1、I n t e g r i t y -S e r v i c e -E x c e l l e n c eI n t e g r i t y -S e r v i c e -E x c e l l e n c eMQ-1 Predator/MQ-9 ReaperUnmanned Aircraft SystemsJeffrey W.Eggers,ColDirector,UAS TransformationAir Force Combat Support Office8 Feb 20088-Aug-22One Mans Vision“We have just won a war with a lo
2、t of heroes flying around in planes.The next war may be fought by airplanes with no men in them at all.It certainly will be fought with planes so far superior to those we have now that there will be no basis for comparison.Take everything youve learned about aviation in war,throw it out of the windo
3、w,and lets go to work on tomorrows aviation.It will be different from anything the world has ever seen.”Gen Hap Arnold,USAAFVJ Day,19458-Aug-22 AF Family of SystemsSmall UAS OperatorsRated AviatorsMicroMan-PortableSmallLarge/Theater CapableLow CapabilityHigh CapabilityMulti-Mission8-Aug-22Predator/R
4、eaper SystemAircraftGround Control Station(GCS)Predator Primary Satellite Link(PPSL)Operations Center8-Aug-22MQ-1/MQ-9 ComparisonMQ-1 PredatorMQ-9 ReaperA-10 SizeC-172 Size2 x 500 lb bombs4 x HellfireEndurance:24 HrsMax Speed:120 KtsMax Altitude:25,000Payload:300 LbsEndurance:24 HrsMax Speed:240 Kts
5、Max Altitude:50,000Payload:3000 Lbs2 x Hellfire8-Aug-22Current Combat CAPsTotal Combat CAPs-Predator:20 Reaper:28-Aug-22Remote Split OperationsKu SatellitePPSLCreech AFBMission Control ElementGCSOps CtrLOSOnlyLaunch&Recovery ElementFiber OpticsPredator VideoNetworkIn Theater8-Aug-22Current Operation
6、s8-Aug-22LaserDesignatorEO&IR CameraIR MarkerAGM-114P HellfireMQ-1B Tactical SystemsMulti-spectral Targeting SystemIR Marker 8-Aug-22Target CoordinationnLaser Rangefinder Designator*For guiding weaponsnLaser Target Marker*Visible in NVGsnMensurated Target CoordinatesnROVER Video Direct to JTACnTacti
7、cal DatalinkLink-16 and SADLnStandard J-CAS andJ-Fire ProceduresROVER videoshows targetJTACTarget Designatorfor Laser GuidedBombs and MissilesTarget Marking Laser for NVGs*Predator cannot see LRDs or LTMs from other providers.8-Aug-22Close Air Support-Raid8-Aug-22Close Air Support An NajafFriendlies
8、Sniper8-Aug-22Close Air Support An Najaf8-Aug-22Disaster Relief8-Aug-22Relief OperationsCommercial SatelliteGCS*Creech AFBOps CellROVERFeedFiber OpticsNetworkRelief PersonnelGCS:Ground Control StationLRE:Launch and recovery elementUSNORTHCOMDept Homeland SecurityPOTUSFMVKatrina New OrleansLRE*MQ-1 t
9、o provide full motion video at USNORTHCOMs direction in the event of CONUS catastrophe8-Aug-22all pads,13K02:17Dy01 Clrd KB07 pad 1-6 13K avoid Betty all pads,13K02:17Dy01 Clrd KB07 pad 1-6 13K avoid Betty 02:17QueenTK,stardust RTB 0215 NSTR02:18 c,kb01 pd1-6 13k,betty hottks02:18 c,stardust,clrd ha
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11、ty sfc to 18002:13mortar poo02:22 LRE,were low on gas,expect 0330 handback02:22 sb,let me check02:25Deadly,we can handle that,just dont be late or youll bump hamer2202:25 copy,we can make itall pads,13K02:17Dy01 Clrd KB07 pad 1-6 13K avoid Betty all pads,13K02:17Dy01 Clrd KB07 pad 1-6 13K avoid Bett
12、y 02:17QueenTK,stardust RTB 0215 NSTR02:18 c,kb01 pd1-6 13k,betty hottks02:18 c,stardust,clrd hammond01:57sb,Ill see if it is ready02:05 target deck sent to your JWICS email02:10got it.start from north or by#?02:11n2s02:20 on tgt 2140Z02:21 3 pax swsupport rqd att01:33c,rock.02:10Reported shots fire
13、d sect 23d02:11TIC03 activated N361402 W114023202:13Strike 44 enroute tic 03,QT pls activate betty sfc to 18002:13mortar poo02:22 LRE,were low on gas,expect 0330 handback02:22 sb,let me check02:25Deadly,we can handle that,just dont be late or youll bump hamer2202:25 copy,we can make itnAircrew colla
14、borates real time with end user,intel analysts,cmd elements,airspace ctrl,other aircraft,ground forcesnSecure UHF/VHF/FM radio and secure computer chat nSA provided on FalconView w/airspace diagrams,Link-16,target sets,tgt imagery,weather,msn planning datanMission integration screens NOT tied into g
15、nd ctrl station!Mission CollaborationAIRCREWJTACHow the Mission Gets DoneArmy TOCDCGSASOCCAOCLRECRCSOFTOCSIPRSA&CommJWICSSA&Comm8-Aug-22Pilots Mission Integration Screenkillbox 6 180-21002:16SE31,sb coordinating02:16 QT,rqst kp01 all pads,13K02:17Dy01 Clrd KB01 pad 1-6 13K avoid Betty 02:17QueenTK,s
16、tardust RTB 0215 NSTR02:18 c,kb01 pd1-6 13k,betty hottks02:18 c,stardust,clrd hammond01:55c,sb01:57eta 0220,do you have target list?01:57sb,Ill see if it is ready02:05 target deck sent to your JWICS email02:10got it.start from north or by#?02:11n2s02:20 on tgt 2140Z02:21 3 pax swsupport rqd att01:33
17、c,rock.02:10Reported shots fired sect 23d02:11TIC03 activated N361402 W114023202:13Strike 44 enroute tic 03,QT pls activate betty sfc to 18002:13mortar poo N361413 W114015502:14rgr,ROZ Betty active sfc-180 ufnyour clrd Golf sector 12K,ready to handover02:21 got it thanks,copy golf 1202:22 LRE,were l
18、ow on gas,expect 0330 handback02:22 sb,let me check02:25Deadly,we can handle that,just dont be late or youll bump hamer2202:25 copy,we can make itUNCLASSIFIEDUNCLASSIFIED8-Aug-22Operations CenterHow the Missions are ManagedOperations SupervisorWeatherSenior IntelManagerMsn Coord Msn Coord Msn Coord
19、Msn CoordAir CrewAir CrewAir CrewAir CrewDCGSArmy TOCDCGSMarineTOCDCGSSOFTOCDCGSSOFTOCLRECAOCOperations CenternManages sortie generationand crew assignmentnProvides msn comm and situational awareness(SA)to mission crewsnDistributes video andtactical data link tracksnProvides weather and intel suppor
20、t to msnsnSupports aircraft emergencies andmsn retaskings8-Aug-22Global Operations ConceptDistributed OperationsDistributed OperationsCentrally CoordinatedCentrally CoordinatedGlobally Applied Globally Applied ND ANGMQ-1TX ANGMQ-1NY ANGMQ-9CA ANGMQ-1AZ ANGMQ-142 ATKS39 Sq(UK)MQ-915,17 RS,3rd SOSMQ-1
21、GlobalOperations Center8-Aug-22Consolidation and Allocation of Critical ResourcesAOR 1GlobalOperationsCenterAOR 2AOR 3Global Ops CenternMatches dispersed resources to multiple combatant forcesnPreset allocations andalignment for normal opsnRapid reallocation for weather,equipment failures,combat sur
22、ge needsnMulti-Aircraft Control Station run from ops center to feed aircraft to flying units near the target areaGeographically Separated Stateside units8-Aug-22Predator Self Image8-Aug-22From Galileo to Predator1609-Galileo discovers moons of Jupiter1655-Lens used to discover Titan2006-MTS-B Sensor
23、Development of UASs will be a long and difficult process too!But we must lead the way.8-Aug-22Why UAS?Missions That AreDullDirtyDangerousWasWasMissions That NeedNowNowIntegrationCollaborationPersistenceTied-InTeamed-UpTenacious8-Aug-22Concepts in AutomationnThe mission drives the automation designnA
24、utomate to EMPOWER not replace aircrewnAutonomous=BAD,Highly Automated=GoodnHybrid Multi-Aircraft ControlnMulti-control for low-dynamic periodsnSingle-control for high-dynamic periods8-Aug-22High Altitude ISRExample ScenarionImage predefined targetsnOccasional ad hoc targetsnAltitude above 60,000 ft
25、Ideal for AutomationnObjectives clear and consistentnAbove most weather,other aircraft,mobile threatsNotional:Real-world environments and missions can be much more complex 8-Aug-22Suppression of Enemy Air DefensesExample ScenarionElectronically detect and classify threat systemsnPredefined search ar
26、eanPredefined rule set for prioritizing and targetingBut impacted bynWX,other aircraft,threatsnAirspace control and WX reporting not yet automated all the way to the aircraftChallenging for AutomationMany aspects can be automated,but some still cannot8-Aug-22Close Air SupportExample ScenarionFluid g
27、round environmentnContinually changing objectivesnDifficult to ID friendly,enemy,and non-combatantnAirspace and weapons deconfliction is complexnCoordination by voicenResults proportional to performance,division of attention can cost livesResistant to AutomationVery difficult environment to codify8-
28、Aug-22Networked Multi-Aircraft ControlnNetworked-ControlAllows all aircraft to be monitored and controlled from one or more“Multi-Aircraft Control Stations”(MACS)and rapidly switch to the Advanced Cockpit Control StationnOne Mind-One MissionThe Advanced Cockpit provides an immersive environment prov
29、iding full control of one or more aircraft coordinating on a single mission.nMulti-Aircraft ManagerA pilot who controls multiple aircraft en route to and from targets and manages static/autonomous missions.Network ServerMulti-Aircraft Control StationsAdvanced CockpitControl Stations8-Aug-22Automated
30、Mission IntegrationnAutomation is not just for aircraft ctrl,but for mission management toonInformation is life!Build a virtual battlespacenInfo fusion-multiple domains,multiple security levelsPredatorOperationsCenterSynthesisVideoDistributionGroundForcesVoice RadioROVER VideoWeatherThreatsBlue Forc
31、esMsn AssignmentMsn CoordTarget CoordAirspace CoordScheduling8-Aug-22Automation ConclusionsnThe Mission Drives the AutomationnOne Mind One MissionnAutomate to Empower not DisplacenJust say“No”to AutonomynInformation is Life nNetwork,Network,Network8-Aug-22Questions?8-Aug-22Concepts for Multi-Aircraft ControlCooperative EngagementBenign Ops ManagerSwarm One to ManyOne to Many One to Many
