Small UAV for EW Detection, Deception, and Disruption

In the austere, challenged and contested environment of a future battlespace, vigilance and disruption of incoming threats from an adversary is highly important and time critical. In addition, the size and nature of the terrain may be significant, and operations may be stealthy or contested to the point that long-range communication for space- or aircraft-based ISR information unavailable.Ā For these reasons, Army/SOF teams require a capability to disperse a variety of sensing modules that can identify threats from adversary ISR activities (such as UAVs) and to disrupt adversary operations through UAS platforms. A forward deployed EW detection, deception, and disruption UAS capability will help detect and address cyber risks, tactical RF risks, environmental conditions, CBRN factors, movement in and around the areas, EW methods, and an enhanced multi-modal and multi-dimensional battlespace environment that will help Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) swarming of humans, machines, sensors, and autonomous systems in surveillance/reconnaissance, deployment, and support missions. Our objective with this Phase I proposal is to refine our preliminary Requirements Analysis to explore the needs, gaps, and requirements for an EW detection/triangulation, deception, and disruption UAS platform for Army/DOD needs, as well as to perform a preliminary demonstration of technical capabilities to demonstrate Technical Feasibility.