Tactical UAV Projects FY-99

• TENCAP “Radiant Copper” (Jul-Oct)

  • COMINT and Geolocation via UAV and national sensors, N6 sponsored.
  • NSAWC: Observer / Local Facilitator

• USAF UAV Battle Lab Demo (August)

  • Active SEAD
  • T-RECS ES/EA and IDM Payloads
  • Coordinated EA-6B ops in FRTC IADs
  • NSAWC: Observer / Local Facilitator

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Talking points:

Although there are four CVW dets pending in FY-99, there is currently no funding to support further UAV CONOP development. Likewise for FY-00.

Radiant Pine: NSAWC is assisting in a TENCAP project which will utilize a modified CIRPAS UAV to geolocate hostile communication nodes on the Fallon Ranges. However, it appears that CIRPAS has priced itself out of consideration and the project is in jeopardy.

T-REC: The Air Force UAV Battle Lab is sponsoring a technology demonstration for putting an electronic sensor/jammer package into a UAV surrogate, (Tactical Radar Electronic Combat Suite, T-RECS). Based upon our CONOP experience, they have requested that NSAWC observe and assist.