ARMY AL&T


CLOSING THE GAPS As we develop critical technology for Future Vertical Lift,


we are working on several capability gaps that need to be addressed to maintain overmatch in multidomain operations. These capability gaps include the ability to:


• Conduct aerial reconnaissance and security operations in extreme environmental conditions.


• Conduct aerial sensing in obscured and unobscured conditions.


• Conduct joint and combined-arms air-ground operations. • Defeat or suppress enemy air defense systems. • Operate in contested airspace.


• Detect, identify and locate enemy weapon systems to protect aircraft and related systems across all domains during joint and combined-arms air-ground operations.


To achieve the


performance that next- generation aircraft will require, we are working on many critical areas including lethality, survivability, lighter and stronger airframes and rotors, and


advanced manned and unmanned teaming.


MULTITASKING SENSORS Existing sensors are used for a single purpose, but it is no longer sufficient to have separate sensors for targeting, surviv- ability and navigation. As a result, we are developing multipurpose sensors that will not overload the size, weight and power of the aircraft and will reduce the cogni- tive burden on pilots from data overload. These next-generation, multifunction electro-optical and infrared sensor systems will provide situational awareness in anti- access and area denial environments and automate targeting capabilities.


DEMONSTRATORS AND PROTOTYPES Te Aviation & Missile Center is working closely with industry to design and build


a Joint Multi-Role Technology Demon- strator for Future Vertical Lift, which will incorporate existing and experimen- tal vertical-lift capabilities for future programs. Te Army is using the tech- nology demonstrator to conduct ground and flight demonstrations, which will help inform requirements for next-generation Army aircraft.


Additionally, the Army already has directed competitive prototypes for the FARA to be developed by the Aviation & Missile Center. Te FARA will be a light-attack and reconnaissance aircraft that will be able to avoid radar detec- tion and operate in densely populated megacities. Requirements for the FARA ,include enough AI to fly unmanned at


least part of the time, a secure commu- nications network to control specialized drones, an open architecture, speed up to 235 miles per hour and the ability to reach targets 155 miles away. Te Army plans to conduct flight testing on the prototypes in 2023 and make a procurement decision in 2024, then field this new capability to a combat unit soon afterward.


TEAMING WITH PARTNERS CCDC has hundreds of cooperative research and development agreements with many industry partners, includ- ing Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Karem Aircraft Inc. and AVX Aircraft Co. Our academic partners on Future Verti- cal Lift include Penn State University, the University of Maryland and the Georgia


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