DoD Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Program Master Plan - 1988

摘要

In FY 1988, the Congress eliminated separate program elements for remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) programs within each of the military Services, consolidated these efforts in a Joint RPV Program in the office of the Secretary of Defense, and authorized and appropriated reduced levels of RDT&E and procurement funding for such activities in FY 1988. In addition, the Congress directed that FY 1988 RDT&E funding: '...is available only for the Joint Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV) Program and may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriation of the Senate and the House of Representatives an updated master plan fully explaining his decisions as to which RPVs will be supported with the available funds and assessing the cooperation by the military Services with efforts to coordinate RPV programs and to eliminate duplication within and among the programs...' (Title IV, Public Law 100-180). This master plan, developed in response to this direction, describes the changes made by the Department in the management of RPV programs, outlines the requirements for RPV capabilities, defines the Department's strategy for acquisition of a family of RPV systems, and provides the detailed explanation of the programs that are to be supported with available FY 1988 and requested FY 1988 funds. Unmanned aerial vehicles are either remotely piloted or automatically piloted. (kr)