ANSWER
BUILDING MISSION SPECIFIC AIR VEHICLES…TUAV, VTUAV, MAE, HAE
MAXIMIZE USE OF COMMON PAYLOADS….FIND A WAY TO AVOID DUPLICATIVE PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT EFFORT
DEVELOP UAV WEAPON SYSTEM STANDARDS INDUSTRY CAN BUILD TO:
- JTA AND DII/COE (C4I AND IT STRUCTURE/SOFTWARE REUSE)
- MIL-STD-1760 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE
- MIL-STD-1553 BUS ARCHITECTURE
- CDL/TCDL DATA LINK STANDARD
STANDARDIZE GROUND CONTROL STATION ELEMENT…
STOP PROCESS OF DEVELOPING, BUILDING AND TESTING SEPARATE GCSs THAT LOOK VERY MUCH ALIKE BUT:
- DON’T PROVIDE INTEROPERABILITY ACROSS UAV FAMILY
- DON’T PROVIDE CAPABILITY THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN PROVIDE
- DON’T ADDRESS C4I CONNECTIVITY REQUIRED
- INCREASE TOTAL UAV WEAPON SYSTEM FAMILY COST