PowerPoint Presentation

PMA-263Foreign Comparative TestExperience

April 2014

PMA-263 Advanced Development IPTDr. Jennifer PrenticeMichael SveczNavy & Marine CorpsSmall Tactical Unmanned Aircraft SystemsFor Official Use Only#1PMA-263 PortfolioSmall UAS Family of Systems

RQ-21A

RQ-16B T-Hawk

Wasp III

RQ-11B Raven B

RQ-20 A Puma

ISR ServicesScanEagle

Wasp IV

RQ-7B ShadowNON-PROGRAMS OF RECORDPROGRAMS OF RECORDFor Official Use Only#Take away point: Relatively low Budget, temendous direct operational impact.PMA-263Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems

PMA-263 Advanced Development ObjectivesFor Official Use Only#Is this a flight plan slide?PMA-263Payload Transition StrategyAcquisition Strategies: POR Requirements, S&T (RIF, TIPS, SBIR, FNC, etc.), COTS, GOTS, RDT&E, FCT, JCTD, DAC, CWP

Test Strategies: Contractor T&E, Government Developmental Testing/Operational Testing, FCT, JCTD, DAC

Contracting Strategies: POR Prime Contract Vehicles, SBIR Phase II/III, Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF), FCT Contracts

For Official Use Only#What is the main take away for this slide? I think we should add in some of the other programs that the OSD comparative test office funds like JCTDs and DAC FCT Project for Small Tactical UAS MTI SensorsMoving Target Indication (MTI) TechnologyPicoSAR Radar Payload SAR/GMTISelex ES (UK)Insitu Pacific (AUS)Kestrel MTI Software Video MTISentient (AUS)

For Official Use Only#Key Focus Areas for SuccessForge Partnerships

Well Planned and Executed Contracting Strategy is EssentialContracting Delays can be Considerable

Comprehensive Test PlanningWho, What and Where Identified EarlyTesting with Operational Units can be Challenging and Requires Attention to Detail

Alignment of Procurement Requirements and Testing is ImportantTesting in support of POM Issues requires advanced planning to ensure schedules alignAvailability of Foreign Products can often lead POM fundingFor Official Use Only#Benefits of the FCT Programto PMA-263 Expands S&T Strategies to Allow for the Evaluation of Applicable Payloads and Technologies Available from Foreign Suppliers

Provides a Source of RDT&E Funding to Adapt and Test Available, Often Competing Payload TechnologiesProvides the Indirect, Added Benefit of Competition to Domestic Sources, Effectively Encouraging IRaD Investments

Excellent Bang for the Buck for FCT FundingExperience has Shown Considerable Company Dedicated In-Kind Investments Once an FCT Project is Approved

Potential for Accelerated FieldingAvoiding Domestic Development Will Pull Schedules to the Left

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