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PMA-263 Foreign Comparative Test Experience April 2014 PMA-263 Advanced Development IPT

PMA-263 Foreign Comparative Test Experience April 2014 PMA-263 Advanced Development IPT Dr. Jennifer Prentice Michael Svecz. PMA-263 Portfolio Small UAS Family of Systems. PROGRAMS OF RECORD. RQ-11B Raven B. RQ-7B Shadow. RQ-21A. NON-PROGRAMS OF RECORD. Wasp III. Wasp IV.

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PMA-263 Foreign Comparative Test Experience April 2014 PMA-263 Advanced Development IPT

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  1. PMA-263 Foreign Comparative Test Experience April 2014 PMA-263 Advanced Development IPT Dr. Jennifer Prentice Michael Svecz

  2. PMA-263 PortfolioSmall UAS Family of Systems PROGRAMS OF RECORD RQ-11B Raven B RQ-7B Shadow RQ-21A NON-PROGRAMS OF RECORD Wasp III Wasp IV RQ-20 A Puma RQ-16B T-Hawk ScanEagle ISR Services

  3. PMA-263Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems PMA-263 Advanced Development Objectives

  4. PMA-263Payload Transition Strategy • Acquisition Strategies: POR Requirements, S&T (RIF, TIPS, SBIR, FNC, etc.), COTS, GOTS, RDT&E, FCT, JCTD, DAC, CWP • Test Strategies: Contractor T&E, Government Developmental Testing/Operational Testing, FCT, JCTD, DAC • Contracting Strategies: POR Prime Contract Vehicles, SBIR Phase II/III, Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF), FCT Contracts

  5. FCT Project for Small Tactical UAS MTI Sensors • Moving Target Indication (MTI) Technology • PicoSAR Radar Payload – SAR/GMTI • Selex ES (UK) • Insitu Pacific (AUS) • Kestrel MTI Software – Video MTI • Sentient (AUS)

  6. Key Focus Areas for Success • Forge Partnerships • Well Planned and Executed Contracting Strategy is Essential • Contracting Delays can be Considerable • Comprehensive Test Planning • Who, What and Where Identified Early • Testing with Operational Units can be Challenging and Requires Attention to Detail • Alignment of Procurement Requirements and Testing is Important • Testing in support of POM Issues requires advanced planning to ensure schedules align • Availability of Foreign Products can often lead POM funding

  7. Benefits of the FCT Programto PMA-263 • Expands S&T Strategies to Allow for the Evaluation of Applicable Payloads and Technologies Available from Foreign Suppliers • Provides a Source of RDT&E Funding to Adapt and Test Available, Often Competing Payload Technologies • Provides the Indirect, Added Benefit of Competition to Domestic Sources, Effectively Encouraging IRaD Investments • Excellent “Bang for the Buck” for FCT Funding • Experience has Shown Considerable Company Dedicated In-Kind Investments Once an FCT Project is Approved • Potential for Accelerated Fielding • Avoiding Domestic Development Will Pull Schedules to the Left

  8. PMA-263 THANK YOU

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