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Spiral 1 Spiral 2
Spiral 3
JUSC2 ACTD FY08-FY13 FYDP FY14-FY18 FYDP
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Increasingly Autonomous "Loner" UVs Autonomous UVs Work in Teams Groups of UVs Become "Cognizant"
SPEC
RMS REQTS
into JAUS/SAE
Assess JAUS
for RMS
UUV REQTS
into JAUS/SAE
Assess JAUS
for UUVs
SPEC
Common C2
SPEC
Common COMMS
Common C2
Common
COMMS
Common Control Spiral 1 Common Control Spiral 2 Common Control Spiral 3
Era of Federated UV C2 Systems
Legacy C2 Systems Interface to
a Common Management Function
with Modest / Low Manning Reduction
SPEC
Common COMMS
Common C2
Common COMMS
Common C2
Era of Common UV C2 Interfaces
New UVs are Built with Standard
COMMS and "Plug into" Common C2
Interfaces with no
new Control Station ($ Savings)
& Significant Manning Reduction
Autonomous
Swarms
Start Moving
Toward Common
COMMS Across
All UV Types
in Spiral 2
(Depends on JTRS)
Autonomous
Swarms
Some Autonomous Swarms
Autonomous Swarms
12-18 Month Tech Refresh Cycles within Spirals
Era of UV Group Supervision
Common Control of Large Numbers of UVs
shifts from Management to Indirect
Supervision of Autonomous UV Teams ....
with some Direct Control Special Cases -
Especially with UAVs
Joint Interfaces Applied to R&D Systems Joint Interfaces Applied to All Systems Networked UVs are GIG Compliant