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TTactical actical UAV’sUAV’sinin
the French Armythe French Army
LtCol Pierre-Yves HENRY, Technical Service of the French Army,Program Officer for Battlefield Surveillance
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French Army Tactical UAV’s
•In service systems
•Operational experience and deducted
ConOps
•Future systems :
Short term : SDTi
Medium term : MCMM
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UAV SYSTEMS IN SERVICE WITH THEUAV SYSTEMS IN SERVICE WITH THEFRENCH ARMYFRENCH ARMY
CL 289CL 289
FAST DRONE•Speed : 720 km/h •Mission radius : 200 km•Endurance : 1/2 h•Sensors :
•Wet Film•IRLS
CRECERELLECRECERELLE
SLOW DRONE•Wing span : 3.3 m •Speed : 180 km/h •Mission radius : 60 km•Endurance : 3 h •Sensors:
• Visible Line Scanner• IR Line Scanner
OPERATIONS RECORD:OPERATIONS RECORD:
CL289CL289::••BOSNIA: 96BOSNIA: 96
••MACEDONIA: April 99 to June 99MACEDONIA: April 99 to June 99
••KOSOVO: engaged until MarchKOSOVO: engaged until March20022002
CRECERELLECRECERELLE::•• BOSNIA: November 98 to March 99BOSNIA: November 98 to March 99
•• MACEDONIA then KOSOVO: April 99 to July 99MACEDONIA then KOSOVO: April 99 to July 99
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CRECERELLE -LESSONS LEARNED
• 67 operational flights• 3 losses (4.5 %)
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• Missions– Reconnaissance– Electronic Warfare (Comms Jamming)
• Strategic / tactical qualities– Mobility: airtransportable vehicles– No runway needed– S-band data link
• Performances– «Flying robot»– Interoperable GCS (hand-over)– In flight programmable jammer
• Aircraft characteristics:– Wing span: 3.30 m– MTOW: 160 kg– Payload: 35 kg– Ceiling: 15,000’ (4500 m)– Endurance: 3 hours
CRECERELLE MAIN FEATURES
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CRECERELLE / LESSONS LEARNED
ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO COMMITMENT• TERRAIN AND MAIN FEATURES(Line of sight- medium altitude)• LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS(winds & icing conditions)• ENEMY FORCES : COA & TARGETS• LOCAL GROUND THREAT + CI LIAISONS
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT•MAPS , production capacity•SPARE PARTS, planned rate of missions•SPARE GROUND CONTROL STATION•HOT-LINE WITH THE MANUFACTURER
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PEACE TIME TRAINING
• SIMULATORS+REAL FLIGHTS, as difficult as possible
• CHECK-LIST+ INTEL TRG (imagery & procedures)
CRECERELLE :• OPTIMUM : 2 flights/month/crew• MAINTENANCE :performing day today maintenance tasks is enough
CRECERELLE / LESSONS LEARNED
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Both IR & visibleare necessary
To get accurate info,real time becomes quickly delayed time You have to be able to transfer
your image to other authorities
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CL289 DEPLOYMENT TOKFOR – EVALUATION
• Regarded period : April 01 to Sept 01• 68 operational flights, 2 losses : < 3%
• Primary Tactical Recce asset for KFOR• Outstandingly successful in
– DAYTIME Tactical Recce
– Mission planning roles
– Geo tasks
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CL289 MISSIONPRODUCT EXAMPLES
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REFUGEES
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TUAV CONCEPT ofEMPLOYMENT
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500 km
500 km
HALE/MALE*
(12h IMINT / 4h SIGINT)
without Ground-to- Air threat
PotentialAction Zone
200
km
Frontline
200 km
Slow
500 km
PotentialAction Zone
Targ.
SlowFastTarg.
Mini/Micro
UAVsUAVs OPERATIONS CONCEPT OPERATIONS CONCEPT
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TUAV’s Concept of operations
FLOT
HORIZON
SLOW flying TUAV : surveillance and target acquisitionFAST flying TUAV : reconnaissance of hard defended areas
100 km 50 km200km
100km
100km
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SHORT TERM :SDTI
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Système Système de Drone de Drone TactiqueTactiqueIntérimaire Intérimaire (SDTI)(SDTI)
• Two «IMAGERY» platoons, each including•2 Stations•9 Air Vehicles•1 Launcher•1 Platoon Maintenance Facilities
• 2nd Echelon Maintenance level• Maintenance contract with the manufacturer withoperational availability objectives
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Ground Ground stationstationòò 3 3 WorkstationsWorkstations : Mission: Missioncommander,commander, Navigator Navigator, , PayloadPayloadoperatoroperator
òòTarget localisation Target localisation accuracyaccuracy20m 20m atat 300m AGL 300m AGL
Air Air VehicleVehicleòò Max T-O Max T-O WeightWeight : 330 kg : 330 kg includingincluding payloadpayload 70 kg. 70 kg.
òò Endurance : >5 h ; Speed 140 to 250 km/h.Endurance : >5 h ; Speed 140 to 250 km/h.
òò Data Data linklink range : 80 km. range : 80 km.
òò Flight Flight levellevel 300m AGL up to 3500 m ASL. 300m AGL up to 3500 m ASL.
PayloadPayloadòò Gyrostabilized Gyrostabilized : 1 : 1 daylightdaylightcamera ; 1 caméra thermalcamera ; 1 caméra thermalcamera.camera.
òò Real time transmission, no Real time transmission, noon-on-boardboard recorder recorder
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SPERWER SYSTEM ORGANISATION: FRANCESPERWER SYSTEM ORGANISATION: FRANCE
⁺⁺ FRENCH ARMY FRENCH ARMY PROJECTIONPROJECTION PLATOON PLATOON
PlatoonPlatoon Maintenance MaintenanceFacilitiesFacilities
(1st & 2nd (1st & 2nd echelonsechelons))
PlatoonPlatoon HQ HQ
LaunchingLaunching System SystemGroundGround
Control StationControl Station/ / RemoteRemote Data Data
terminalterminal
Transport &Transport &RecoveryRecovery System System61st61st
ArtilleryArtilleryRegimentRegiment
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SDTI C4I SDTI C4I integrationintegration
ATLAS:Targeting
MARTHA:ATM / ATC
SAIM and SIC-F:Command and intelligence
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MEDIUM TERM :MCMM
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D A D : D é t a c h e m e n t d ' A p p u i D r o n e s
S T AA R T
S T AA R T
P C B R I G B 3
B 2
G R P T A R T
C O G E
P C L C C O U
P C D I V
S I C F V 2
E LG E
C M O R E N S
S T B
P C
L R M
Z O N E D E L ' A V A N T
N C 2 M A R T H A
Z O N E D E R E S P O N S A B I L I T E D E L A B R I G A D E
Z O N E D E R E S P O N S A B I L I T E D U L C C O U D E L A D I V I S I O N
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7 0 à 1 5 0 k m
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R E N S S I R C A P T E U R S
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S I R A T L A S S I R A T L A S
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U N I T EM C M M
S T AR E N S
S T AR E N S
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CONCEPT of OPERATION MCMM
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UAV SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT:UAV SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT:FRENCH ARMY PRIORITIESFRENCH ARMY PRIORITIES
P1: MCMM Tactical UAV SystemP1: MCMM Tactical UAV System (Multi-Payload, Multi-Missions) (Multi-Payload, Multi-Missions) 2 flight profiles : slow & fast 2 flight profiles : slow & fast
Interoperability with HORIZON and SIGINTInteroperability with HORIZON and SIGINT
P2: Interoperability with MALE DroneP2: Interoperability with MALE Drone (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance)
P3: Close Range UAV System (P3: Close Range UAV System (MinidroneMinidrone))
MISSIONSIMINT : Intelligence, TargetingSIGINT/COMMS: ESM, Comms relayOTHER : Weather forecasting, NBC, Geography, etc.
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French army general planning for TUAV programmes
MCMMMCMM
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007CRECERELLECRECERELLE
Maintien de l’existant avec le marché de MCO
§ ProductionStade de conception
FCME puis DF
Stade de réalisation
FCMR + DLRFCMP
SDTISDTI
Maintien en service jusqu’à l’arrivée du MCMMContrat Fabrication
CL 289CL 289
ContratRetrofit droneAdaptation véhicules
Maintien en service jusqu’à l ’arrivée du MCMM
Stade d’utilisation
Stade d’utilisation
§ définition§ faisabilité § développement
Stade de réalisation Stade d’utilisation
EXTO/TA
EXTO
CRECERELLE-GECRECERELLE-GE
2008