High Altitude / Long Endurance (HALE)
The Future Combat System (FCS) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) plan consists of a family of several types of airborne vehicles, including the High Altitude / Long Endurance (HALE) UAV. This BIA requests proposals for the definition and refinement of the HALE UAV platform, definition of common subsystem interfaces, specification development, ROM costs models, and System Development and Demonstration (SDD) program plans.
High Altitude / Long Endurance Unmanned Air Vehicle - Desired Functional & Performance Characteristics
PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS SET A
CTOL (Conventional Takeoff/Landing)
Runway
launched
Mission:
RSTA
Remote
Basing / Control
Gross
Weight: 2200 lbs
Endurance:
24 hr
Altitude:
25,000 ft MSL
Speed:
Vmax > 80 kts
Radius:
1500 km
Payload:
450 lbs
Signature:
Low IR
Day/Night
operations
Diesel
or JP-8 fuel
CTOL
Primary
Payload Type: EO/IR
Alternate/Multiple
Payloads: Comm-Relay, COMINT, SIGINT, Met Sensor, Mine Detection,
SAR w/ AiTR, NBC Sensors, EA, Lethal
Performance
characteristics based on Army Standard Day (4000 ft, 95 F)
Performance
values noted above are approximate.
PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS SET B
VTOL (Vertical Takeoff/Landing)
Remote
Basing / Control
Gross
Weight: 4000 lb
Endurance:
24 hrs
Altitude:
25,000 ft MSL
Speed:
Vmax > 140 kts
Radius:
2700 km
Payload:
300 lbs
Signature:
Low IR
Day/Night
operations
VTOL
Diesel
or JP-8 fuel
Primary
Payload Type: EO/IR
Alternate/Multiple
Payloads: Comm-Relay, COMINT, SIGNINT, Met Sensor, Mine Detection,
SAR w/ AiTR,
NBC Sensors, EA, Lethal
Performance
characteristics based on Army Standard Day (4000 ft, 95 F)
Performance
values noted above are approximate.
