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Mon, Oct 24, 2016

Navy's Common Control System Validates Interoperability During Tri-Service Demo

System Designed For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Will Eventually Be Integrated In All Unmanned Systems

The Navy recently tested its Common Control System (CCS) during a Tri-Service demonstration that showed the potential use of unmanned systems for automated medical casualty evacuations.

The Navy, Army and Air Force worked with multiple industry partners, including small business, to demonstrate an unmanned helicopter and ground vehicle casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) response event at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

“The demo focused on systems and standards working together, specifically mission coordination between the Air Force and Navy systems with Unmanned System’s Control Segment Architecture (UCS) standards,” said Rich Ernst, open architecture support lead.

CCS is the Navy’s effort to create a single, common ground station capable of controlling multiple different unmanned vehicles at the same time.  CCS operators will be able to control any unmanned vehicle, produce mission plans and manage any onboard sensors from a single ground station.

For this particular demonstration, Neya, LLC developed a set of UCS compliant interfaces for data transfer between the CCS and the Air Force’s Common Mission Command Center (CMCC) as part of a small business innovation research effort.  Neya then provided these interfaces to Lockheed Martin and BAE, who partnered to develop the capability to exchange mission plan information between the systems.

During the event, the CCS and CMCC were provided simulated medical treatment facilities, casualty collection points and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) routes for both the K-MAX helicopter and unmanned ground vehicle.  This information was then transferred to the Army’s Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Interface (VERTI) controller for the medic’s review and integration with casualty victim’s vital signs data for real-time monitoring.

“This demonstration validates the extensibility of CCS into other mission areas,” said Cmdr. Greg Sutton, CCS deputy program manager. “CCS will enable rapid integration of unmanned systems capabilities, eliminate redundant software development efforts and improve cost control.”

Development efforts are underway for CCS integration with unmanned air vehicles but eventually the Navy plans to field it across all domains -- air, land, sea and undersea vessels.

(Image provided with NAVAIR news release)

FMI: www.navair.navy.mil

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