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Back Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems for the Navy and Marine Corps: Future Hardware Development Needs

Fiscal Year 2021
Division Research & Sponsored Programs
Department NPS Naval Research Program
Investigator(s) Hale, Britta
Van Bossuyt, Douglas
Sponsor Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Navy)
Summary Counter unmanned aerial systems (CUAS) technology is the reference of an ability to detect, locate, and intercept unmanned aerial systems (UAS) of a suspicious nature. The emergence in this area of research and development was founded to meet the growing presence and concerns of malicious UASs operating in or in the vicinity of friendly forces and installations. UASs are considered threats if they present the imminent potential to conduct hazardous, malevolent, or undesirable acts against equities deemed essential or protected. These threats must be handled with systems containing the appropriate de-escalatory techniques suitable for the operational environment they are employed in. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are tasked with providing global CUAS defense for a multitude of mission facets to include fixed installations, forward operating bases, maritime assets, and mobile ground elements. CUAS coordination and integration is essential to the Navy and Marine Corps' amphibious and expeditionary warfare doctrine. This work addresses the future hardware and interoperability development needs for Navy and Marine Corps CUAS kill chains by distinguishing where and when interoperability is appropriate, and identifying operational interferences. CUAS technological options are evaluated against needs for wide acquisition and application against emergent threats across our designated Areas of Responsibility (AOR) during active and non-active conflicts. We focus on threats imposed by smaller, handheld, commercial UASs to the civilian and military environments. This work informs and supports future requirements and concepts of operations for DoN CUAS kill chains to improve interoperability for Navy and Marine Corps CUAS operations.
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