salty dog 502 gets first trap

[wink]

UCLASS bags a couple. Times, they are a change'un.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/...rrier/?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth

 

[SynixMan]

When will AW have its first "Do UAV drivers get to wear Centurion patches" argument?

 

[wink]

When will AW have its first "Do UAV drivers get to wear Centurion patches" argument?

If I understand where the X-47 program is, and presumably follow on UCLASS, it doesn't need a "pilot". It is far more autonomous then active UAVs. It would seem to me that it could be monitored by a technician, a computer geek working a key board if necessary. If an officer is required for things like release authority (as if a tomahawk needs release authority once it arrives over target) then it could be any line officer. Pilots need not be assigned as long as it isn't flying in the national airspace system.

 

[Recovering LSO]

I suspect 13XX's may be used (in some capacity) while the vehicle is "on mission", but it is turned over to the satellites and data links for recovery. Which should work out just fine in a GPS denied environment....

 

[scoober78]

Yeah, but that would never happen...get real.

 

[BigRed389]

I suspect 13XX's may be used (in some capacity) while the vehicle is "on mission", but it is turned over to the satellites and data links for recovery. Which should work out just fine in a GPS denied environment....

Is there something that lets it recover once it gets close enough to make comms with the carrier? Modern ring laser gyros should at least put you in the "ballpark" right?

I guess that could be an EMCON problem though...

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Will the UAV pilots get to work remotely from home?

 

[PropStop]

So...it begs the question...what % get replaced by robots?

At least us VP guys don't have to worry about being replaced by a robot!

oh wait...

 

[scoober78]

Modern ring laser gyros should at least put you in the "ballpark" right?

Spoken like a guy who never landed on the boat...

 

[armada1651]

I suspect 13XX's may be used (in some capacity) while the vehicle is "on mission", but it is turned over to the satellites and data links for recovery. Which should work out just fine in a GPS denied environment....

GPS denied? I'm more worried about "accurate ACLS denied." Maybe over on fancy schmancy CVN-77 the thing works perfectly all the time, but that has not been my experience.

 

[ea6bflyr]

GPS denied? I'm more worried about "accurate ACLS denied." Maybe over on fancy schmancy CVN-77 the thing works perfectly all the time, but that has not been my experience.

Fact: If the dog machine works, it means that the ACLS is down.

 

[armada1651]

Fact: If the dog machine works, it means that the ACLS is down.

They must share parts....

 

[zippy]

So...it begs the question...what % get replaced by robots?

At least us VP guys don't have to worry about being replaced by a robot!

oh wait...

First UAV squadron coming to a hangar near you here shortly if the RUMINT is correct. VP shore tours, and I suspect a non screen DH/OPT-T Mecca.

 

[Renegade One]

First UAV squadron coming to a hangar near you here shortly if the RUMINT is correct….

Probably premature to think that. Navy hasn't even released a "developmental proposal" RFP to Industry yet…but appears to be willing to fund as many as 4 developmental team variants for a final "fly-off", then all that nasty acquisition stuff comes into play…"losing team" protests, along with requirements-creep, changing ORs, full-scale development, mega-buttloads (industry term…) of software code that doesn't exist yet, comms/links/ sensors/weapons suites development and integration, prototype builds for DT&E, LRIP probably concurrent with OT&E, CONOPS development, myriad shore and ship-based integration studies/mods/SHIPALTs, and Navy stand-up of…what? An FRS or "Mutha Squadron"? Where? How many? One per coast? IOC (however that's defined these days)...

Well, you get the idea. Fire back if you believe or know there will be some sort of "fast track" to IOC and initial deployment for this capability.

 

[wink]

Probably premature to think that. Navy hasn't even released a "developmental proposal" RFP to Industry yet…but appears to be willing to fund as many as 4 developmental team variants for a final "fly-off", then all that nasty acquisition stuff comes into play…"losing team" protests, along with requirements-creep, changing ORs, full-scale development, mega-buttloads (industry term…) of software code that doesn't exist yet, comms/links/ sensors/weapons suites development and integration, prototype builds for DT&E, LRIP probably concurrent with OT&E, CONOPS development, myriad shore and ship-based integration studies/mods/SHIPALTs, and Navy stand-up of…what? An FRS or "Mutha Squadron"? Where? How many? One per coast? IOC (however that's defined these days)...

Well, you get the idea. Fire back if you believe or know there will be some sort of "fast track" to IOC and initial deployment for this capability.

Triton is past 3/4 of this already, is it not?