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... , known as UCAV-N, which will emphasize issues unique to the Navy but otherwise parallel and complementary to the existing ATD for the DARPA/USAF UCAV. Simultaneously, the Department of the Navy has decided to invest a large portion of its S&T funds in a series of 12 focused technology thrusts known as future naval capabilities (FNCs)
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From page 7...
... The technology time lines would provide the basis for establishing specific ONR UCAV 6.2 S&T projects to be undertaken in future fiscal years. The committee evaluated the planning process and its results; that is, it looked at the quality, completeness, and relevance to future naval priorities of the UCAV vision presented and the validity and completeness of the derived technology requirements and the resulting technology roadmaps.
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From page 8...
... Most were well-known experts in their fields, combining broad military experience with commercial know-how. Mission conceptualization and analysis was headed by Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems, while the four critical technology areas emphasizedvehicle dynamics, communications and networking, sensors, and autonomy were supported by Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems for fixed-wing and Bell Helicopter Textron for rotary-wing vehicles; GTE Laboratories and Bolt, Beranek, and Newman Technologies for communications and networking; the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
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From page 9...
... A final challenge facing the ONR UAV/UCAV program is the many competing and better-funded UAVrelated thrusts that are starting at the same time: for example, the PEO (CU) VTUAV procurement; the NAVAIR MRE UAV BAA; the DARPA/Navy UCAV-N ATD; and the two relevant Department of the Navy FNCs (timecritical strike and autonomous operations)
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From page 10...
... the development of an official naval UAV vision of the future and a technology roadmap. The committee believes that the Department of the Navy needs to create a UAV/UCAV master plan that is more comprehensive than the current ESG plan, that includes an S&T component as well as system concepts, and that explicitly acknowledges the existence of UAV/UCAV plans and programs outside the Department of the Navy.
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Key Terms

  • technology roadmaps
  • future naval
  • intelligent autonomy
  • contractor teams
  • ucav vision

  • combat air
  • onr ucav
  • naval capabilities
  • marine corps
  • critical technology

  • ucav program
  • uninhabited combat
  • complete intelligent
  • unmanned aerial
  • strike technology

  • lockheed martin
  • technology division
  • naval priorities
  • uav baa
  • specific onr

  • adequate attention
  • navair mre
  • vtuav procurement
  • aerial vehicles
  • mission conceptualization

  • martin tactical
  • naval operations
  • autonomous operations
  • tactical aircraft
  • mre uav


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