19. UAS Caps & Employment

Question 1

What is the best altitudes for UAS to be at overhead?

Answer 1

METT-TC

Question 2

UAS
UA
RPA
UAV
GCS

Answer 2

unmanned aircraft system
unmanned aircraft
remotely piloted aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicle 
ground control station

Question 3

UAS missions?

Answer 3

Recon, ISR, CAS, Airborne comm/data relay, Strike coordination

Question 4

How manny categories of UAS ?

Answer 4

5

Question 5

Scan Eagle

Answer 5

ISR

Question 6

RQ-7B Shadow

Answer 6

ISR/RSTA (Recon surveillance target acquisition

Question 7

MQ-5B Hunter

Answer 7

RSTA/Strike capable

GBU-44 Viper strike

Question 8

MQ-1B Predator

Answer 8

ISR/CAS
AGM-114P

Papa model for temp diff at ALT
Can shoot in orbit

Question 9

MQ-1C Grey Eagle

Answer 9

ISR/RSTA/CAS

GBU-44, AGM-114P

Question 10

MTS

Answer 10

Multispectral Targeting System

Question 11

MQ-9 Reaper

Answer 11

Attack/ISR
AGM-114P, GBU-12, GBU-38
USAF flown

Question 12

RQ-4 Global Hawk

Answer 12

ISR

Question 13

LOS ops to approx? NM

Answer 13

100 NM

Question 14

UAS are High demand, Short supply

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Advantages and disadvantages of UAS

Answer 15

ADV- Long flight time, responsive and reactive, low vis signature, man out of arms way

DISADV- must deconflict with other A/C, loud at lower ALT, susceptible to bad WX, possibility of lost data link
HIGHLY MICROMANAGED

Question 16

Is the MTS pod certified to pull CAT 1 - 3 coordinates?

Answer 16

NO it is not

Question 17

Can UAS conduct type 1 control

Answer 17

NO it cannot no pilot to see target.

Question 18

TREAT ARMED UAS IS THE SAME MANNER AS TRADITIONAL A/C

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

If a UAS checks on with the capability of generating CAT 1 - 3 coordinates how is this possible ?

Answer 19

It is not through the MTS sensor, It is a combination of PID through the sensor and deriving coordinates with either PSS-SOF or other menstruation systems.

Question 20

For Hellfire shots what should you give in remarks/ restrictions of CAS 9 line?

Answer 20

Final Weapons Heading ______

Can make an off axis shot

Question 21

when are the wheel and figure eight/racetrack orbits used with UAS

Answer 21

Wheel orbit- used when no restrictions exist, FAH, or urban deployments don’t mask target

Figure eight- used when restrictions to attack headings are required sue to

• collateral dammage
• friendly pos
• terrain in urban envirn
• congested airspace is issued /deconfliction purposes