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Currently in production and fielded with Shadow TUAV systems, One
System GCS has been in Army service since 2001, logging more than
50,000 hours of operation. The US Army is planning to transition all
UAV ground control systems system to the One-System's standard. The
system was used to control the Warrior UAV during the
ER/MP systems
capabilities demonstration in early 2005 and will control the Warrior
ER/MP UAVs as they become operational in 2009. The system has also
demonstrated control of a U.S. Army Hunter system, and a STANAG 4586
compliant version is scheduled to fly the U.S. Marine Corps Pioneer
tactical UAV system in the first quarter of 2006. STANAG 4586 is a
NATO standardization agreement that enables various UAVs to share
information through common ground stations, thus enhancing
interoperability among allied military forces. Future versions of One
System GCS will be compatible with this standard. One System(TM)
remote video terminal (OSRVT), an addition to the One System GCS is
currently in development. The new mobile, manpack- sized unit is
capable of receiving, integrating and displaying live video and
telemetry data from an array of unmanned aerial vehicles and manned
platforms. Soldiers will simultaneously receive live video and
geo-location data in separate windows on their small, lightweight
video OSRVT terminals. A video "footprint" and icons identifying
aggressor units, vehicles, facilities, or natural landscape features
will be overlaid on a map in the geo-location window, enabling swift
target identification, decision making, and response. |
