UAV/ACS update Aerial ISR Systems and the future. (TSM Notes).(Brief Article)

Unmanned Systems

The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) System Manager (TSM) for Unmanned Aerial Ve hide/Aerial Common Sensor (UAV/ ACS) has been supporting the ongoing testing of the Shadow 200 Tactical UAV (TUAV) with the Program Manager, Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (PM TUAV), the tester, and the evaluator. The Shadow 200 TUAV system and the 104th Military Intelligence Battalion's TUAV Platoon underwent a three-day operational tempo (OPTEMPO) exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, in October 2001. This exercise addressed the Operational Requirements Document (ORD) requirement for sustained operations of 12 hours' duration in 24 hours. In November, the unit and system demonstrated the surge OPTEMPO required of the system for five days, demonstrating 12, 18, 18, 18, and 8 hours per day of operations within five consecutive 24-hour…