MQ-4C TRITON AAUS Australia October 2013 MQ-4C Triton Program Update

MQ-4C TRITON

AAUS AustraliaOctober 2013

MQ-4C Triton Program Update

Legacy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

OQ-2OQ-2

OQ-19/SD-1OQ-19/SD-1

RP-76RP-76

BQM-74BQM-74

X-47A PegasusX-47A Pegasus

Combat DawnCombat Dawn RQ-8A Fire ScoutRQ-8A Fire ScoutCompass CopeCompass Cope

BQM-34BQM-34Compass ArrowCompass Arrow

FireboltFirebolt

AQM-34 SPAAQM-34 SPAM324M324

BQM-145ABQM-145A

RQ-4A Global HawkRQ-4A Global HawkRMAXRMAX

Hunter IIHunter II

MQ-5B HunterMQ-5B Hunter

E-HunterE-Hunter

RQ-5A HunterRQ-5A Hunter

MQ-8B Fire ScoutUSA/USN

MQ-8B Fire ScoutUSA/USN

X-47B J-UCASUSN/USAF

X-47B J-UCASUSN/USAF

BQM-74FBQM-74F

RQ-4B Global HawkUSN/USAF

RQ-4B Global HawkUSN/USAF

Approved for Public Release: Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Case 10-0465 Dated 4/22/10 AS-DSEA-13-00257

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Navy MQ-4C Evolution

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BLOCK 0(ACTD)

BLOCK 10 • EO/IR/Radar Maritime Modes/AIS/ESM• One aircraft – based w/USAF in CENTCOM• Three additional Block 10 in Pax River• Extend maritime ops until BAMS IOC

MQ-4C • Maritime AESA radar• EO-IR turret (MTS-B

Variant)• ESM system• AIS and comm relay• Anti-icing and net comms

NATO AGS BLOCK 40 • Eleven vehicles• MP-RTIP AESA radar (NGAS with Raytheon

and NGES as subs)• Ground/maritime radar surveillance

Block xx & Others • USAF follow-on with open architecture ground station

• New payloads• International – FMS

• Twenty one vehicles • Raytheon enhanced ISS (longer range)• NGIS Adv Signals Intel Payload (ASIP)

NASA

Euro Hawk(SIGINT)

BLOCK 20

BLOCK 30(MULTI-INT)

• Three BACN• Six USAF aircraft • First of new configuration

Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited: 88ABW-2010-5663; 66ABW-2010-1279; NGAS 10-1313; NAVAIR 11-1189, 12 August 2011; NGAS 11-0875

• Two ACTD AVs (jointly managed with NGC)• Environmental Science Campaigns• KQ-X DARPA Air-to-Air Refueling• Two Block 10 + 1 additional ACTD in place

BAMS-D

• First aircraft delivered• Four aircraft

in work

• 5 aircraft

MQ-4C Triton UAS Program of Record

• Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Force (MPRF)

community

P-8A Poseidon Adjunct

Leverages Pilot, TACCO, and AWO expertise

• Persistent maritime Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance (ISR) UAS

Provides a persistent maritime Common Operational

Picture

– Surface Warfare (SUW) during Major Combat Operations

– “Trip Wire” – Intelligence Preparation of the Environment

– Homeland Defense / Overseas Contingency Operations

“This capability has never been needed more as we rebalance toward the Pacific, BAMS [Triton] will provide an asymmetric advantage to the U.S. Navy. Long range persistent surveillance transforms the nature of warfare at sea.”

Admiral Mark Ferguson, VCNO, July 2012

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1190, 15 August 2011

• Originally a six-month demonstration– Successful capability now used operationally

for more than three years

• Surpassed 10,000 flight hours in April 2013

• Informing decisions on Triton to provide even greater capability to fleet commanders– Design– Operational CONOPS– Capabilities

RQ-4A BAMS-Demonstration Program

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 2013-689 August 2013

MQ-4C Triton UASIntegrated Maritime Patrol Concept

• Globally Responsive and Persistent Force - 24/7 coverage of maritime areas of interest

• Multi-Spectrum Intelligence Collection - employ an array of sensors to provide the COCOM Maritime Domain Awareness

• Fully Networked Platforms – collect and share intelligence data to a wide variety of users

Transformational Mixed Force: Effective, Efficient Mission Capability Tailored to the Warfighter’s Requirements


SDD Program Status

• Program has entered flight test phase– Envelope expansion through CY2013 in Palmdale, CA– Complete flight test program at NAS Patuxent River– Conduct Operational Assessment in 4Q FY2014– Continue System Integration Lab testing of software/hardware in

support of flight test program

• Milestone C in 2Q FY2015

• Initial Operational Capability in 2017

Focus is on providing effective and affordable capability to the fleet


Recent Accomplishments

Completed SDD-1 Flights 1 through 7

Completed Software Coding of IFC-2

Initiated SIL Sensor Integration and IFC-2 Testing

Completed 25 MFAS radar surrogate flights

Navy SIL integrated into the test network

Navy FOB integrated with IFC 1.2 in support of Flight 3

MFAS and ESM powered-up in TSC

BAMS Demonstration program surpassed 10,000 flight hours

Triton Test Hangar completed

Breaking ground for Jacksonville Training Facility

Australia FMS Planning Case signed


V-Tail andSecondary StructureAurora FlightSciencesBridgeport, WV

CommunicationsL3 Communications

Salt Lake City, UT

Due RegardITTVan Nuys, CA

WingTriumph

Aerostructures Vought Integrated

Programs DivisionDallas, TX

AMMS, IMMCCurtiss WrightSanta Clarita, CA

ESMSierra Nevada Corporation

Sparks, NV

EngineRolls-RoyceIndianapolis, IN

Multi-FunctionActive Sensor

Northrop GrummanBaltimore, MD

EO/IR TurretRaytheonMcKinney, TX

Dulles, VA

UAVC2

Mission ControlSystem

Northrop GrummanHollywood, MD

Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAS Industry Team

FuselageNorthrop GrummanMoss Point, MS

Final AssemblyNorthrop GrummanPalmdale, CA

9DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 11-212, 17 February 2011.

• Hail & bird strike resistance• Lightning protection • Fuel Vapor and Fire Sensing• Fire containment, resistive materials

• More reliable power distribution units

• Dual ice detectors• Improved ECS / LCS Cooling• KN-4074 PGE (improved navigation)

• AMMS Enhanced Cooling• Enhanced Prognostic Health Management (pHM)

• Thermo-Mechanical Expulsion Deicing System (TMEDS)

• Bleed Air Engine Inlet Anti-icing• WB KA SATCOM (Wideband Geospatial Satellite) for increased oceanic coverage

• Wing Strength improvements for gust loads• Active fuel system Cg control

• Improved radome structural strength & aerodynamics

• Fixed fairing for EO/IR• FADEC SW changes• Federated Communications architecture

• Aircrew training device embedded in Main Operating Base Mission Control System

• Forward fuselage strength for sensors• Upgrade to 30 KVA Generator• New 270 V power convertor• IMMC processors refresh• AMMS Processor Growth Margin• Due Regard• 360° maritime Radar / EO-IR / ESM / AIS• High / Low profile

Performance

Availability

MQ-4C Triton UAS Improvements


MQ-4C Triton UASAir Vehicle Configuration

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Length 47.6 ftWingspan 130.9 ftMax Takeoff Wt 32,250 lbCruise Speed (KTAS) 330 knots

GTOW Rate of Climb (SL) 2,800 fpm

Operational Ceiling 60,000 ftMax Un-refueled Range >9,550 nmEndurance >24 hr

9” CDL Dish Antenna(Port and Starboard)

Hail and Bird Strike Resistance

De-icing

AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) Maritime Radar 360° X-Band 2D AESA Radar Maritime and Air/Ground Modes

AN/ZLQ-1 ESM 360° FOR

Rolls-Royce AE3007H 23+ Million hrs 8,500 lb Thrust (SL)

Metallic Fuselage

Graphite

Wing

ExternalProvisions

Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Advanced Mission Management System (AMMS) Onboard Server Data Correlation Payload & Bandwidth

Control

GraphiteEmpennage

Due Regard Radar Safe Separation

MQ-4C Triton UAS SpecsSpace, Weight & Power

WB Satcom

AN/DAS-3 EO/IR 360° Field of Regard Auto-Target Tracking Hi Res EO/IR at

Multiple FOVs Multi-Mode Color Video

Internal Payload 3,200 lbExternal Payload 2,400 lbPower AC 30.0 kVAPower DC 400 APressurized Space 180 cu ftUnpressurized Space 45 cu ftExternal Unpressurized Space 132 cu ftBackup Battery Power 45 min11DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1628, 30 November 2011.

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Sensors: Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) Risk Reduction

• 27 surrogate flight tests completed on Gulfstream II

• Focused on mode maturation and radar stability

• Demonstrated modes: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), limited Maritime Surface Surveillance (MSS), and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR)

• Demonstrated stable navigation solution

• Work ahead includes mode transition maturity


Maritime Surface Surveillance 360-Degree Scan

• Provides persistent broad area surveillance of maritime and littoral environments• Provides 360-deg azimuth coverage and variable size sector scan• Range is covered using a 2-bar scan approach for

improved performance in near and far range• Provides the following outputs to AMMS

– A STANAG-4607 compliant target report– A clutter map

• Radar “hits” are sent to the BAMS tracker for scan-to-scan correlation and tracking

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1189, 12 August 2011; NGAS 11-0875

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Image While Scan (IWS)

• Image While Scan provides a capability to interleave very short duration ISAR functions (ISAR snapshot and High Range Resolution (HRR)) during MSS scans– Optimizes radar timeline

– Provides initial range profile/snapshot to help operator prioritize ISAR classification of targets and re-establish tracks

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TankerContainer

Container

DDG


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MFAS ISAR

• Supports the classification of objects in the maritime environment (fine image resolution)

• Provides the following outputs– A STANAG-4607 compliant target

report– NITF 2.1 compliant images

• Images are taken at selectable rates and resolutions

• Still images can be viewed as frames in a video to show target motion

• Range performance

Bulk Cargo LPD

DDG

Cargo


Strip Synthetic Aperture Radar (Strip-SAR) Mode

• Provides images of the ground and stationary targets– Strip SAR continuously images

the ground along a fixed line. As the platform moves, a linear set of contiguous images is created

• Provides the following outputs– A NITF 2.1 compliant image

• Selectable size and resolution


• Provides images of the ground and stationary targets– Spot SAR covers a ground

patch in a single beam

• Provides the following outputs– A NITF 2.1 compliant image– Selectable size and

resolution

Spot Synthetic Aperture Radar (Spot-SAR) Mode


Force Structure

• Five orbits each consisting of a MOB and a FOB

- Main Operating Base (MOB): mission control

- Forward Operating Base (FOB): launch and recovery• Four Unmanned Aircraft

• Organized into two squadrons (VUP-19 and VUP-11)

Mission control at CONUS MOBs, Aircraft maintained and launched at FOBs

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1190, 15 August 2011.

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Regional ISR Cooperation

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MQ-4C provides 24/7 Coverage Operations from Five Main Operating BasesMQ-4C Fleet would network with fully interoperable USAF and USN UAVs to deliver a combined ISR fleet

AS-DSEA-13-00257

MCS Design

*Provisions will be made for 3rd Instructor Operator Station.

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited, 10-1387, 2 Nov 2010.20

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Main Operating Base (MOB)Mission Control System (MCS) Design

• 6 Operator Stations– 4 main operator stations: Pilot, Mission CDR, 2 Sensor Operators– 2 transit pilot stations (manned only during multiple aircraft OPS)

• Interface with MPRF Tactical Operations Center

• Fully Integrated Mission Systems Trainer (MST)

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 09-508, 30 April 2009

FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

Baseline

Airborne Communicatio

ns Relay

Signals Intelligence

Future Capabilities

Future Capabilities

Room for Growth in Current SensorsMoving Target Indicator / Weather Mode / IFF Interrogation

Laser Designation / Range Finding in EO/IR

Robust Signals Intelligence Capability

Robust Communications RelayAirborne / Battlegroup Networking

Level of Interoperability (LOI) 4 AfloatJALN Maritime Domain Solution

360° Maritime Sensors(Radar / ESM / EO-IR / AIS)

Persistent ISR: 24/7 365 Mission Radius: 2000NM


Australia FMS Planning Case

• Foreign Military Sales (FMS) planning case– Assess Triton’s capabilities as a high-

altitude, long-endurance UAS for Australia’s maritime patrol and other surveillance requirements

• Australian DoD signed the FMS Letter of Agreement on Aug. 1, 2013– Initial meetings to share technical and

cost data to help inform decisions• Data valuable to determine

manpower, maintenance, basing and operational costs


Triton Hangar at NAS Patuxent River

• Hangar for Test Activities– SDD and DTA aircraft will move to

NAS Patuxent River next year

• Research, development, test and evaluation facility– 71,000 square feet– Large enough to hold three Triton

aircraft– Completed March 2013


NAS Jacksonville Training Center

• Triton squadron pre-establishment unit (VUP-19) to stand-up at NAS Jacksonville

• Training facility broke ground on June 2012 with scheduled completion in 2014


• P-655, Constructs two Triton MCS and Tactical Operations Center

• Design complete, Contract award May 2013

• Completes Nov 2014

Operational Mission ControlFacility at NAS Jacksonville


SDD-1 Rolled Out

27Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release distro unlimited NGAS 12-0581/NAVAIR 2012-771, 12 June 2012

Summary

• Triton is an adjunct to the P-8A and together will recapitalize MPRF mission capabilities

• Triton provides the fleet with a persistent maritime ISR capability– Using 360° coverage and advanced sensors, Triton will deliver

unprecedented maritime domain awareness

• Triton team focused on successful test execution and delivery of capability to the fleet


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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 10-350, 18 March 2010.

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MQ-4C TRITON AAUS Australia October 2013 MQ-4C Triton Program Update