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.: N051-005-0174 Firm: Defense Technologies, Inc. 397 Little Neck Road 3300 Building, Suite 301 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452 Contact: Edgar Mueller Phone: (704) 824-0199 Web Site: www.dtiweb.net Abstract: The Navy requires a way to assist the P-3 Community in fulfilling the objectives of a diverse set of missions. DTI and the Navy understands that a Wing and/or Bomb-Bay Launched (WBBL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is the solution. This concept would be useful, in many different scenarios, where interchangeable payloads are controlled by P-3 crewmembers. This concept would allow the P-3 aircraft and crew to remain at a safe altitude and range while successfully gathering sensor information and fulfilling the mission. The creation of this UAV, with its interchangeable payloads, would make it possible for it to be used on all P-3 aircraft due to the standardized bomb racks. Currently available sensors can fulfill these requirements, but there is currently no vehicle available that can be launched from either Wing or Bomb Bay. In Phase I of this SBIR, DTI and their Team will develop a design approach that will meet all requirements for a Wing and Bomb Bay Launched (WBBL) UAV. In Phase II and III the DTI Team will develop and produce a UAV capable of being launched from a Navy P-3 Aircraft, and will be fully functioning semi-autonomous sensor platform. Benefits: This work will aid in furthering the concept of expendable vehicles for tasks such as Fire Fighting, law enforcement, and Critical Supply Delivery (Blood, Water, Bullets etc.) where the expendable vehicle acts as a deployed consumable sensor or delivery vessel. In addition, the research will include reviews/evaluations and identification of sensors with reduced cost and increased sensitivity. This concept is likely to enhance inter-service information gathering methodology since military bomb racks and carry containers tend to be similar. This will help to eliminate the expensive, dull, dirty and dangerous missions now conducted by humans. The result is overall force safety enhancement by allowing a greater standoff range for patrol aircraft that are either lightly armed or not armed at all. The control station development will yield a cross platform application that can be adapted by multiple government services. The systems as a whole may be a candidate for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to our NATO partners, and may be applicable for a multitude of transport category aircraft that employ hard point mounted weapons. Return