The GM Product Office manages the RQ-7B Shadow® UAS. In vital combat, it has been armed with weapons and can be used as a quick response in the field. The system is frequently called upon for its exceptional endurance, high-resolution optics, and its ability to fly at higher levels for surveillance. The Sky Warrior Alpha UAS was originally provided to the Army for the development of Tactics, Techniques and Procedures. The Hunter's enhanced imaging system allows commanders to detect, identify, and track hostile activity/targets for external weapons systems or maneuvers and Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) thereby enhancing the commander's ability to locate and identify friendly forces to avoid unnecessary loss of life and locate enemy targets. The weaponized MQ-5B Hunter UAS is used in support of Army Aerial Exploitation Battalion for RSTA and is the Army's longest serving Corps/Division level UAS.
UAS Modernization has been successful to date in providing deployed forces the best, most capable and versatile UAS including the Hunter, Sky Warrior Alpha, and Gray Eagle Block 0. The UAS Modernization Product Office is committed to being the world leader in rapidly providing emerging UAS technologies to enhance the Warfighter's survivability and capability. The program is currently in the production and deployment phase, with two Quick Reaction Capability units deployed in support of combat operations in OEF as well as recent deployment of the first complete operational Gray Eagle Company in March 2012. The Gray Eagle is the mainstay of the Army Division/Corps commander's battle set for land warfare operations. The Gray Eagle provides combatant commanders a much improved real-time responsive capability to conduct long-dwell, wide area Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Target Acquisition (RSTA), communications relay, and attack missions with the addition of four (4) HELLFIRE II® missiles. The MAE Product Office manages the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System. Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) Product Office UAS PO is also the DoD lead for developing Ground Bases Sense and Avoid technologies for integration of UAS in the National Airspace (NAS). In addition to the four programs of record, the organization also manages the acquisition and sustainment of the Hunter, Sky Warrior Alpha, Gray Eagle Block 0, and Puma unmanned aircraft systems as well as the Universal Ground Control Stations (UGCS).
UAS PO currently manages four Programs of Record (POR): Gray Eagle, Shadow®, Raven and most recently added the One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT). The primary UAS mission is providing tactical Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA), however they perform a myriad of other functions including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) battle damage assessment, persistent stare for around-the-clock lethal and non-lethal operations convoy protection and anti-ambush / Improvised Explosive Device (IED) emplacement. Maneuver units such as infantry, scout, aviation, artillery, as well as, intelligence and medical units benefit from the availability and overall effectiveness of UAS. As the Army becomes leaner and more agile, UAS PO will shape a UAS fleet with commensurate capabilities and versatility.Īs of, Army unmanned aircraft systems have collectively flown 1.52 million total hours, 90% of these hours (or 1.37 million) in direct support of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). The UAS PO is organized to provide our Nation and its allies world class interoperable unmanned aircraft systems and integrated payloads through excellence in program management and lifecycle support. This organization continues to revolutionize our Army's warfighting operations by being a world class leader in the development, production and sustainment of unmanned aircraft and associated systems. UAS PO, made up of some 450 Soldiers, DA Civilians and Contractors is one of eight Project Manager Organizations under the Program Executive Office for Aviation. The Army's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office (UAS PO), is located on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
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