General Atomics Presentation to Williams Foundation Seminar on Air-Land Integration

Approved for Public Release. This presentation does not contain technical data per ITAR 22 CFR parts 120-130.Approved for Public Release. This presentation does not contain technical data per ITAR 22 CFR parts 120-130.

General Atomics Global

Predator XP ISR Solutions

March 2014

Future Systems for Unmanned AircraftKen Loving, GA-ASI

Approved for Public Release. This presentation does not contain technical data per ITAR 22 CFR parts 120-130.

The World’s Benchmark RPAS

Every second of every day, nearly 70 Predator-

series aircraft are airborne worldwide

Long Endurance Mission Flexibility Best Value

4 Million total flight hours

2015 – 540,000 flight hours


The Big Three

• Sensors

• Weapons

• Communications

Not stand alone but part of the networked, System of

Systems approach: enhancing what's in the

battlespace and employing the Swiss Army knife better

Armed RPAS: System Growth Areas

Networked


• Seamless strategic to tactical effects for organic

and non-organic assets

• Enhanced inflight mission adaptability

• Measured attritability in A2/AD environment

• Man-Unmanned Teaming through collaborative

autonomy

– Provide a persistent adjunct to other assets

• Better preparation and control of the battlespace

– Enhances Lethality, Mobility and Force Protection

– Improve Mission Command on the move

– Enhance and exploit Cyber capabilities

Key Future Concepts


• Enhances Lethality, Mobility and Force Protection

– Flexibility of employment & C2

– Sensors utility across the battlespace

– Flexibility and availability of weapons

– Expanded network node

Manned-Unmanned Teaming Advantages


• Mission Command on the move

– Data feeds across the battlefield sent directly to

command posts and manoeuvre units to increase

situational awareness

– Speeds up sensor-to-shooter cycle

Manned-Unmanned Teaming Advantages (cont.)


• EW & Cyber

– Expands the sensor net and sensor flexibility

– Extends the options of delivering disruptive technologies

and monitoring their effects

– Coalition interoperability is key

Manned Unmanned Teaming Advantages (cont.)


• Airborne Tactical Gateway

– Configurable

– Autonomous

– Networked

• EW Cyber Payload

– Configurable

– Autonomous

– Networked

• Lasers

– Directed energy as a weapon

– Communications

Enabling Technologies


• Enables real-time information flow across the

battlespace between similar and dissimilar tactical

communications systems

– Performs as a translation proxy between dissimilar

communications systems allowing interoperability

without modification to airborne and ground systems

Airborne Tactical Gateway


• 150kw class system

• Designed to counter rockets, artillery, mortars; counter cruise

missiles; counter aircraft; defend against surface to air missiles

• Testing in progress

Directed Energy


• Secure communication and Wide bandwidth

• Precise point to point

• New generation of antennas needed

• Works well in space – new generation of LED lasers

needed for aircraft & ground units

Aircraft Laser Communications


General Atomics Australia

Director of International Strategic

Development, Australia and Southeast Asia

Warren Ludwig, G1, 55 Blackall Street

Barton, ACT. 2600

O: +61 2 6273 1400 M: +61 419 304 928

General Atomics Contacts

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

International Strategic Development

Technical Systems and Services

Kenneth Loving, G1, 55 Blackall Street

Barton, ACT. 2600

O: +61 2 6273 1400 M: +61 418 910 610

General Atomics Presentation to Williams Foundation Seminar on Air-Land Integration

Government & Nonprofit

Transcript of General Atomics Presentation to Williams Foundation Seminar on Air-Land Integration