Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, AMSMI-AC-CFF/D. Long, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

A -- TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS POC Contact Mary Lou Cole, Technical Coordinator, (205) 955-6994. The Unmanned Ground Vehicle/Systems Joint Program Office, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama intends to issue a draft specification in April 1997 for the Tactical Unmanned Vehicle (TUV) system for industry comments and recommendations. The TUV requirements are based on a joint Army and Marine Corps Operational Requirement Document (ORD). The TUV ORD calls for a system which will provide Army and Marine Corps maneuver forces, battalion and below, an organic, unmanned, and mobile system capable of conducting remote reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) and chemical/biological agent detection tasks. The TUV will be an unmanned ground vehicle with a modular payload capability which will allow the system to perform a variety of battlefield tasks including RSTA and chemical/biological detection. The TUV's core design will be capable of accommodating future system improvements, upgrades and modifications developed under a phased acquisition process. The TUV system, with its soldier or Marine operator, is planned to have the following basic elements: a Mobile Base Unit (MBU); an MBU payload (The initial payload being RSTA and chemical/biological agent detection); and an Operator Control Unit (OCU). The MBU (unmanned) is the portion of the system that is remotely operated forward and transports the mission payload module. The OCU (manned) remains in a remote and relatively safe location while the MBU is being remotely employed. The following is a sampling of the planned Phase I core TUV system performance requirements and is not a complete listing. (1) The MBU, MBU payload, and OCU must be air transportable by UH-60 (sling load) and V-22 aircraft in a high-hot scenario in not more than 1 lift, (2) Be capable of operating after a Low Velocity Airdrop, (3) Be operable in all battlefield conditions (-25 degrees through +145 degrees Fahrenheit, day and night) without special kits while maintaining full mission capability, (4) Have voice and data communications capability and inter-operability with current and projected Army and Marine Corps tactical C4I systems, (5) Permit the operator to formulate and transmit Variable Message Format (VMF) reports, and capture freeze frame digital images and transmit these images to the tactical operations center, (6) Shall be able to conduct a 24 hour remote RSTA mission without being refueled or receiving any type of operator maintenance, (7) Fuels used by the TUV system must be kerosene based in compliance with Department of Defense single fuel policy, (8) When visual line-of-sight between the MBU and OCU exists, the MBU and payload shall be capable of being remotely employed by the operator when the MBU and payload is within a 4 km radius of the OCU without the MBU and OCU being physically tethered or linked to one another, (9) When visual line-of-sight between the MBU and OCU does not exists, the MBU and payload shall be capable of being remotely employed by the operator not less 4 km from the OCU, (10) The TUV system operator will be alerted to the presence of a moving human sized object within a 3 meter radius of the MBU while the MBU is in a remote stationary RSTA mode. (11) The OCU will display to the system operator the location of the MBU, the OCU, and targets on a standard military map. (12) OCU shall be capable of being operated from both standard NATO vehicle power supplies and on standard commercial power, (13) The OCU will weigh no more than 40 pounds excluding any batteries, (14) The remotely employed MBU shall be capable of reaching and sustaining not less than 25 kph over flat paved surfaces, (15) TUV system RSTA payload will permit the operator to remotely conduct RSTA in 360 degrees from a stationary MBU platform, (16) RSTA paylad shall support day/night targeting and will provide an acoustic target detection capability. An Industry Support Group (ISG) meeting is planned for 17 April 1997 from 0730 to 1200 hours. The ISG will be held at the Bevill Conference Center, Huntsville, Alabama. For additional information or registration, contact Ms. Mary Lou Cole at (205) 955-6994. The ISG meeting is being held in conjunction with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Pathfinder Chapter's annual symposium 15-16 April 1997. Invited speakers include MG Clair F. Gill, Commanding General, US Army Engineer Center and RADM Barton Strong, PEO Cruise Missile and Joint UAV. Registration is $200.00 (Non AUVSI members $240.00). Limited booth space is available for $500.00. For additional information contact Mr. Robert Johnson (205) 561-6825, FAX (205) 882-3818. Surf the Unmanned Ground Vehicle/Systems Joint Program Office website at www.redstone.army.mil/ugvsjpo. Contact Ms. Gwen Wallace at (205) 842-8446 for an appointment to visit the UGV/S Reading Room at Redstone Scientific Information Center, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. It is recommended that interested sources request a copy of the draft specification, submit technical literature, and submit all technical questions, inquiries, and comments to Ms. Mary Lou Cole, U.S. Army Missile Command, AMCPM-UG-E, Building 3221, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898. Phone number is (205) 955-6994 or fax number is (205) 842-0947. For programmatic issues, contact LTC Dunnigan at (205) 876-3988. Required response date is no later than 1 July 1997. (0071)

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