Research Summaries

Back USV and UAV Teaming for ISR-T Capability

Fiscal Year 2022
Division Research & Sponsored Programs
Department Naval Research Program
Investigator(s) Gallup, Shelley P.
Wood, Brian P.
MacKinnon, Douglas J.
Garza, Victor R.
Sponsor NPS Naval Research Program (Navy)
Summary Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) requires surveillance and targeting information on enemy warships at a great distance. Current DMO CONEMPS/CONOPS and Navy Strategy on Medium/Large USV operations need to apply to USV/UAV teaming in ISR-T capabilities. In a satellite denied environment, UAVs may be launched from USVs to provide an ISR-T capability, possibly a UAV small enough to fit on an MUSV, with a 200 nm range/24-hour airborne capability. We expect to find how potential C3 concepts for employment and utilization apply to the UOC and what current commercial, defense & government UAV options are available for ISR-T, to include recovery and refueling aboard the USV or recovering at a shore site. Our findings will be able to lead to recommendations in leading to using USV/UAV teaming in the ISR-T arena.
Keywords DMO ISR&T Teaming UAV USV
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