Organic Air Vehicle (OAV)
The Future Combat System (FCS) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) plan consists of a family of several types of airborne vehicles, including the Organic Air Vehicle (OAV). This BIA requests proposals for the definition and refinement of the OAV platform, definition of common subsystem interfaces, specification development, ROM costs models, and System Development and Demonstration (SDD) program plans.
The Organic Air Vehicle, or OAV, program will provide the individual soldier with the capability to detect the enemy concealed in forests or hills, around buildings in urban areas, or in places where the soldier does not have a direct line-of-sight. OAVs can perch and stare, and essentially be sentinels for maneuvering troops. Rather than sending a soldier into harm?s way to scout a particularly dangerous area, the unit can now use the OAV instead.
Organic Air Vehicle - Desired Functional & Performance Characteristics
PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS SET A
Soldier level asset
Soldier
transportable
Gross Weight: 20 lbs
Endurance: 15 minutes
Range: 1 km
Payload: 1 lb
Ceiling:
8000 ft MSL
Low
Acoustic Signature: 75 db @ 20 ft
VTOL
or STOL (Vertical or Short Takeoff/Landing)
Diesel
fuel engine
Payload
type: EO/IR
Performance
characteristics based on Army Standard Day (4000 ft, 95 F)
Performance
values noted above are approximate.
PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS SET B
Platoon level asset
Carrier
transportable (Hummer size)
Gross
Weight: 75 lb
Endurance:
25 minutes
Speed:
Vmax > 40 kts
Range:
2 km
Payload:
7 lb
Ceiling:
8000 ft MSL
Low
Acoustic Signature: 75 db @ 100 ft
Day/Night
operations
VTOL
(Vertical Takeoff/Landing)
Diesel
fuel engine
Tethered
options will be considered
Primary
Payload Type: EO/IR
Alternate
Modular Payloads: Acoustic, Mine Detection, Comm-Relay, SIGINT
Performance
characteristics based on Army Standard Day (4000 ft, 95 F)
Performance
values noted above are approximate.
