Wing and Bomb Bay Launched (WBBL) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Navy SBIR FY2005.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2005.1 Topic No.: N05-005 Topic Title: Wing and Bomb Bay Launched (WBBL) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Proposal No.: N051-005-1308 Firm: Swift Engineering Inc. 1141 Via Callejon San Clemente, California 92673 Contact: Mark Page Phone: (949) 492-6608 Web Site: www.swiftengineering.com Abstract: Develop a small UAV launched from a wing station or the bomb bay and controlled from P-3 aircraft in direct support of Navy missions and exhibiting 'smart' behaviors. The goal of a `smart' UAV with enough autonomy to enable launch-and-forget behavior requires the tight functional integration of the airframe, airframe control, sensor operations, and exploitation and reasoning. Each of these affects the others in initial design (size, weight, performance) and in operational execution so it is essential that the system be designed as a whole. Benefits: The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) for surveillance is steadily growing in the military. non-military government, and commercial sectors. Current proven deployment methods are limited to ground and sea based launching systems. With the potential for air based launching of UAV's, mission capability and range will be expanded and can aid in several areas such as accurate delivery of medical payloads and humanitarian assistance in remote areas and the precision surveillance of civil areas of concern for local governments and police units. Scientific uses of UAV's are being actively pursued for mapping, crop assessment (using multi and hyper-spectral imaging) and weather studies. Successful application of the air deployed UAV will directly apply to the commercial sectors and can benefit a variety of missions. Return