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UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System)

Property WorkshopJanuary 28, 2015


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UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System)

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Will Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)be the next technology boom?

Will Unmanned Aircraft Systems technological innovations have impact on Asset Management Professionals?

Will National and International Associations develop UAS Standards?


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“When U.S. forces took out Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a leader of al-Qaida-in-Iraq, that operation involved about 6,000 hours of Predator time, thousands of

hours of analyst time, and about six minutes of F-16 time.”

Lt. Gen. David Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, USAF


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UAS Define and Types


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GAO Definition - UAS

• These aircraft are also referred to as unmanned aircraft vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft, or drones.

• They do not carry a pilot aboard, but instead operate on pre-programmed routes or are manually controlled by commands from pilot-operated ground control stations.

• Generally, UAS size is considered small or large based on weight.

• Under the 2012 Act, small UASs are defined as weighing less than 55 pounds, thereby leaving those UASs 55 pounds or more being described as large.


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FAA Defines – What is an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)?

• A UAS is the unmanned aircraft (UA) and all of the associated support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry, communications and navigation equipment, etc., necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft.

• The UA is the flying portion of the system, flown by a pilot via a ground control system, or autonomously through use of an on-board computer, communication links and any additional equipment that is necessary for the UA to operate safely.

• The FAA issues an experimental airworthiness certificate for the entire system, not just the flying portion of the system.


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UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System)• The UAV is an acronym for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which is an aircraft with no

pilot on board. UAVs can be remote controlled aircraft (e.g. flown by a pilot at a ground control station) or can fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic automation systems.

• UAVs are currently used for a number of missions, including reconnaissance and attack roles.

• A UAV is defined as being capable of controlled, sustained level flight and powered by a jet or reciprocating engine. In addition, a cruise missile can be considered to be a UAV, but is treated separately on the basis that the vehicle is the weapon.

• The acronym UAV has been expanded in some cases to UAVS (Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle System).

• The FAA has adopted the acronym UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) to reflect the fact that these complex systems include ground stations and other elements besides the actual air vehicles.

• Officially, the term 'Unmanned Aerial Vehicle' was changed to 'Unmanned Aircraft System' to reflect the fact that these complex systems include ground stations and other elements besides the actual air vehicles. The term UAS, however, is not widely used as the term UAV has become part of the modern lexicon.


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Unmanned, Not Unpiloted

• The use of the term “drone” to describe most UAS platforms is a misnomer.

• The vast majority of UAS flights are piloted by ground-based personnel. • Pilots for these “remotely piloted aircraft,” or RPAs – growing in number

every year – are part of a three-component framework that controls the flights: the unmanned aircraft (UA), the ground control station (GCS), and the communications link between the two.

• For flights beyond line-of-sight control (over the horizon), UAVs use additional satellite control and ground control stations.

• Even when flying pre-programmed routes and missions, real-time pilot intervention is always available.

Source: AIA


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UAS Types

• Target and decoy - providing ground and aerial gunnery a target that simulates an enemy aircraft or missile

• Reconnaissance - providing battlefield intelligence • Combat - providing attack capability for high-risk

missions (see Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) • Research and development - used to further develop

UAS technologies to be integrated into field deployed UAS aircraft

• Civil and Commercial UASs - UASs specifically designed for civil and commercial applications.


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Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International

• UAS applications and benefits include assisting these civil government and commercial tasks:

emergency deployment at accident scenes, search and rescue, barricade situations, structure or other fire emergencies, terror threats, firefighting, chemical and HAZMAT detection, crop dusting, agricultural development, monitoring of pollution, pipelines, wildlife, traffic, and floods, aerial news coverage, delivering medical supplies to remote areas, aerial photography, forensic photography,

real-estate photography, filmmaking, communications, broadcasting, Arctic and volcanic research, damage assessment, cargo transportation, port, border, and event security, etc. In addition to these direct benefits,

UAS implementation has the potential to spawn many new industries and provide an incredible array of manufacturing, operation, and other high paying job opportunities.


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The National Airspace System• The national airspace system encompasses an average of more than 100,000

aviation flights per day, including commercial air carriers, general aviation,6 and military aircraft. There are approximately 18,000 commercial aircraft and 230,000 active general aviation aircraft in the United States.

• Most commercial aircraft operate at altitudes between 18,000 and 60,000 feet,7 while general aviation aircraft can operate at various altitudes, depending on the type of aircraft.

• For example, the majority of single engine aircraft generally operate at altitudes below 10,000 feet, while multi-engine jet aircraft operate at altitudes up to 50,000 feet.

• UAS also fly at all levels of airspace, generally based on their size.• However, some small UAS can have longer endurance and can operate beyond

line-of-sight capability. • “Large” UAS, depending on their size and mission, generally fly at altitudes up

to or greater than 60,000 feet, some can remain airborne for multiple days, and are generally used for the purposes of surveillance, data gathering, and communications relay.


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Operations Range

• Operations range from ground level to above 50,000 feet, depending on the specific type of aircraft.

• However, UAS operations are currently not authorized in Class B airspace (PDF), which exists over major urban areas and contains the highest density of manned aircraft in the National Airspace System.

• DOD Current and Future U.S. Drone Activities Map at http://publicintelligence.net/dod-us-drone-activities-map/ A 2012 map that depicts the approximate locations of current and planned Department of Defense unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) activities inside the U.S.

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK%20-%20Chapter%2014.pdf

http://publicintelligence.net/dod-us-drone-activities-map/

http://publicintelligence.net/dod-us-drone-activities-map/


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Examples of Current Uses for UAS and their Altitudes of Operation


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Conceptual Rendering of Unmanned Aircraft System

The term “unmanned aircraft system” is used to recognize that UAS include not only the airframe and power plant, but also associated elements such as a ground control station and the communications links as shown.


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Problem Statement• There is an increasing need to fly UAS in the NAS to perform missions of vital importance

to National Security and Defense, Emergency management, Science.• There is also an emerging need to enable Commercial Applications.• UAS are unable to routinely access the NAS today due to numerous barriers including ,

but not limited to, a lack of: - Validated technologies and procedures which ensure UAS can maintain safe separation from other aircraft; - Secure and scalable command and control communications systems for UAS; - Robust and certified pilot/aircraft interfaces for ground Control Stations (GCS), and - Standardized safety and certification regulations applicable to UAS• The technologies, procedures, and regulations to enable seamless operation and

integration of UAS in the NAS need to be developed, validated, and employed by the FAA through rulemaking and policy development.

Source: NASA


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Federal Agencies

• Today, unmanned aircraft are flying in the NAS under very controlled conditions, performing border and port surveillance by the Department of Homeland Security, helping with scientific research and environmental monitoring by NASA and NOAA, supporting public safety by law enforcement agencies, helping state universities conduct research, and supporting various other missions for public (government) entities.


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Federal Agencies

• Use UAS to fulfill their mission, including the Department of the Interior(DOI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DOD), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

• According to DHS officials, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) owns and uses nine UAS that it operates for its own border security missions as well as for missions in conjunction with other agencies, and would like to expand its fleet of UAS.


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Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border’s UAS Program

• 7/24 - Guards 7,000 land and 2,000 coastal waters.• FY 2013, $62.5 million to operate the program• 14 UASs - Average cost $12,255 per flight• 4 UASs – 16 hours unmanned aircraft patrol everyday for the year with

23,296 total flight hours• Budget constraints, flight restrictions, and weather related cancellations

(i.e., thunderstorms, high winds, and cloud cover)• Alternatives available: manned aircraft and ground assets to enhance

surveillance needs• $17 million average cost with useful life of 20 years• Recommendation to develop performance measures to achieve the

expected results using alternatives

Source: OIG-15-77, December 24, 2014


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Federal Aviation Administration


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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• FAA has made progress toward implementing the requirements defined in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the 2012 Act).

• As of December 2014, FAA had completed 9 of the 17 requirements in the 2012 Act.

• However, key requirements, such as the final rule for small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations, remain incomplete.

• FAA officials have indicated that they are hoping to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking soon, with a timeline for issuing the final rule in late 2016 or early 2017.


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Absence of Regulations Governing UAS

• In the absence of regulations governing UAS, some United States businesses are going overseas to test UAS technology, while other civilian users continue to wait to launch commercial operations.

• However, some individuals are conducting domestic operations illegally or unsafely.

• For example, one UAS nearly collided with a New York Police Department helicopter over New York City, another came dangerously close to a US Airways regional jet over the Florida panhandle, and numerous UASs have been spotted flying over professional and college football stadiums full of people. A drone found on the White House south lawn on January 26, 2015.


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UAS Operations• Currently, FAA authorizes all UAS operations in the NAS—military, public

(academic institutions and, federal, state, and local governments including law enforcement organizations), and civil (commercial).

• Federal, state, and local government agencies must apply for Certificates of Waiver or Authorization (COA), while civil operators must apply for special airworthiness certificates in the experimental category.

• Civil operators may also apply for an exemption, under section 333 of the 2012 Act, Special Rules for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

• This requires the Secretary of Transportation to determine if certain UAS may operate safely in the NAS prior to the completion of UAS rulemakings.

• Source: Highlights of GAO-15-254T, a testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, December 10, 2014 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS , Efforts Made toward Integration into the National Airspace Continue, but Many Actions Still Required


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UAS GROWTH

• While the U.S. military has been a catalyst for growth in the UAS market, the industry forecaster expects the civil UAS market to emerge first based on government use and a commercial non-governmental market to emerge more slowly as the airspace access issues are being resolved.

• The growth in the market relies in part on regulations that will ensure the safe and routine integration of UAS into the national airspace system.


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FAA - UAS News and Updates

• FAA Grants Two More UAS Exemptions January 23, 2015 – Film/TV production and flare stack inspections included in latest Section

333 grants.• FAA Issues UAS Guidance for Law Enforcement January 8, 2015 – FAA gives law enforcement organizations ways to help agency investigate

unauthorized use of UAS.• FAA Grants Real Estate, Agricultural UAS Exemptions January 6, 2015 – First exemption for real estate photography among latest Section 333

grants.• FAA, UAS Groups Join to Promote Safe Flying December 22, 2014 – The FAA, industry groups and hobbyists launch "Know Before You Fly"

education campaign.• FAA Grants Exemptions for Commercial UAS Movie and TV Production September 25, 2014 – Six companies can now fly small UAS following FAA-approved safety

procedures.

Source: http://www.faa.gov/uas/news/

http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=81446




http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=17194

http://www.faa.gov/uas/news/


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Contact FAA

• The agency wants the public to know how and when to contact the FAA regarding safety concerns with UAS operations.

• You can visit the Agency's Aviation Safety Hotline website or call 1-866-835-5322, Option 4.

• Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) FAQ : http://www.faa.gov/uas/faq/

http://www.faa.gov/contact/safety_hotline/

http://www.faa.gov/uas/faq/


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General Services Administration


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Aviation Management Overview

Federally-owned aircraft is one of the nation’s most valuable assets. To support the government’s vision for modernization and progress, GSA provides the federal aviation community with strong guidance and regulation, and encourages agencies to effectively acquire, manage, and dispose of aircraft.

In support of those goals, GSA does the following: Fosters cooperation and dedicated leadership through the Interagency Committee for Aviation Policy (ICAP)

Helps agencies achieve the highest industry standards through sound policy and guidance.•Improves fiscal management and operational savings by collecting, analyzing, and reporting on government aircraft.•Protects lives and assets by training personnel on safety, reporting, and best practices.•Rewards cost-efficiencies, improved safety, and innovation with the Federal Aviation Awards

The shortcut to this page is www.gsa.gov/aircraftpolicy.

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21234



http://www.gsa.gov/aircraftpolicy


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FMR 102-33Management of Government Aircraft

• Incorporates a modification to the definition of aircraft that will include Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which will require these assets to be managed and reported in the same manner as manned aircraft.


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Department of the Interior (DOI)

“Unmanned Aerial Systems hold the promise of increased resource mission flexibility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety. The collaborative and risk managed approach we’ve adopted in integrating them into DOI, as evidenced by this course is key to realizing these benefits and is consistent with AMD’s mission "...to raise the safety standards, increase the efficiency, and promote the economical operation of aircraft activities in the Department of the Interior, said Mark Bathrick, Associate Director, DOI Aviation Management."


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U.S. Geological Survey• The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Unmanned Aircraft Systems

(UAS) Project Office is leading the implementation of UAS technology in anticipation of transforming the Department of the Interior (DOI) approach for collecting remote sensing data.

• UAS technology is being made available to monitor environmental conditions, respond to natural hazards, understand landscape change rates, recognize the consequences and benefits of land and climate change, conduct wildlife inventories and support related land management missions.

• The USGS is teaming with all of the DOI bureaus, academia, industry, state and local agencies under guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the DOI Office of Aviation Services (OAS) to lead the safe, efficient, cost-effective and leading-edge adoption of UAS technology into the scientific research and operational activities of the Department.


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U.S. Geological Survey

Klamath Basin, OR• USGS-BIA-FWS-Klamath Basin Tribal Youth Program utilize

UAS technology to study stream temperature dynamics on the river systems within the Upper Klamath Basin

Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge, OR • This proof-of-concept project is focused on improved

methodology for collecting census estimates of the American white pelican, double-crested cormorants, gulls and other breeding species found at the refuge. Detection of juvenile pelicans using improved sensors was the primary focus of this survey.

http://uas.usgs.gov/OR_KlamathBasinTribalYouth.shtml

http://uas.usgs.gov/ND_ChaseLakeNWRPelicans.shtml


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Bureau of Land Management Checks Out UAS

• On this particular project, the UAS is being used to map vegetation on the Stuart Creek Impact Area, an Army bombing range managed by Fort Wainwright.


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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

YouTube animation video: First Test Flight of Coyote Unmanned Aircraft System

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0MmdHLRxlN4


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Welcome to the World of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

• http://uas.noaa.gov/video/intro.html

http://uas.noaa.gov/video/intro.html


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NOAA

• Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) can revolutionize NOAA's ability to monitor and understand the global environment.

• There is a key information gap today between instruments on Earth's surface and on satellites - UAS can bridge that gap.

• Operated by remote pilots and ranging in wingspan from less than six feet to more than 115 feet, UAS can also collect data from dangerous or remote areas, such as the poles, oceans, wildlands, volcanic islands, and wildfires. Better data and observations improve understanding and forecasts, save lives, property, and resources, advancing NOAA's mission goals.


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Standards, Education Institutions, Associations and Investments


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Standards• Standards-making bodies are working to develop safety, reliability, and performance

standards for UAS. • The complexities of the issues to be addressed and the lack of operational and safety data

have hindered the standards development process. • Minimum aviation system performance standards (MASPS) and minimum operational

performance standards (MOPS) are needed in the areas of: operational and navigational performance; command and control communications; and sense and avoid capabilities.

• RTCA, a standards-making body chartered by FAA, established a federal advisory committee called the Special Committee 203 (or SC 203), to establish MASPS and MOPS for FAA to use in developing UAS regulations.

• Individuals from academia and the private sector serve on the committee, along with FAA, NASA, and DOD officials.

• According to an RTCA official, both DOD and NASA are sharing the results of their UAS flight experience and research and development efforts to assist RTCA in the standards development process.

• In addition, an international voluntary consensus standards-making body known as ASTM International Committee F38 on UAS, is working with FAA to develop standards to support the integration of small UAS into the national airspace system.

Source: GAO-12-981


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UAS Educational Programs

Kansas Kansas State University - Salina, KansasCheck out the Unmanned Aircraft Systems program at K-State Salina, one of the first of its kind. Most students begin their aviation career following graduation, with employment as flight instructors. Students will need to complete one of the aviation programs at K-State Salina.

Arizona Cochise College Aviation - Douglas, ArizonaNEW - Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator Program - Cochise College has a long history of quality education and training in Arizona. The Aviation Department was founded more than 44 years ago and has been providing students from Cochise County, from Arizona, and from around the world with outstanding aviation training. Ours is a high-value program and institution, and we take pride in the quality of our Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator education experience - our courses AND our students! Cochise College offers GI-Bill benefits to qualifying veterans.

Minnesota NCTC UAS Maintenance Training Center - Thief River Falls, MinnesotaNorthland Community & Technical College Unmanned Aircraft Systems Maintenance Training Center is the first program of its kind. This leading edge program will train you to work on the next generation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), and Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV). NCTC is proud to offer VA benefits to US military veterans.

North Dakota University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, North DakotaFrom the most technologically advanced simulators to the world's largest collegiate training fleet, UND's state-of-the-art facilities provide our Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations students with a training experience second to none. This means your degree program will prepare you for your career and your life.

http://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/school-info/Kansas-State-University/1306/3092/F/24.php

http://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/school-info/Kansas-State-University/1306/3092/F/24.php

http://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/school-info/Cochise-College-Aviation/1076/2650/F/24.php

http://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/school-info/NCTC-UAS-Maintenance-Training-Center/826/2038/F/24.php

http://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/school-info/University-of-North-Dakota/790/1970/F/24.php


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Unmanned Aircraft Systems:Perceptions & Potential

• Aerospace Industries Association• Unmanned Systems: On the Ground, Underwater

and Overhead• “When U.S. forces took out Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a

leader of al-Qaida-in-Iraq, that operation involved about 6,000 hours of Predator time, thousands of hours of analyst time, and about six minutes of F-16 time.” Lt. Gen. David Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, USAF

• http://www.aia-aerospace.org/assets/AIA_UAS_Report_small.pdf

http://www.aia-aerospace.org/assets/AIA_UAS_Report_small.pdf




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ICUAS'15The 2015 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft

Systems

• The 2015 ICUAS will be held on June 9-12 in the Mile High City, in Denver, CO. Denver Marriott Tech Center

• ICUAS'15 aims to bring together different groups of qualified military and civilian representatives worldwide, organization representatives, funding agencies, industry and academia, to discuss the current state of UAS advances, and the roadmap to their full utilization in civilian and public domains.

• Special emphasis will be given to current and future research opportunities, and to 'what comes next' in terms of the essential technologies that need to be utilized to advance further UAS.


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The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)

“Predicts that in the decade following the current predicted date of integration, 2015, that drones will have an economic impact of over $82 billion on America and could create over 70,000 new jobs in the first three years of integration…”

Source: Posted on February 6, 2014 by Parker Dozier, Former Staff Writer in Technology and the Law.


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Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International

• Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are emerging technologies that have the potential to transform America by providing wide ranging economic, environmental, safety, and security benefits.

• A recent study by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conservatively estimates that 103,776 high paying jobs could be created and state tax revenue could exceed $482 million by 2025.

• They believe that every year the integration of UAS into the aviation system is delayed, America will lose more than $10 billion in potential economic impact.

Source: http://aerostates.org/events/uas-state-privacy-considerations

http://aerostates.org/events/uas-state-privacy-considerations


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DOD Investments• Since the terror attacks in September 2001, defense investments in

unmanned aircraft systems have exponentially increased. • In the 10 years prior to the attacks, DOD invested a total of about $3.6 billion

compared to the nearly $24 billion it plans to invest in the subsequent 10 years.

• DOD currently has about 250 unmanned aircraft in inventory and plans to increase its inventory to 675 by 2010 and to 1,400 by 2015.

• (These numbers are the larger systems and do not count numerous small and hand-launched systems used by ground forces.)

Source: GAO: March 2006: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: New DOD Programs Can Learn from Past Efforts to Craft Better and Less Risky Acquisition Strategies: GAO-06-447


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Establishing the CODE for Unmanned Aircraft to Fly as Collaborative

• Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program is offering the opportunity to participate in discussions to help develop groundbreaking software enabling unmanned aircraft to work together with minimum supervision

• U.S. military’s investments in UAS have proven invaluable for missions from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tactical strikes.

• The goal is improving U.S. forces’ ability to conduct operations in denied or contested airspace.

• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released a Special Notice http://go.usa.gov/JXFD inviting interested parties to identify their interest in participation in select 1 CODE meetings.

• DARPA is particularly interested in participants with capabilities, methodologies, and approaches that are related to CODE research and focused on revolutionary approaches to UASs, autonomy and collaborative operations.

Source: http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/R

http://go.usa.gov/JXFD


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Unmanned Integrated Systems Roadmap, FY2013-2038


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Unmanned Integrated Systems Future Roadmap

• Foster sustainment synergies• Strategies of creating partnerships with industry

to support families of components• Sensors and communication links common across

the Services• Researching opportunities to use existing manned

aircraft capabilities to sustain similar UAS components

Source: Unmanned Integrated Systems Roadmap, FY2013-2038, Approved for Open Publication Reference Number: 14-S-0553


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The Next Generation• The next generation of UAS is expected to be used for a wide

spectrum of civilian and public domain applications. • Challenges to be faced and overcome include: see-and-avoid,

sense-detect-and-avoid systems, robust and fault-tolerant flight control systems, payloads, communications, levels of autonomy, manned-unmanned swarms, network-controlled swarms, as well as challenges related to policies, procedures, regulations, safety, risk analysis assessment, airworthiness, certification issues, operational constraints, standardization and frequency management.

• As advances in these areas become a reality through 'smart', 'environmentally friendly' cutting edge technologies they will pave the way towards full integration of UAS with manned aviation and into the respective national airspace.


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Status of Obstacles to Safe and Routine Integration of UAS into the National Airspace System

In 2008, FAA reported that UAS could not meet the aviation safety requirements developed for manned aircraft and that UAS posed several obstacles to operating safely and routinely in the national airspace system. FAA and others have continued their efforts to address these obstacles, but many still remain, including

1. the inability for UAS to detect, sense, and avoid other aircraft and airborne objects in a manner similar to “see and avoid” by a pilot in a manned aircraft;

2. vulnerabilities in the command and control of UAS operations; 3. the limited human factors engineering incorporated into UAS technologies; 4. unreliable UAS performance; 5. the lack of technological and operational standards needed to guide the safe

and consistent performance of UAS; 6. the lack of final regulations to guide the safe integration of UAS into the

national airspace system; and 7. the transition to NextGen. NextGen is a new satellite-based air traffic

management system that will replace the current radar-based system


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Ensuring UAS sector growth,innovation and U.S. competitiveness

The United States currently leads the world in unmanned systems technologies, but that doesn’t

mean it holds a monopoly. Policymakers and regulators must do everything possible to ensure U.S. competitiveness in this

new era of aerospace innovation – starting with these steps:

• Embrace the Future: Embrace new UAS technologies that will yield tremendous safety, security and societal benefits at the national and local levels across a variety of sectors and industries.

• Abandon Misconception: Avoid science fiction-driven assumptions about unmanned systems in favor of a discussion that includes benefits, based on current and evolving capabilities, and manageable operational risks.

• Consider the Potential: Develop and revise rules and regulations to spur growth in a vital sector of the U.S. economy and inspire the next generation of aerospace innovators.

Source: AIA


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Impacts on Asset Management


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Impacts on Asset Management• Robotic maintenance doctrine – (i.e., trained specialists on robotics)• Byproduct, a parallel management system that bypassed many

established processes and procedures• Developing a responsible drawdown strategy that includes long-

term storage; and future disposition of robotic systems and recovery• Efforts to improve the maintenance strategy by improving databases

and how data are analyzed, decreasing top sustainment parts cost drivers, and outsourcing repairable parts.

• Improving the way data are collected and analyzed in the Cataloging Ordering Logistics Tracking System.• Multiple challenges exist for sustainment due to the many different

configurations of nonstandard equipment


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Impacts on Asset Management

• The optimum goal is to have modularity across platforms for plug-and-play adaptability.

• This approach will reduce the number of required repair parts and allow plug-and-play payload options to fulfill multiple capability requirements.

• This effort will also maximize the life of the current fleet and save a substantial amount of money in repairs and spare part purchases.


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Impacts on Asset Management• As new unmanned systems and capabilities are developed, new

programs must apply lessons learned to ensure long-term sustainability is addressed early in the development process.

• Lifecycle logistics planning and analysis execution is important from the acquisition phase through operations to the retirement phases of the weapon system life cycle.

• Cross-functional planning and integration are essential to ensure that supportability requirements are addressed comprehensively and consistently with cost, performance, and schedule during the life cycle.

• The objective is operational effectiveness through an affordable, effective support strategy that meets goals for optimum readiness and facilitates iterative technology enhancements during the weapon system life cycle.


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“To date, no suitable technology has been deployed that would provide UAS with the capability to sense and avoid other aircraft and airborne objects and to comply completely with FAA regulatory requirements of the national airspace system.”


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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)will be the next technology boom?

UAS technological innovations will have impact on

Asset Management Professionals?

National and International Associations will develop UAS Standards?


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