UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES DEVELOPMENT PLAN

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE ASD/XR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR USAF UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES (UAVS), RECOMMENDING: UAV NEW STARTS OR MODIFICATIONS AS SOLUTIONS TO MISSION DEFICIENCIES; ENABLING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS; AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS, TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS, AND DECISION DATA REQUIRED TO JUSTIFY AND INITIATE THE RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS. THE TIME IS RIPE TO TAKE STOCK OF UAV DEVELOPMENTS IN THE US DEFENSE COMMUNITY - WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE SHOULD BE GOING. A DOD UAV MASTER PLAN ACTIVITY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP A TRI-SERVICE ROADMAP. THIS PROPOSAL EFFORT IS DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY AND UTILITY OF CONSOLIDATED UAV DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FROM THE USAF PERSPECTIVE, TO DEVELOP THE METHODOLOGIES AND DATA BASE FOR SUCH PLANNING, AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE MOST MISSION-EFFECTIVE AND RESOURCE-EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF UAVS BY THE USAF.