EW/SEAD – Kinetic & Non-kinetic Wpnste d ct o , C S

Kinetic & Non-kinetic WpnsISR/EW/SEAD Kinetic & Non kinetic Wpns

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NAT’L (JCS, NSA, NGA,DIA, etc.)

JTF HQ, CAOCMCEs, DCGS

SOF, ALO,TAC-P

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AF UAS Long-term Flight Plang gAn Air Force with…

Unmanned aircraft that are fully integrated across theUnmanned aircraft that are fully integrated across the full range of military operations

UAS that use automated control and modular “plug-p gand-play” payloads to maximize combat capability, flexibility and efficiency

Joint UAS solutions and teaming

An informed industry and academia – knowing where i d h t t h l i t i t iwe are going and what technologies to invest in

Capabilities-based Air Force UAS vision thru 2047:

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Capab t es based o ce U S s o t u 0Defines DOTMLPF way forward

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BACK-UP

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CENTCOM ISR Coverage

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Between 2001 and Between 2001 and 20082008

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100000 2008 2008 ISR Hours are up ISR Hours are up 1431%1431%

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Global Hawk U-2 Rivet Joint JSTARS Predator/Reaper