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MQ-1C Gray Eagle Manned/Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) Update

LTC Tony Davila 19 March 2015

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle System Overview

Mission  Requirements:  

Characteris3cs  /  Descrip3on:  

!  Deployed  and  integrated  with  the  Combat  Avia3on  Brigade  (CAB),  Aerial  Exploita3on  BaEalions,  and  Army  Special  Opera3ons  Forces  

!  Two  simultaneous  payloads  –  EO/IR,  Laser  Designator,  Synthe3c  Aperture  Radar,  Communica3ons  Relay,  and  Hellfire  Weapons  (R/R2)  

!  Tac3cal  Common  Data  Link  (TCDL)  &  Ku  SATCOM  Communica3ons  

!  Heavy  Fuel  Engine  (JP-­‐8/F-­‐24)  

Wing  Span   56  Ft  3  in    

Max  GTOW   3,600  lbs  

LOS  Range  /    SATCOM   300  km  /  2000  km  

Max  Airspeed   150  kts  

Al3tude   >25,000  Ft  

Endurance   Up  to  24  hours  

Weapon   Up  to  4  Hellfire  Missiles  

Runway    (Improved  Surface)   4,500  b  max  length  required  

Contractors:  •     General  Atomics  -­‐  San  Diego,  CA  (Aircrab)  •     L3  Communica3ons  -­‐  Salt  Lake  City,  UT  (Datalinks)  •     Textron  Corpora3on  -­‐  Hunt  Valley,  MD  (Ground  Control  Sta3on  (GCS))  •     Raytheon  –  McKinney,  TX  (Common  Sensor  Payload)  •     Northrop  Grumman  –  Bal3more,  MD  (STARlite  SAR  Payload)  •     BAE  –  Nashua,  NH  (Tac3cal  SIGINT  Payload)  

Current  Status:  !  Post  MS  C  (ACAT1C)  –  meets  all  KPP’s  and  execu3ng  within  APB  !  FRP  Produc3on  Contracts  awarded  -­‐  FY13/14/15  with  last  award  

scheduled  for  FY16  !  FOT&E  scheduled  for  Jun  2015  !  PBL  Contracts  awarded  -­‐  May  2012-­‐2014  with  next  award  scheduled  for  

May  2015  

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle: State of the Program

•  Gray Eagle continues to perform well… ─ Over 150,000+ flight hours, 90%+ operational availability

•  Successful FY13 Full Rate Production Defense Acquisition Board & Contract Awards

•  Contractor Performance: Production - On-Track •  Next Major Milestone: FOTE (3QFY15) - On Track •  Improved Gray Eagle ─ Endurance demo flights underway ‒ 1st endurance flight completed – 43.2 hour flight (Oct 13) ‒ 2nd endurance flight in SOCOM configuration (2-HF & SIGINT Pod) – 34.4 hour

flight (Jan 14) ─ Army G-2/INSCOM & SOCOM interest ─ Configuration Steering Board

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle Schedule

Program  Milestones  

ContracCng  

Developmental  Test  

OperaConal  Test  

Fielding  Plan  

AircraJ  Procured  

AircraJ  Fielding's  

FY11   FY12   FY13   FY14   FY15   FY16   FY17  O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J   J  A  S  O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J   J  A  S  O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J  J  A  S  O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J  J  A  S  O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J  J  A  S  O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J  J  A  S  Task  

O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J  J  A  S  MS  C/LRIP  I   LRIP  II  IPR   LRIP  III  IPR  

LRIP  I   LRIP  II   LRIP  III  

Log  Demo/ISE  FOTE    

PPT  2  E3/RCS/IR  

Trans/Mob   PPT  3  (STARlite)  

OTRR  1   OTRR  2  

PPT  1  EDT    

FRP  I  

IOTE/  OTRR  3  

Log  Demo  II    Log  Demo  III    

PPT  4  (UGCS  &  HELLFIRE  (R)    

FRP  II  (Air)   FRP  IV  

FRP  DAB  

40  

7  

29  

21  

29  

18  

19  

9  

19  

21  

19  

30  

17  

21   18   21  

Interoperability  Demo  

QRC2   F-­‐227th   F/1st   *E-­‐227th   E/3rd   E/160th   D/10th   B/229th   D/25th   E/501st  D/82nd  A/15th   E/2nd  B/101st   *F/4th  A/224th  

AB3  FDT/IOTE  

FY18  

Key  Milestones  Apr  05      MS  B        Aug  09      QRC  1  Deployment  Feb  10      MS  C  (LRIP  I  –  2  systems,  FPIF  Contract)  May  10      Limited  User  Test  Sep  10      QRC  2  Deployment      Mar  11      LRIP  II  IPR/DAB  (29  aircraJ  &  support  equip)  Mar  12      F/227th  Deployment  Jun  12        LRIP  III  DAB  (29  aircraJ  &  support  equip)  Aug  12      IOT&E  Jul  13      FRP  DAB  (15  aircraJ  &  support  equip)  Jun-­‐Nov  15          FOT&E  

*Note  –  E/227th  will  reflag  to  F/4th  (FY17)    

RL  Progression/CollecCve  Tng    

E3   E3  

Env  

Today  

FRP  II  (Gnd)  

O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J  J  A  S  FY10  

A/1st    

FRP  III  

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle Operational Overview Diagram

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MUM – Range Performance

GCS   Apache  Block  III  ADR  MUM  

350  km   470  km   50  km  

SATCOM  MUM  

GCS   Apache  Block  III  

Range  based  on    Satellite  footprint   50  km  

GCS  

Apache  Block  III  

LOS  MUM  

350  km   50  km  

Assumptions: – Data rates are all 10.71 Mbps – Apache using >16 dB directional – Gray Eagle using 4.5 dB omni – Apache transmit power 5 Watts – Gray Eagle transmit power 15 Watts – Ranges are at UAS max altitude – Apache at lower altitude than UAS – UAS to GCS range limited due to curvature of

Earth

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BACK UP

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Improved Gray Eagle (IGE) Overview   Increased Endurance: 50%+ more endurance time on

station for RSTA, Armed Recon (2-Hellfire), and Attack missions (4-Hellfire)

  More Growth Capability: 50% more payload/avionics volume

  Improved Maintainability: Easier access to remove & replace components

  Airworthiness Design: Capability to incorporate lightning protection, damage tolerance and certified TCAS system

Deep  Belly  Fuselage  -­‐  Advantages  •  40%  more  fuel  capacity  –  deeper  fuel  tanks  in  same  locaCons  

• More  avionics  volume  in  all  bays  

Improved  Centerline  Hard  Point  -­‐  Advantages  •  Increased  stores  capacity  to  500  lbs  (150  lbs  in  current  GE)  •  Improved  cable  access  to  hard  point  built  into  fuselage  •  Capable  of  supporCng  an  external  aux  fuel  tank  (450  lbs  fuel)  

Current Gray Eagle Fuselage

Improved Gray Eagle Fuselage

Demonstrated  Endurance:  

-­‐ 43.2  flight  hr  endurance  in  RSTA  (clean)  configuraCon  (Oct  13)  

-­‐ 34.4  flight  hr  endurance    demonstrated  in  SOCOM  configuraCon  (SIGINT  Pod  +  2  Hellfires)  (Jan  14)  

Note  -­‐  Both  flights  with  180  hp  at  10k  MSL  

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Background

•  Procurement ─ PB16 Resource Management Decision increased and accelerated the

Army contribution to the Global Force Management Allocation Plan (GFMAP)

─ Added FY16 funds for a new INSCOM company (165 personnel and 12 aircraft with ground equipment) to be fielded in FY18

•  Force Realignment ─ Transferred 2nd SOCOM Gray Eagle unit (165 personnel/12 aircraft)

to INSCOM with fielding in FY15 ─ As a result of the RMD, the Army is consolidating the three existing

smaller INSCOM Gray Eagle Companies into a third 165 man/12 aircraft configuration with fielding in FY16

•  Total of three GFMAP companies (in addition to existing SOCOM unit)