LCDR Troy Beshears

UAV Platform Manager

United States Coast Guard

U.S.C.G. UAV’s Enhancing the Common U.S.C.G. UAV’s Enhancing the Common Operational Picture Through Emerging Operational Picture Through Emerging

TechnologiesTechnologies

U.S.C.G. 212 Years of Homeland SecurityU.S.C.G. 212 Years of Homeland Security

• UAV Employment techniques to improve maritime domain awareness

• Sensor combinations to extend shipboard detection capabilities while enhancing classification and identification

• Telemetry dissemination and its role in maritime homeland defense

• Improving interoperability among joint agencies through the use of tactical control systems

Territorial Sea

ExclusiveEconomic

Zone

High Seas

Ports & Inland Waterways

Legitimate TradeTransnational Threats

Marine Environmental ProtectionFisheriesOffshore Energy

Port SafetyPort Security

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UAV Employment techniques to improve UAV Employment techniques to improve Maritime Domain AwarenessMaritime Domain Awareness

• UAV Altitude/Classification• UAV Altitude/Classification

70K

60KGlobal HawkGlobal Hawk

U-2U-2

Heron 1Heron 1

Predator APredator A

Heron 1Heron 1

Predator APredator A

50K

40K

30K

20K

10K

Alti

tude

10

2030

Endurance (hours)

Eagle Eye, Fire scout, Eagle Eye, Fire scout, Hunter, PioneerHunter, Pioneer

Eagle Eye, Fire scout, Eagle Eye, Fire scout, Hunter, PioneerHunter, Pioneer

HAEHAE

MediumMedium

TacticalTactical

Heron 2Heron 2

Predator BPredator B

Heron 2Heron 2

Predator BPredator B

Evaluation of possible deployment Evaluation of possible deployment sites based on UAV Capabilitiessites based on UAV Capabilities

APB05209-18-02

APB05509-18-02

Key to Enhancing Common Operational PictureKey to Enhancing Common Operational Picture

Persistent Presence provided by UAVsPersistent Presence provided by UAVs

Sensor combinations to extend shipboard Sensor combinations to extend shipboard detection capabilities while enhancing detection capabilities while enhancing

classification and identificationclassification and identification

APB020B09-20-02

Why choose an airborne Why choose an airborne surveillance sensor?surveillance sensor?

Large area coverage Remote area coverage High-resolution imagery Long dwell times over areas of interest Readily available technology Flexibility in tasking Ability to operate in hostile environments

Imaging SensorsImaging Sensors

Film & Digital Cameras

Low-light TV Cameras

Imaging SensorsImaging SensorsElectro-optical/Infrared Imagers (EO/IR)

Multispectral ImagersCombine Low Light Images with FLIR

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Imaging SensorsImaging SensorsHyperspectral Imagers

Spectral (Z)

Spatial (X)

Spa

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Y)

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Wavelength Band

Ref

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TreeTruck

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Blue Green Red Near IR Short Wave IR 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1

Hyperspectral Data Cube

Imaging SensorsImaging SensorsSynthetic Aperture Radars (SAR)

Visual Image

SAR Image

Imaging SensorsImaging Sensors Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radars (ISAR)

LIDAR - In the far term, range-gated laser imaging radars (LIDARs) will complement traditional radars by providing the capability to build three-dimensional images in real time of suspected targets found by the latter.

Telemetry Dissemination and its Role Telemetry Dissemination and its Role in Maritime Homeland Defensein Maritime Homeland Defense

Key to timely decision making and intelligence interpretation

Key to timely decision making and intelligence interpretation

Typical Telemetry Dissemination

TCDL Antenna

Telemetry provides for Command &Control of UAV,

System Health Monitoring,

Single Payload Transmission @ 30fps.

UHF Antenna

Provides Command & Control of UAV,

System Health Monitoring @ 10fps.

IRIDIUM

Commercial Communication Satellite System

Command & Control of UAV, limited Payload.

KU Band

Over the Horizon Satellite Capability, cost effectiveness vs.

availability.

Available Dissemination Capabilities

• Telemetry bandwidth incapable of providing transmission of EO/IR and ISAR payloads simultaneously.

• Can only control one UAV at a time, without switching between platforms.

• Over the Horizon (OTH) operations require that the air vehicle be operated at or above 10,000 agl beyond 110nm. At this altitude most EO/IR sensorsare ineffective at identifying targets of interest.

Shortcomings of Line of Sight (LOS) Antennas

Improving interoperability among joint agencies through the use of tactical control

systems & communications

TACTICAL CONTROL SYSTEMTACTICAL CONTROL SYSTEM

TCS PROVIDES :UAV COMMAND AND CONTROL INTEROPERABILITYSENSOR AND PAYLOAD CONTROLRAPID TARGET/ IMAGERY DISSEMINATION

TCS PROVIDES :UAV COMMAND AND CONTROL INTEROPERABILITYSENSOR AND PAYLOAD CONTROLRAPID TARGET/ IMAGERY DISSEMINATION

LEVEL VLEVEL V

• Launch & Launch & RecoveryRecovery

• Flight Flight ControlControl

• Payload Payload ControlControl

• Direct Data Direct Data ReceiptReceipt

LEVEL IVLEVEL IV

• Flight Flight ControlControl

• Payload Payload ControlControl

• Direct Data Direct Data ReceiptReceipt

LEVEL IIILEVEL III

• Payload Payload ControlControl

• Direct Data Direct Data ReceiptReceipt

LEVEL ILEVEL I

• Secondary Secondary ProductProduct

LEVEL IILEVEL II

• Direct Data Direct Data ReceiptReceipt

TCS Defined Levels Of AV Command and Control

SEMPER PARATUS

Coordinated and Focused on the Real Threats

Prepared for the 21st Century

SEMPER PARATUS

Coordinated and Focused on the Real Threats

Prepared for the 21st Century

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