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7/25/2019 MDS Request for Multi-Role Unmanned Carrier Based Air Vehicle
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DEP RTMENT OF
THENAYV
PROGRAMEXECUTtVEOFFICER
FOR
UNMANNED AVIATION AND STRIKE WEAPONS
DM WILLIAM
AMOFFE1T
BUILDING
47123
BUse
ROAD
BLDG 2272
PATUXENT
RIVER Me
2067().1547
4120
Ser
PMA-2681009
1 Mar
16
From: Program
Manager,
UnmannedCarrierAviation
Program
Office(PMA-268),47123B1,ISe
.ROad.Bldg 2272.
Room
254,Patuxent River.Muyland 20670-1547
To:
Headquarters.
U.S.Air
ForceMateriel
Command.Asset IdentificationBranch
(LOSI)
..
4375Cbidlaw
Road.Bldg
262,Room
BIOI, Wright
PattersenAPB,OH
45433-5006
Via:
(1) ProgramExecutiveOfficer,Unmanned
Aviationand
Weapons(pEO(U&W,
47123
BuseRoad.
Bldg2272. Room
246,
Pat1lXent
River,
MD20670
(2)Office
of
tileChief
of Naval
Operations.
Unm8nnedWarfareSystems
(N99,Attn: LCDR
Joseph
Brogren),2000
Navy
PentagonRoom5C289,
WashingtOn,DC
203502000
(3)
Commander,Naval
Air
WarfareCenter,
Aircraft
Division,
(Code
419OOOB1
20-3,
Attn:Mr.
Richard
O'Hara), Highway
547,Labhurst, Nf08733-S100
Subj: MISSIONDESIGNSERIESREQUESTFORMULTI-ROU UNMANNED
CARRIERBASEDAIRVEHICLE
Ref;
(a>
AirForceInstruction
16
4 10),
Army
Regulation70-SO,'NAVAIRINST
13100.16,
Designating
00
NamingDefense
MilitaryAerospaceVehiclesdated 14
April
2005
(b)DoD4120-15L, ModeJ
Designation
of Milit&ry
AerospaceVehicle
Enel: (1) ZMQ-XXASystemDescriptionandVisualDepictionofArchitecture
1.
In
accordance
with reference
(a),
request approval
toassign"ZMQ-XXA
(next
in
series)
to
theunmanned aerospacevehiclespecifiedherein.
2. Asa resultofa recentstrategic portfolio reviewtbeNavy
has
directeda reprioritizedmission
set
fortb.e previous
''Unmanned
Carrier LalDlchedAirborneSurveillance and Strike
(UCLASS)"
system which wasdesignated ZRAQ-25A. The UCLASSprogt8IDlias been restructured
as
a
multi-roleAerial Refueling(tanker)
and
lntelIigence.Swveillance. and
Recotmaissance
(lSR)
~ l
unmanned
air systemand no
longer
aligns with the ZRAQ--2SAdesignator.
3..TbeAir
Vehicle
provides
an
unmanned
carrier
basedcapabilityas part of a system
o f ~ s t e m s
that intepates them operationalcarrier-based,catapult-launchedUnmanned AirSystem
(UAS)with existing aircraft canier
(CVN)
~ s t e m s andcommand,control,communications, .
computers.
and
intelligence
(C4I)systems.
It
will
providerobust
organicrefueling
capability
and along-eodurance Intelligence, S u r v e i l ~ e
andR.econnaissance(ISR>
forthe
Canier
Air
Wing
(CVW).
ThisUAS.wiUsigniticantlyex.tendtheeffectivemission
ranges
ofCVW assets.
alJeviate
the current
C8rrier
Strike
Grouporganic
ISR
shortfall,
and
preserve
FI
A-ISPJF.service .
life. A
u l l ~ s t e m
description is addressed
inencloSlft
(1).
~ - ~ ~
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. Subj: MISSION
DESIGN SERIES
(MDS)
REQUEST
FOR MULTI-ROLE
UNMANNED
. CARRIER BASED AIR VEmCLE '
.
4. he following
information
is
offered
for inclusion in ref
(b):
Proposed MDS:
ZMQ-XXA
(next
inseries)n
Manufacturer:
TBD (source selection expected 2ndQuarterFY 20)
8)
Popular Name:
THD
Using Service:
U.S.
Navy
Engine:
TBD
Number ofEngines:
I
Description:
ZMQ-XXA is a tactical carrier-based (launch and recovery)
unmanned aircraft designed for
day or night
Aerial refueling
(tanking) and ISR
operations.
. Note:
'Jbe Z
designation
for planning will be
removed
after
a single
eontractot is selected to build them Vehicle.
S
The
Naval Unmanned
Curier Aviation
Program
Office, PMA-268 is thecooJdinating
command ofthe ZMQ-XXA system. Any questions conceming
this
effort can be directed
Manager.
roduct
I
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Pas
e
0
U
ZMA:JX System Qesqfd2n Iltd
Visual
Depiction
ofArcbftectUlll
1.5ystemDescrlptlon:
The
unmanned carrier
based
capability Is a
system of
systems that
Integrates the
first
operational carrier-based, catapult-launched Unmanned Air
System
(UAS)
with existing aircraft. carrier (CYN) systems and command, control, communications,
computers,
and
intelligence (C41)
systems. t
will provide robust organic refueling capability
and
a Iong-endurance Intelligence, Surveillance,
and Reconnaissance
(ISR) for the Carrier Air Wing
(cvw). this UAS will slanlflcantly
extend
the effective mission ranaes of CVW assets, alleviate
the current carrier
Strike Group organic
lSR shortfall, and preserve F/A-18E/F service life.
The
air
system
will
be
procured
by PMA-268,
the
Navy's
Unmanned Carrier Aviation Program
Office
and
Is
comprised
of three major architectural
segments: an
Air
Segment (AS),
a
Control
System Connectivity (CS C)
Segment,
and a
Carrier (CVN) Segment.
1.1. Mr
Se ment
-Indudes the UAS, which
Is
composed of the Alr Vehicle (AV) and
associated
support and handling equipment Indudlng the deck handling system,spares and
repair materials.
1.2. Control
Station
and tannectlvlty
5epIent
-Indudes the Unmanned carrier
Aviation
(UCA)
Mission Control
System
(UMCS) and Its
assodated
communication eqUipment,
the Distributed Common Ground Station-Navy (DCGS-N) mission support functionality, all
network based Interfaces
and
routing equipment required to control the air vehicle, and all
required modiflcationsto existing networksand
(41
system infrastructure
to
enable Tasking,
Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of UAS lSR Information.
1.3. Carrier
(CVN) Segment
- Composed
of
CVN68 dass ships'
spaces
allocated to
Unmanned carrier Aviation as well as
Installed
ship systems and modlflcatlons necessary for
interface With the AS and CS C segments. CVN systems Important to the UASlnclude aircraft
launch
and
recovery
systems, data dissemination.
systems
(Including radio terminals
and
antennas),
and deck
operations systems.
2 Expected Operational ion
Recovery
and MIssion Tankinl MIssion
DescrIption
The UAS is envisioned
to
provide recovery
tanking,
to remain airborne, at a minimum, for three continuous, unrefueled carrier Air Wing
Case
1 11
recovery
cycles
from asingle Air Vehicle.
One
Air Vehicle will
also
be able
to
provide
CVN-organlc mission tanking capability of lJOunds of give after
reaching
an optimum
tankingproftle.
This
capability
added
to the CSG proVIdes a substantial increase In mission
capacity
and can
also extend the reach ofexisting CSG capabilities.
ISR MlsslonDescrlptlon. The UAS
Is
envisioned to be an integral part ofthe future
CVW.
During
periods
of
flight when
t
Is not executing the tanking mlsston, the UAS
will be
available for ISR
task1ng.
As an
ISR asset, It will
prOVIde
the CSG
commander an organic, long-endurance
ISR
capability.
t
will be capable
of
providing Maritime Domain
Awareness
via SIGINT
,
AIS,
and
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Pqe2 U
EO/IR. The UAS will also be Qpable of performing dedlQtedlSR missions in support of the
joint, component, or taskfon:e commander
. Sensors
'Ntll be Ct)ntrolled from the
CVN-based
UMCS and
by various work stations aftoat or ashore depending upon the type sensor.
Signals
Intell ence (SIGINT) control will be accomplished
based
on the DSO NTTP. Based on the data
collected
from
Its
sensors,
the
UAS
will
be capable
of
transmitting
and
receiving tactical data
link tracks, with associated processing and exploitation capabilities aftoat (airborne, surface,
and sub-surface) or ashore.
2 1 Operating Environment
2.1.1
The
U.S. NavYs C8rrlerStrlke
Group
(CSG)
Is
often the first responder
In any
emerging threat envtronment or conflict. The CSG
possesses
a versatile, Independent striking
force
Qpableofengaging targets in the maritime environment and located hundreds of miles
Inland.
The
mobility
and
operational Independence of the
CSG
provides a unique level of access
that does not require host nation support and Is ready
on
arrival to conduct operations.
2.1.2 The UAS
will
conduct
launch and
recovery with minimal impact on CVN
c.ydlc
ftlght
operations. Flight deck handling
and
maintenance will e performed
based
on Navy
standards
by
sailors aboard the CVN. It will operate within the Carrier Control Area (CCA) In a manner
compatible with existing operations In
accordance
with governlng.ilnstructlons such as
Naval
Air
Training and Operating Procedures (NATOPS)
and Naval
Air Warfare Development Center Naval
TactiCs, Techniques and Procedures (NTTPs).
2.1.3 The Air Vehicle will be controlled primarily from a
CVN-based
UMCS uSing Una-Of.
Sisht(LOS)
and Beyond-Une-Of-Sight (BLOS) eommunlQtions.1tmay
be
handed offto land-
.based control
ofth
air vehicie or sensorS depending on the mission plan, network ava.labHIty
or contingencies.
2.1AThe UAS will
change
how the CVN provides this capabtllty with long unrefueled
endurance, the ability to operate a signlflcantlylower cost than manned TACAIR, and with
optimized payload capabilities
and
communications for I5R.
TheUAS
Is envisioned to remain
airborne during multiple CVN deck cycles providing sustained tanking and tSR operations from
the Qrrler.Thls Qpability In the CSG provides a substantial
Increase
In
mission capacity.
2.1.5 The UAS unit
Is
an element of the
CVW and
receives tasking from the Composite
WatfareCommander (CWe)
Command
and. Control (C2)structure
and
from the appropriate
level of
command
(I.e.,
o l n ~
Component, or
Task
Force).
The
Air Vehlde
(AV)
must be
capable
ofconduttinglaunch, recovery, flight deck and maintenance operations onboard the
CVN. It
must operate within the Carrier Control Area
(CCA) In
a manner compatible with existing
operations
and
recover in patterns similar
to
manned
aircraft
with
tnlnimallmpact
on
cyclic
f1lsht operations. The UAS must
be Upportable
within existing
Navy
standards and concepts
and be maintainable by sailors onboardthe CVN.
FOIl OPfo lClAL
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