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Capability and Beyond Future Enhancements for Next-Generation UAS UV_AugSep11_Cover:Layout 1 1/8/11 13:01 Page 1 Volume 16 Number 4 August/September 2011 Capability and beyond Future enhancements for next-generation UAS NO MORE MODULAR THE LIGHTER DISMOUNTS? MINIATURES SIDE UGVs for force protection The demand for SUAS ISR aerostats in focus www.UVonline.com UV_AugSep11_IFC.indd 2 01/08/2011 09:13:18 UV_AugSep11_p01_Contents:Layout 1 1/8/11 09:35 Page 1 1 CONTENTS Editor 3 Editorial comment Darren Lake. [email protected] Industry is becoming increasingly frustrated with the +44 1753 727022 lack of regular access to civilian airspace. Darren Lake Deputy Editor Andrew White. [email protected] outlines the hurdles to finding a short-term solution. +44 1753 727023 North America Editor News analysis Scott R Gourley. [email protected] Editorial Assistant 4 SMSS to deploy to Afghanistan Beth Stevenson. [email protected] A review of some of the latest developments from Contributors around the unmanned systems industry. Claire Apthorp, Gordon Arthur, Adam Baddeley, Pieter Bastiaans, Angus Batey, Rahul Bedi, 11 The burden of proof 40 The Air Mule cometh Peter Donaldson, Denis Fedutinov, José Higuera, William F Owen, Continuing Unmanned Vehicles’ series on opening As developers struggle to convince military Richard Scott, Tom Withington up civil airspace to UAVs, Angus Batey reports on customers of new applications for unmanned aircraft, Production Department Manager David Hurst. [email protected] the complexities and challenges currently being Andrew White and William F Owen discover how an Sub-editor faced in the US. Israeli company is developing a twin-fan design to Adam Wakeling. [email protected] solve some of the current problems surrounding Head of Advertising Sales 16 Tomorrow’s world VTOL UAVs. Mike Wild. [email protected] +44 1753 727007 As industry works on the next generation of CEO UAS, end users can look forward to a much 42 No more dismounts? Alexander Giles greater range of capabilities, finds Darren Lake. The British armed forces are learning lessons about Chairman Nick Prest how unmanned systems can be used in the force Subscriptions 21 Modular miniatures protection role, reports Andrew White. Annual rate £65 Tel: +44 1858 438879, Fax: +44 1858 461739 Despite defence budget cutbacks, small UAS [email protected] www.subscription.co.uk/shephard manufacturers are confident that their products 46 The lighter side Unmanned Vehicles is published six times will remain in demand, reports Beth Stevenson. Aerostats have proven themselves as the unblinking per year – in February/March, April/May, June/July, August/September, eyes of the battlefield, and now industry is October/November and December/January – by 30 Meeting the demand developing them further, Claire Apthorp discovers. The Shephard Press Ltd, 268 Bath Road, Slough, Berks, SL1 4DX. As the changing nature of the country’s military The 2011 US Institutional subscription price 51 Replicating the threat is £65. Air freight and mailing in the USA by operations calls for a reassessment of service fleets, agent named Air Business, Scott R Gourley discusses the latest tactical UAS After several false starts, the USN has selected c/o Priority Airfreight NY Ltd, 147-29 182nd Street, Jamaica, NY 11413. Periodical postage developments in the US. CEi’s BQM-167X to meet its requirement for a new paid at Jamaica, NY 11431. US Postmaster: Send address changes to Air Business subsonic sea-skimming missile surrogate, Richard Ltd/Priority Airfreight NY Ltd, 147-29 182nd Street, Jamaica, NY 11413. 35 Shrinking sensors Scott reports. Subscription records are maintained at CDS Global, Tower House, Lathkill Street, The miniaturisation of radar is expanding the Sovereign Park, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9EF, UK. capabilities of smaller UAVs, reports Peter Donaldson. 56 Interview Air Business Ltd is acting as mailing agent. Darren Lake talks to Frank Pace, president of Articles contained in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the Front cover: The X-47B UCAS-D is one of a number of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, about his written permission of the publishers. promising new-generation UAVs in testing or under development. frustrations regarding export sales and the current © The Shephard Press Ltd, 2011. (Photo: Northrop Grumman) ISSN 1351-3478 lack of civil airspace integration. 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Tel: +44 1753 727001 For more information, including editorial content in the current issues visit; Fax: +44 1753 727002 shephard.co.uk/magazines. www.UVonline.com Subscribe today via: www.subscription.co.uk/shephard or +44 (0)1858 438879 Volume 16 Number 4 | August/September 2011 | UNMANNED Vehicles UV_AugSep11_p02.indd 2 01/08/2011 08:18:00 UV_AugSep11_p03_Comment:Layout 1 1/8/11 09:36 Page 3 3 EDITORIAL COMMENT No change in sight As the biggest annual gathering of the on board their aircraft in order to continue to unmanned systems community in North fly and be more integrated into the airspace. America rolls around once again, it is a good That may be difficult for some – nobody time to take the temperature of the industry likes their hobby to become more expensive. on one of the most important issues – However, there is surely a safety and airspace access. responsibility case that could be made. If What is clear to Unmanned Vehicles is the FAA’s remit is to make airspace safer, that there is an increasing level of frustration then asking GA users to meet more stringent regarding the slow pace of change. Regular safety requirements should not be an issue. access to airspace continues to be off the Yet, this does not seem to be the line that cards for the unmanned community, is being taken by the authority. UAS are still despite years of discussion with regulators. seen as being inherently dangerous (despite Currently, and despite good work by millions of successful flight hours by various the industry association AUVSI, the Federal types) in a way that GA is not. Aviation Administration (FAA) will only begin UV is reminded of a comment made in this tackling the issues in the 2018 timeframe. publication by a great unmanned aviation That is far too slow for some industry leaders, advocate, the late Laurence Newcome. In such as General Atomics Aeronautical that particular instance, he conjured up a Systems (see interview, p56). future in which it was manned flight, reliant However, the FAA feels that it is justified on the individual aptitudes of pilots, that was in taking things slowly. As a regulator, its restricted to small areas of the sky, while the main responsibility is to ensure that the safer unmanned airliners and transport airspace is safe for everyone to use – aircraft plied their trade in regular airspace. although one industry official told UV that That future may be some time off, but there if this remit was taken to the extreme, then are reasons to begin a frank debate on how it would be safest if nobody was allowed future airspace changes could afford regular to fly. access to unmanned systems. For the military, One of the main stumbling blocks in there is the pressing concern of how to operate the US case seems to be the large and once forces return from current operations – powerful general aviation (GA) lobby. and for the unmanned community, there is This group appears to be worried about its the question of market entry. freedom of movement if unmanned systems Despite some windows of opportunity, were allowed more regular access to the the current restrictions make it difficult, if national airspace. not impossible, to develop and sell UAS for Those concerns cannot be totally civil applications. The lack of airspace access disregarded. It is likely that any effort to makes it difficult to justify investment and to integrate UAS into the air traffic control grow the business. system would entail changes for the GA The UAS community certainly think it’s community. Potentially, they would need time for things to change, but the regulators to have, for example, the Traffic Collision still seem in no hurry to get things done. RESPONSE Avoidance System (or its successor) fitted Darren Lake, Editor Unmanned Vehicles’ editorial team is always happy to receive comments on its articles and to hear readers’ views on IN THE I Utility UGVs I Micro UAVs the issues raised in the magazine. NEXT I Middle East market I Target systems Contact details can be found on p1. ISSUE www.UVonline.com Volume 16 Number 4 | August/September 2011 | UNMANNED Vehicles UV_AugSep11_p04-06_News:Layout 1 1/8/11 15:50 Page 4 4 NEWS SMSS to deploy to Afghanistan A small number of SMSS will be deployed to Afghanistan later this year for tactical operations. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) Following several years of testing in Dallas, providing analysis and additional soldiers can disengage those, put on the tow multiple domestic user assessment scenarios, support to the field service rep in-country. bar – the vehicle comes equipped with this – Lockheed Martin’s Squad Mission Support The army plans to begin the Afghanistan and attach it to the HMMWV [High Mobility System (SMSS) has been selected as sole assessment later this year, after a period of Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle], the 2.5t winner of the Project Workhorse UGV evaluation and training.’ A government safety truck or whatever they have, and they can competition, managed through the assessment in advance of soldier training tow it at highway speeds.’ Robotics Technology Consortium on behalf began on 29 June 2011.
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