19. UAS Caps & Employment Flashcards
What is the best altitudes for UAS to be at overhead?
METT-TC
UAS UA RPA UAV GCS
unmanned aircraft system unmanned aircraft remotely piloted aircraft unmanned aerial vehicle ground control station
UAS missions?
Recon, ISR, CAS, Airborne comm/data relay, Strike coordination
How manny categories of UAS ?
5
Scan Eagle
ISR
RQ-7B Shadow
ISR/RSTA (Recon surveillance target acquisition
MQ-5B Hunter
RSTA/Strike capable
GBU-44 Viper strike
MQ-1B Predator
ISR/CAS
AGM-114P
Papa model for temp diff at ALT
Can shoot in orbit
MQ-1C Grey Eagle
ISR/RSTA/CAS
GBU-44, AGM-114P
MTS
Multispectral Targeting System
MQ-9 Reaper
Attack/ISR
AGM-114P, GBU-12, GBU-38
USAF flown
RQ-4 Global Hawk
ISR
LOS ops to approx? NM
100 NM
UAS are High demand, Short supply
True
Advantages and disadvantages of UAS
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
Is the MTS pod certified to pull CAT 1 - 3 coordinates?
NO it is not
Can UAS conduct type 1 control
NO it cannot no pilot to see target.
TREAT ARMED UAS IS THE SAME MANNER AS TRADITIONAL A/C
TRUE
If a UAS checks on with the capability of generating CAT 1 - 3 coordinates how is this possible ?
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.
For Hellfire shots what should you give in remarks/ restrictions of CAS 9 line?
Final Weapons Heading ______
Can make an off axis shot
when are the wheel and figure eight/racetrack orbits used with UAS
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
