VTOL UAV for Maritime ISR Role

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1 VTOL UAV for Page -1

2 The Maritime Arena Challenge Peace keeping / LIC scenarios: Over the Horizon ISR missions Low risk / LCC operation HIC / War time: Missile Threat - Standoff range Surface Warfare Littoral Warfare Detection & Classification of the Threat Be a Partner in the Joint Game - with Army, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard etc Page -2

3 Maritime Mission Needs Real Time Multiple Targets Detection & Classification All Weather On site ISR availability for immediate reaction to threat Page -3

4 The Current Solutions Manned Air Vehicles Land-based Maritime Patrol Aircraft Ship-board Manned Naval Helicopter Page -4

5 The Optimal Solutions Mission oriented mixture of Manned & Unmanned Air Vehicles: Fixed Wing UAV will complement the MPA s missions, mainly in surface warfare. Naval Rotary UAV will complement and/or replace the manned helicopter, mainly in ISR & high risk OTH Targeting missions. Page -5

6 VTOL UAV System Approach Page -6

7 Conversion- Why? Unclassified A converted manned helicopter is MALAT s preferred choice: Existing Helicopter Provides: Inherent reliability and certification. Proven wide spectrum of possibilities to install systems and payloads. Low conversion costs Practically unchanged existing Logistical infrastructures (Ship & Land bases, Support entities) Similar CONOPS = Low Into the force integration implications with the following Program benefits: Low Risk Program Development of conversion kit only Short Conversion Time Bottom Line: Using Available platforms Off the Shelf! Page -7

8 Automation - The Complete Process Maintenance Level Mission Prep. Level Post-flight Maintenance Pre-flight Automated Flight Line Tester TO & landing Level Landing Emergencies Take Off Automatic Take Off & Landing Transit flight Fault Level Egress Ingress Tolerant System Mission Level Mission Automatic Payload slaved flight trajectory Page -8

9 Based on Proven & Operational Building Blocks! Page -9

10 Multi-Layer Maritime ISR Approach 25k 20k 20+ Hours Aloft 20K-25k 250 km & beyond with SATCOM Heron MPR+EO/IR+ESM+ COMINT ALTITUDE in ft 15k 10k 10+ Hours Aloft 6 Hours Aloft 5K-10k 120 km 15k-17K 200 km VTOL UAV MPR+EO/IR+ESM +COMINT Searcher EO/IR plus ESM or COMINT 5k VTOL UAV Core Missions Anti Surface Warfare ISR COM Relay (optional) Task Force Area of Influence DISTANCE in km Local Command Area of Influence Page -10

11 Shipboard Command & Control Systems Multiple Type UAV and Payload Control Provide an Interoperable Common Control and Sensor Dissemination System for the Family of MALE, Tactical and VTOL UAV S SDT TM SW OPBY CEBY UBY SBY UBY OPBY ASCS Page -11

12 The decision makers Murphy s law : The important events will never take place where you expect them to be Page -12

13 The Gathered Spectrum For many previous UAV systems: IR+ B&W Payload Radio (Hz-MHz) HF VHF UHF Radar / Datalink (GHz) L S C X Ku K Ka Current VTOL UAV system capability *: IR Visible Light (µ) UV X ray Rang ge Km COMINT ELINT/ESM IR + Color Payload Radio (Hz-MHz) HF VHF UHF Radar / Datalink (GHz) L S C X Ku K Ka IR Visible Light (µ) UV X ray * Chart for illustration purposes only MPR/SAR MPR/SAR (Active) Page -13

14 MPR ESM COMINT EO/IR/LD Shipboard Control Station Land Based Page -14

15 Exporting the Capability to the Helicopter World ESM Plus options for: Data & Voice Relay COMINT AIS And more MOSP Maritime Patrol Radar Page -15

16 Multi-Mode Multi-Mission Radar Payload Detection of Small Naval Targets in High Sea states Ground Moving Targets Indication (GMTI) Strip and Spot SAR Modes Classification Modes: Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR), Range Signature (RS) Air to Air Mode NAV and Weather Modes Beacon Mode: Detection of Search And Rescue Transponder (SART) Off the Shelf -ELTA EL/M-2022 Radar Page -16

17 MPR Modes RS & ISAR from 83 nm Imagery from 20 nm Page -17

18 MPR Capabilities Enhanced Detection of Small & Close Targets Excellent e resolution o of small targets close to shore Page -18

19 MPR Modes Spot & Strip SAR A Vehicle Aircraft Landing Crossing a Bridge GMTI Over Spot SAR From 30 nm Strip SAR From 20 to 30 nm Page -19

20 Early Warning of Hostile Aircraft The Radar Incorporates a Pulse- Doppler Airborne Target Detection & Tracking Mode: Range-while-scan (RWS) Detection of up to 64 Airborne Targets Tracking (TWS) of up to 10 Airborne Targets TWS Image Expansion of Close Formation Tracked Targets Air Targets Detection In Normal Sea Search Mode Page -20

21 MPR Modes - Weather Avoidance & Navigation 4-Color ISO-echo Sector or Full scan RS-170 Video Page -21

22 Typical Area 5000 Detection of any Patrol Boat (300 m 2 ) at 80 nm from the NRUAV 20,000 Sq. nm Coverage Classification of any patrol Boat at 45 nm from the NRUAV 6400 Sq. nm Coverage Page -22

23 EO/IR Identification 5 nm Page -23

24 Automatic Identification System (AIS) Capability The AIS provides ship data including: identification, position, course, and speed, with other nearby ships and Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) stations Page -24

25 COMINT PAYLOAD -Main Functions Real-time intelligence gathering and dissemination to relevant consumers Capable to identify emitters Capable of calculating l Electronic t i Order of estimated location and Battle (EOB) identifying targets Displaying various nets during day or night and locations of emitters Page -25

26 ESM PAYLOAD-Main Functions Real-time intelligence gathering and dissemination to relevant consumers Capable of pointing and identifying emitters Capable of locating and identifying targets during day or night Page -26

27 Cue Unclassified Multi-Payload UAV System Attributes Cue Cue c Page -27

28 Ship/Ground Segment Concept Identical consoles/bays design HMI based on 400, hours operation experience Operational flexibility ( each bay can perform flight/mission oriented tasks ) Full back-up; no single failure event Use of Standard/COTS equipment Page -28

29 The VTOL UAV Capabilities & CONOPS Page -29

30 OTH Surveillance and Fire Control Page -30

31 Persistence Unclassified Employment of Two VTOL UAVs from a Ship/ Task Force Page -31

32 Interoperability Unclassified Control Transfer Within the Task Force Ships Page -32

33 Interoperability Unclassified Control Transfer Between Ships and Land Base Page -33

34 Tactical & Wide Area Surveillance Synergy Differing Capabilities which Complement Each Other Page -34

35 Support of Littoral and Land based Operations Page -35

36 Our Heritage Maritime Systems Several Operational Maritime UAV Systems Using existing and interoperable building blocks Unmanning COTS Helicopter platforms as Low Risk Solutions Page -36

37 Maritime UAV Experience Page -37

38 Thank you Page -38