Budget Activity 7 - Army Financial Management - U.S. Army

UNCLASSIFIED
Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB 2014 Army DATE: April 2013
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
2040: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army
BA 7: Operational Systems Development
COST ($ in Millions)
All Prior
FY 2014
Years FY 2012 FY 2013 # Base
R-1 ITEM NOMENCLATURE
PE 0305219A: MQ-1 Gray Eagle - Army UAV (MIP)
FY 2014 FY 2014
OCO ## Total FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018
Cost To
Complete
Total Program Element - 121.846 74.618 10.901 - 10.901 17.609 25.237 25.569 13.331 Continuing Continuing
MQ1: MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE -
ARMY UAV (MIP)
- 121.846 74.618 10.901 - 10.901 17.609 25.237 25.569 13.331 Continuing Continuing
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FY 2013 Program is from the FY 2013 President's Budget, submitted February 2012
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The FY 2014 OCO Request will be submitted at a later date
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
Gray Eagle provides the Division Commander a dedicated, assured, multi-mission Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the tactical flight assigned to Combat
Aviation Brigade (CAB), Army Special Operations Aviation Command, (ARSOAC), and Aerial Exploitation Battalions (AEB) in support of the Division Fires, Battlefield
Surveillance Brigades (BSB) and Brigade Combat Teams (BCT), based upon the Division Commander's priorities. Provides Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target
Acquisition (RSTA), command and control, communications relay, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and battle damage assessment capability. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle
UAS will be fielded to (15) units. A Gray Eagle unit consists of either 9 or 12 Aircraft and a Standard Equipment Package (SEP) and Payloads to include: Electro-
Optical/Infrared Laser Range Finder/Laser Designator (EO/IR/RF/LD), communication relay, and up to (4) HELLFIRE Missiles. The Combat Aviation Brigades (CAB)
consist of Soldiers, (9) Aircraft, (5) Universal Ground Control Stations (UGCS), (6) Universal Ground Data Terminals (UGDT), (1) Mobile Ground Control Station
(MGCS), (1) Satellite Communication (SATCOM) Ground Data Terminal (SGDT), (9) Satellite Airborne Data Terminals (SADT), (3) Automatic Take-off and Landing
Systems (ATLS), and Ground Support Equipment (GSE). The Aerial Exploitation Battalions (AEB) consist of (9) Aircraft, (5) Universal Ground Control Stations
(UGCS), (6) Universal Ground Data Terminals (UGDT), (1) Mobile Ground Control Station (MGCS), (1) Satellite Communication (SATCOM) Ground Data Terminal
(SGDT), (9) Satellite Airborne Data Terminals (SADT), (3) Automatic Take-off and Landing Systems (ATLS), and Ground Support Equipment (GSE). The number
of soldiers assigned to each of the AEB units will be determined upon issuance of the Force Design Update in the summer of 2013. The Army Special Operations
Aviation Command (ARSOAC) units consist of Soldiers, (12) Aircraft, (6) Universal Ground Control Stations (UGCS), (7) Universal Ground Data Terminals (UGDT),
(3) Mobile Ground Control Stations (MGCS), (3) Satellite Communication (SATCOM) Ground Data Terminals (SGDT), (12) Satellite Airborne Data Terminals (SADT),
(3) Automatic Take-off and Landing Systems (ATLS), and Ground Support Equipment (GSE). Deployed units also receive (4) Ka Satellite Communication (SATCOM)
Ground Data Terminals (SGDT) and (12) Ka Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Airborne Data Terminals (SADT) for access to military (Ka band) satellites while
OCONUS.
Justification: FY 2014 funding of $10.901 million will provide funding for development of SW Version 4.3.2 and planning of the PPT4 and FOTE test events. FOTE is
currently scheduled for the first quarter of FY 2015.
FY 2014 funds will also provide for Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) development, testing, and integration into the Gray Eagle System.
Total
Cost
PE 0305219A: MQ-1 Gray Eagle - Army UAV (MIP)
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