Reconnaissance Data Recording

A detailed assessment will be conducted of the trends in digital recording media capable of meeting the requairments of Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance Ssytem (AATARS) and Tactical Reconnaissance System (TRS). The unique aspect of this proposal is that two major competing contractos in data recording technology will be working the Phase I development efffort which will serve as the foundation for the Phase II prototype development. Synectics will evaluate the results of the tasks performed by these two subcontractors to ensure that the cost, schedule, and risk are accurate. Synectics will merge the results and perform a down selection of the best tehcnical and operationally effective approach to be taken in Phses II and III, and will report the resuls in two documents (q) A Reconnaissance Data Recording Road Map to assist tha Navy in formulating research and develoment objectives and in monitoring critical data recording technologies that are being pursued by commercial vendors, and (2) A Reconnaissance Data Recording Prototype Dvelopment for a Phase II SBIR program