Joint UAV Joint Test & EvaluationJuly 2003 Update

CAPT Roy Rogers775-426-4653/4792http://www.juav.jte.osd.mil/

Briefing Contents

• JUAV-JTE Program Review • Program Test Plan • Collateral Initiatives • OEF/OIF Update• JUAV Issues

JUAV - JTE Test Objective: Develop Joint Tactics, Techniques andProcedures for UAVs in a Tactical Role

Standardized

•Command &Control

•Deconfliction•Target Designation

•MissionProcedures

Tactical MAE

JUAV-JTE Focus

• Tactical and above classes of vehicles (No micro, mini, small)

• Mission Areas- Air Interdiction/Armed Reconnaissance- Fire Support- Personnel Recovery (CSAR and NEO)

• Chartered in October 2001• End State: 22 DoD Billets/20 Contract• Extensive Operational Liaison

- OEF, OIF deployments- Joint UAV Warfighting Advisory Group (JWAG)

• Program Test Plan is complete/assets allocated • Schedule:

06/'03 NAS Fallon, NV (1 week)08/'03 Exercise Desert Rescue, NAS Fallon (2 wks)01/'04 Ft Hood, TX (2 wks)07/'04 East Coast JFCOM JTFEX (2 wks)

JUAV-JTE FY-02/03 Status

Test Assets

Mini-Test

Field Test #1

Field Test #2

Joint Exercise

Locale/ Date

Fallon June 03 (1 wk)

Fallon Aug 03 (2 wks)

Ft. Hood Jan 04 (2 wks)

JTFEX July 04 (2 wks)

UAV

Hermes

UK Eagle Hermes

Shadow Hunter Hermes

Predator Hermes Firescout

Other Assets

NSAWC CVW-14

Desert Rescue UK JUEP

III Corps NSAWC

JFCOM III Corps

Dendrite Data Elements

• Issues answered by computing measures

• Measures computed from data elements

• Data elements generated from 18 events during each trial– Did event occur?– Time event occurred

Event Time of Event

(date-time format)

Success of Event (logical—1 or 0) Result of Event

1. UAV receives tasking t1 s1

2. UAV arrives on station t2 s2

3. Target is detected and recognized t3 s3

4. Target is identified t4 s4

5. Target is localized t5 s5 x4: coordinates as determined

6. Target ID arrives at location of the BWF

t6 s6

7. Target location data arrive at location of the BWF

t7 s7

8. WDP or RP requested (alternative C) t8 s8

9. WDP or RP allocated t9 s9

10. WDP or RP arrives on station t10 s10

11. UAV and WDP are dynamically deconflicted

t11 s11

12. WDP receives targeting data t12 s12

13. WDP is cleared to attack t13 s13

14. Laser designation of target begins t14 s14

15. WDP acquires target t15 s15

16. Weapon launch or arrival of RP t16 s16

17. Weapon impact or departure of RP with recovered personnel

t17 s17

18. Laser designation ceases t18 s18

21. UAV-Target Geometry maintained s21 (appropriate UAV-target geometry achieved)

Mission Area Events

9181236JVTE (SE, Jul '04)

65454108FT 2 (Ft. Hood, Jan '04)

136FT 1 (DR-XI, Aug '03)

2636Risk Reduction Mini-Test (June '03)

NEOCSARCASArtillery

Personnel RecoveryFire SupportAir Interdiction

Mission Area Events

Test Venues

• Test Report/Interim Test Reports • Inputs to Joint Pubs

- NEO (3-07.5), CAS (3-09.3), CSAR (3-50.21)- Laser Desig Ops (3-09.1), Intel Prep of Battlefield (2-01.3)

• Inputs to Service TTPs, SOPs, Training, Manning- Liaison with JFCOM, NWDC, TRADOC, MCCDC, AFDC- Liaison with NSAWC, MAWTS-1, Army Warfighting Ctr,

USAF 57 Wing/ACC, JFCOM

JUAV Legacy Products

OEF/OIF

Operational Take-Aways

• Capacity to service aimpoints• Combined Air’s responsiveness to emerging priorities• Time Sensitive / Time Critical Targeting• Kill Box/CAS… FSCM’s…ASOC and DASC• ROE shaped the fight• GPS robustness in presence of jamming• Coalition employment• Component Commander relationships • UAV in an ISR role• Capacity to “support” servicing of aimpoints• BDA…effects based assessment• Blue on Blue

UAV Lessons

• 44 UAVs in theater- 17 Predator - 16 Pioneer- 6 Hunter - 4 Phoenix - 1 Global Hawk- 60+ “Others” (Pointer, Mako, Dragoneye, Science Projects)

• Employment- Predator/Hunter/Global Hawk: CFACC coordination (ISR)- Pioneer/Phoenix: CFLCC assets (direct support)- ISR…ISR…ISR…ISR

-- OIF vs OEF Comparison- Tactical Roles

UAV Tactical Lessons

• Tactical Roles- Hunter Killer (UAV has weapons)- Killer Scout (UAV as direct assist for weapons delivery)- Close Air Support assist to FAC- Decoy/Missile Sump (“Chum 1 and 2” on 21 March)- “Split Ops” for tactical control

• Weapons- 62 Hellfire (great C/D applications)- 146 Laser Designator for TACAIR (LGBs)

UAV Issues

• Weather (Crosswinds/Icing/Winds at Altitude)• Airspace Deconfliction• Maintenance/Reliability• Mishaps

- 3 lost due to various malfunctions- 2 lost due to combat fires (1 Roland, 1 AAA)

• 24,898 Aimpoints destroyed with 29,469 weapons- 10,267 laser guided- 9,951 GPS guided - 9,251 Unguided

• 79,654 total sorties flown• 32,000,000 leaflets dropped (24M pre-A-day)• 55 Combat Search & Rescue Missions (70 pers)• 25 Aircraft lost (9 hostile fire)• 142 personnel KIA (18 March-1 May)

OIF Numbers

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JUAV-JTE Summary

• UAVs in a tactical role are here to stay- USAF Predators are armed/Laser Desig equipped- US Army Hunters/Shadows are fielded

• JUAV-JTE as a Joint TTP clearinghouse- Interim deliverables start July 2003- "www.juav.jte.osd.mil"

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