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6.0 ROADMAP
This Section brings together the requirements and desired capabilities (Section 3) with emerging technological (Section 4) and operational opportunities (Section 5) in an effort to stimulate the planning process for UAS development over the next 25 years. It attempts, through a limited number of examples, to demonstrate a process for selecting opportunities for solving selected shortfalls in capability and incorporating these solutions in Service UAS programs (see Figures 6.1-1 and 6.2-1). Two Roadmaps, one addressing technology-driven capabilities (Section 6.1) and the other operations-driven missions (Section 6.2), provide guidance for UAS development efforts by the Services and industry. Goals for unmanned aviation to achieve over the next 25 years are then provided (Section 6.3), and their need to work in concert with unmanned ground and sea vehicles described (Section 6.4). The key question addressed in this chapter is: When will the capabilities required to enable the theater commanders’ requirements become available?
6.1 UAS CAPABILITIES ROADMAP
To relate the priorities expressed by the COCOMS in Section 3 to the technologies coming available within the next 25 years (Section 4), examples of capability metrics (see Table 6.1-1) were devised for this Roadmap. They identify timeframes for anticipating future capabilities to satisfy the warfighters’ requirements. All references to years are for dates when these capabilities are expected to become available for fielding based on the technology trends developed in Section 4 and the appendices. Some of the capabilities described have already been demonstrated in labs; others, primarily in the communications and processing areas, will be driven by commercial applications.
TABLE 6.1-1. EXAMPLE CAPABILITY METRICS.
Operational Requirement* (Section 3) Technology Requirement (Section 4) Example Capability Metrics Availability Timeframe
BA, FL Endurance Field a heavy fuel-powered tactical UA 2005-10
BA ’’ Field fully automated aerial refueling capability 2010-15
BA ’’ Achieve 40% increased time-on-station with same fuel load 2015-20
FP Signature Field an UA inaudible from 500 to 1,000 ft slant range 2005-10
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