MQ-8 Fire Scoutflytoazuresky.tistory.com/attachment/[email protected] Public Release SPR-2015-124 Distribution Statement A ... Maintenance Portable Electronic Pioneer

CDR James Borghardt

PMA-266 Multi-Mission Tactical

Unmanned Air Systems

MQ-8C Air Vehicle

Deputy Program Manager

23 February 2015

The USN’s Vertical Take-Off UAS Capability

MQ-8 Fire Scout:

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Fire Scout Evolution

Specification Airframe Avionics Control Station

Pioneer Replacement

110 nm Range

3 hours On Station

200 lbs payload

ARC-210 Radios

RADALT

APX-118 IFF

FWD/AFT Power Control Units

Engine Interface Unit

Environmental Control System

Ice Detector/OAT

Vehicle Management Computers

Flight Control / Engine Actuators

Voice Digitizing Module

Maintenance Portable Electronic

Display Device (MPEDD)

EO/IR Payload

Ground Control Panel

Harpoon

UCARS

TCDL

GPS/INS (Kearfott)

Vibration Monitoring System

UCARS

TCDL

GPS/INS

4 ARC-210 Radios

2 workstations

3 equipment racks

Analog Interfaces

Provide ISR for LCS Mission

Packages

110 nm Range

3 hours On Station

>200 lbs Payload

All RQ-8A Equipment Plus:

I/O Data Panel

Ethernet Switch/Router

Payload Interface Unit

AIS

Complete Software Developmental / Test

Radar RDCs

All RQ-8A Equipment Plus:

Reduction of Equipment Racks

on LCS from 3 to 1

Digital Interfaces

Ethernet Switch/Router

Complete Software

Developmental / Test

Provide Interim Maritime

ISR Support to SOF

150 nm Range

8 hours On Station

>300 lbs Payload

MQ-8B Equipment Changes:

Bell 407

INS/GPS (LN-251)

IFF (APX-123)

Cubic TCDL

ARC-210 5th Gen

Digital Engine Control

Engine Health Monitor

Vibration Monitoring System

Tech Refresh

Updated displays

Updated processors

No Change from MQ-8B

Equipment

RQ-8A

3 bladed

Did not meet endurance

MQ-8B

4 bladed

Increased internal capacity

Increased Endurance

MQ-8C

Endurance Upgrade RDC

4 bladed

Increased internal capacity

Increased Endurance

> 15,000 Flight Hours

> 350 Flight Hours

MQ-8C Fully Leverages MQ-8B Operational Experience & Investment

to Evolve for Increased Endurance and Payload

173.3 Flight Hours


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Fire Scout MQ-8B Accomplishments

Support LCS Mission Packages in conjunction with the MH-60 LCS-1 Dynamic Interface (DI) testing (Nov 2010);

LCS-3 DI expansion (Nov 2013)

COBRA MCM Capability land testing (Apr 2013)

SUW Mission Package Assessment (Apr 2014)

LCS-4 DI testing (Sep 2014)

ISR Task Force Support in Afghanistan

2 A/C, 2 GCS, 300 hrs/mo FMV

First flight 2 May 2011

Last flight 1 August 2013

1,438 flights for 5,084.3 flight hours completed

Mission completed August 2013

Maritime ISR Support to SOF Emergent Requirement approved in January 2012

Deployments continue aboard USS Elrod (2014)

DDG installation complete; Testing 4QFY14

MQ-8B 10th FFG Deployment workups currently

ongoing aboard USS Simpson

Weapons Integration Employs APKWS

Land-based QRA (Jun 2013)

• Shipboard testing to be scheduled

Radar integration Provides wide-area maritime

search capability

QRA 3QFY14

• 2015 deployment

MQ-8B has flown over 15,000 flight hours since 2006,

with continuous growth in Flight Hours, Reliability and Operational Availability

2006 2021

USN MQ-8B Deployments Land Based Operations…7,408 Flt Hours

Test, Training and in Afghanistan

FFG Non-Integrated Operations…7,026 Flt Hours

10 deployments on six different ships

LCS Integrated Operations…96 Flt Hours

USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is on 1st deployment with an MQ-8B and MH-60R

Coast Guard Congressional add to demonstrate

Fire Scout on WMSL 750

Ten day demonstration with up to two MQ-8B aircraft complete (Dec 2014)



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Fire Scout MQ-8C Accomplishments

MQ-8C aboard DDG-109 during Dynamic Interface Testing

MQ-8C Slopes Testing

at NAS Point Mugu, CA

Excellent Performance throughout Developmental Test (DT)

April 2012

First Contract Awarded

2 Test and 17 Production

Air Vehicles

October 31, 2013

First MQ-8C Flight

January 2013

Critical Design Review

successfully conducted

July 2014

Electromagnetic (E3)

testing complete

December 2014

DDG Dynamic Interface

completed aboard

DDG-109

October 2012

Preliminary Design Review

successfully conducted



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Fire Scout MQ-8C Current Status

268 Test Sorties

Flight Test

plan

on track

with

70% DT

points

complete

(as of Jan 2015)

19 MQ-8C air vehicles

either delivered or in the

build process

5 additional MQ-8C air vehicles

to be procured this year

359 Flight Hours


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Fire Scout MQ-8C Road Map

2015 Air Vehicle Production through 2023

MQ-8C production line has immediate and long term capacity for FMS customers

MQ-8C IOC September 2016

LCS Dynamic Interface Completes in February 2016

Radar Integration IOC 2018

COBRA Integration IOC 2020

MQ-8C Deployment & Sustainment Starts in FY17

IOT&E Completes in February 2016

• U.S. Navy planned quantity: 2 test and 38 production air vehicles

• Current USN production plan includes 2 air vehicle builds per year through 2023

CBT Completes in

September 2015


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Fire Scout MQ-8C Dimensions & Limits

8.7 ft

2.69 m 31.7 ft

9.78 m

41.4 ft

12.78 m

10.3 ft

3.18 m

R = 17.5 ft

5.40 m

9.9 ft

3.06 m 2.0 ft

0.62 m

8.5 ft

2.62 m

@ FwdTilt Limit

Parameter Limit

Maximum Takeoff Gross

Weight 6,000 lb / 2722 kg

Vehicle Empty Weight

(No fuel, no mission

payload)

3,000 lb / 1364 kg

Typical Mission Payload

Weight (EO/IR + AIS) 300 lb / 136 kg

Maximum Speed (Vmax) 130 knots / 241 km/hr

Maximum Endurance 12 hours

Maximum Internal

Payload 1,000 lb / 454 kg


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Fire Scout System Description

Fully Encrypted, Digital Data Links; Land & Sea Ops

Interoperable Control Station with Tactical Control System (TCS) software integrated

Fully Autonomous Air Vehicle

• Open Architecture

• GCCS-M, JDISS, AFATDS, CCTV & JSIPS-N

• NATO STANAG 4586 Compliant

• Multi-Vehicle control

UCARS-V2 for Ship Launch/Recovery

Tactical Control Data Link (TCDL)

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Airframe

• Fully Digital, Dual Redundant Control System and C2 links

• Open System Architecture facilities integration and testing

• Radar (Maritime Surface Search/SAR)

• Weapons

• Data Mission Payload

COBRA

AIS

TAC-ISR (Omni)

BriteStar II EO/IR/LR/LD

Future Payload

Payload

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Fire Scout MQ-8C Missions and Payloads

Modular Payload Architecture support multiple mission configurations

• Common software baseline

• Swap payloads between missions (Load and Go)

• System designed to recognize payload and automatically load appropriate software set

• Easily accommodate new payloads via defined interface specifications and open architecture

• Minor control changes to hardware/software on air vehicle and MCS for new payloads

Today EO/IR Sensors √ √ √ √ Today AIS √ √ Today Communication

Relay √ √ √ √

IOC 2018 Multi Mode

Maritime Radar √ √ √ √

IOC 2020 COBRA √ √


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CSG/ESG

Mine-Counter-Measures (MCM)

Communications Relay

EO/IR Radar

EO/IR Radar

Surface Warfare (SUW)

Omni-Directional TCDL

DATA

VOICE

Key Technologies

Voice Relay

Advanced EO/IR

AIS

Rover / TacISR

Fire Scout MQ-8C Overview of Operations


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A Day in the Life of MQ-8C


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Mobile and Shipboard Mission Control System

• MCS configured in NATO standard Air Combat

Element (ACE) shelter

– Provides same functionality as ship based deployment

– Portable on Land, Sea & Air

• Shipboard MCS is integrated within the ship

space (i.e. U.S. Navy LCS) and integrates ship’s

systems (SSDS, CDC)

– Uses ships integrated UHF/VHF antenna

– Hard-Mounted TCDL, UAV Common Automatic

Recovery System (UCARS) antenna

– Wiring modification to incorporate systems into

shipboard spaces

• MCS is integrated into ACE shelter and operated

from any air capable ship (i.e. USCG WMSL)

– Requires deck or hangar space for ACE shelter

– Requires dedicated cable runs

– Fully functional design that allows portability between

ships with minimal impact to the ship


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Mission Control System (MCS)

• MCS provides the MQ-8C operators the displays, controls, and external interfaces.

• The Air Vehicle Operator (AVO) and Mission Payload Operator (MPO) control stations

are identical and allow backup for AVO.


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Fire Scout Operators

• The AVO has the primary task of monitoring the air vehicle status and controlling

launch, flight, and recovery operations.

• The MPO has the primary tasks of monitoring the payload health, status and

operation, evaluating payload data, and performing real-time operation of the

payload as required during the mission.


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Summary

• Multi-Int sensors certified for today’s threats

(ASuW, MCM)

• Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance,

Reconnaissance (ISR) and targeting

• Mature, reliable and maintainable systems and

airframe

• Increased endurance (MQ-8C)

• Will complement and reduce the burden on

manned systems

• Reduced flight hour cost, compared to USN

manned helicopters

• Designed to operate from all air capable ships and

shore facilities

• MQ-8C is on track to support the USN Small

Combatant Fleet

An Affordable Solution To Meet Your

Maritime Utility Security Requirements


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