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1、U.S. Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Vector Report 2013-2038RPA Vector: Vision and Enabling Concepts 20132038 101 pages February 17, 2014Over the last decade, remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) have become a critical component in the application of airpower and one of the most “in demand” pla
2、tforms the Air Force provides to the joint force. RPA accentuate the core tenets of persistence, flexibility, and versatility of mission. Along with information collection and attack capabilities, they have a proven record as force multipliers during the contingency operations of the last decade. Th
3、eir utility across the range of military operations (ROMO) remains mostly untested, as RPA, similar to all new acquisitions 推荐精选in the last decade, have not routinely operated in contested airspace or in an A2/AD environment. Current systems have operated in contested threat environments over Baghda
4、d and Libya, though operations were dependent upon the type of platform and network capability. Today, RPA provide near-real-time information, not only to senior operational decision makers but also directly to joint and coalition forces in the field. RPA aid forces in combat currently perform selec
5、tive precision strike missions against pre-planned or high-value opportunities, minimizing risk of collateral damage.The Air Force has taken preliminary steps toward a comprehensive service-wide review of future RPA applications. In addressing the continued growth of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),
6、 the Air Force will consider a broad doctrinal look at the kind of missions RPA have supported in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) and will look at the strengths and challenges as well as the current and future demands of the combatant commanders (CCDR) to understan
7、d how all components and capabilities can contribute to the successful execution of all phases of conflict.This level of understanding is needed to determine what forces and resources need to be established in baseline budgets from which we would surge in crisis to achieve operational plans strategi
8、es, what risk we are willing to accept, or how such risk could be mitigated.1.1 Purpose And ScopeBoth the current fiscal and future operational environments facing the Air Force influence the landscape for investments in the development and fielding of new technologies. This document refines the Air
9、 Force strategic vision for the future of RPA and reemphasizes the inherent potential and emerging capabilities of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS). The RPA Vector outlines concepts and capabilities needed over the next 25 years. It can inform the capabilities planning and requirements develop
10、ment process as well as inform the CFLIs as they execute their responsibilities for implementation planning in the plans, programming, budgeting and execution process.Technology advancements must increasingly leverage open architecture, autonomy, modularity, and interoperability to maximize both sys
11、tem effectiveness and service investments. Open architecture and open interfaces need to be leveraged to address problems with proprietary system architectures. Standards and interface specifications need to be established to achieve modularity, commonality, and interchangeability across payloads, c
12、ontrol systems, video/audio interfaces, data, and communication links. This openness will enhance competition, lower life-cycle costs, and provide warfighters with enhanced unmanned capabilities that enable commonality and joint interoperability on the battlefield. Focused investments must be made i
13、n todays 推荐精选fiscally constrained environment to further the Air Forces strategic, operational, and tactical capabilities to support joint operations. These joint forces will possess the capabilities to deploy, operate, and employ autonomous behaviors to reduce pilot and operator workload. The futur
14、e Air Force RPA force structure will be leaner and more adaptable to maximize the effectiveness of 21st-century airpower. The Air Force will continue to be organized for operations to support strategic missions.1.2 VisionThe Air Force vision for RPA is Seamless integration of RPA into operations acr
15、oss all domains (air, space and cyberspace) and levels of warfare (strategic, operational and tactical) will enable future joint forces to leverage cross-domain synergies in environments ranging from permissive to non-permissive. Widespread use of highly adaptable and flexible autonomous systems and
16、 processes to provide significant time efficiencies and operational advantages over adversaries. Increasingly interoperable systems and platforms through advancements in and application of open architecture, standards, and modularity across joint, interagency and coalition partners that results in a leaner, more effective, adaptable, sustainable and efficient force. Teaming across departments and agencies, coalition partners, academia, an
