Demo 6 Industry Day v8.pdf

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Welcome to the Joint C-sUAS Office

Demo 6 RFWP Industry Day

9 October 2024

The Overall Classification of this Briefing is:

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Controlled by: Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CsUAS) Office (JCO) Controlled by: JCO Acquisition & Technology (A&T) Division Distribution/Dissemination Control: A (Public Releasable) POC: MAJ Matt Mellor, 703-545-0762, matthew.a.mellor2.mil@army.mil

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Teams channel chat your company name and primary POC information

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JCO Demonstration RFWP FORUM

Welcome to JCO Annual Demonstration RFWP Industry Forum Short Range Defeat Within a Contested Electromagnetic Environment

• For questions relating to the RFWP and sending the white papers contact Jolynda Ivy @ jolynda.v.ivy.civ@army.mil

• If selected for demonstration, Chris Barnett @ christophe.barnett.ctr@army.mil will be the POC for scheduling and demonstration concerns

• Please mute and address the questions in the meeting chat section; we will address questions in order received

• Please keep your video off on MS Teams

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Welcome

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Engagement Guidelines

• Moderating: MAJ Matthew Mellor, Technology Demonstration Branch Chief, Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO)

• All outstations will remain muted until the Q&A section of this event.

• We will proceed with a quick briefing by the Government first, followed by the Government answering the questions we received ahead of time to the entire group. We will then address questions that arise during this venue within the Chat Section of this Teams meeting.

• Questions will be submitted in written form in the Chat Section and be called on in the order that they are received. So please identify yourself with question topic. E.g.

“Company ABC: Your Question?”

• The JCO may clarify any answers provided during Industry Day in an update posted to SAM.gov.

• “Hot mics” will result in outstations being omitted from this engagement.

• Inappropriate questions: refrain from asking about acquisition sensitive topics, including OTA award details

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General Information

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• Classification: This engagement is Unclassified (Distribution A) to reach the broadest audience and provide potential opportunities to non-traditional companies. We will share as much information as possible but may not be able to answer all your questions in this engagement.

• Schedule: Today we will quickly go over who we are as the Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) and what capability we are looking for in this demo opportunity. The official RFWP is on Sam.gov leading to a demonstration event in April 2025 informing JCO investments, solutions, requirements, and DoD developmental activities or procurements.

JCO Annual Demonstration – April 2025 Time (ET) Speaker

1 General Information 11:00 MAJ Mellor

2 Welcome 11:05 LTC Yu

3 RFWP Requirements 11:10 MAJ Mellor

4 Demonstration Concept 11:20 Mr. Hi-Sing Silen

5 Q&A 11:30 MAJ Mellor/Mr. Silen/Mr. Barnett

6 Closing Remarks 12:55 MAJ Mellor

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General Information

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Welcome LTC(P) Raymond Yu

Acquisition and Technology Division

Welcome

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RFWP Requirements

RFWP

Requirements

MAJ Mellor

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• 25 October - White papers due to jolynda.v.ivy.civ@army.mil

• 26 November - Industry notification of request for oral presentation or non-select

• 2-6 December - Oral presentations by invitation

• ~16 December - Notification sent to invited companies to JCO Demo 6

• April 2025 - Evaluation of Short Range Defeat capabilities within a Contested Electromagnetic Environment @ YPG.

• Following the Demo - Final demonstration report published

* Timeline may adjust due to the needs of the Government

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Approximate Timeline*

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RFWP Requirements

Provide a detailed system description to include:

• Capabilities statement

• Specify which of the two topic areas your solution addresses

• Interoperability or integration with existing DoD C-sUAS systems, including FAAD C2

• Unique capabilities your solution provides

• Vendor demonstration support required

• System cost and production schedule

• Exportability

• Data rights

• TRL

• Availability (readiness to participate during demonstration dates)

• Standard company contact information

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Participation Requirements

If selected to attend the Demonstration

• Vendor will be required to submit a JF/12 or 1494 for any system RF emissions NLT 24 Jan 2025

• If applicable, vendors will also coordinate with Laser Clearing House for deconfliction approval

• Vendor is required to provide all system components for necessary system operation, maintenance spares (full system support) for the demonstration, including operators

• Vendor is required to demonstrate performance against Government selected threat profiles to defend the designated areas

• Demonstration is occurring in an open environment (exposed to the elements)

• All system data is collected and provided to the JCO daily

• System performance data will be provided to respective participants following the event

• Schedule and plan will be available at least 8-12 weeks prior to demonstration

• Systems will be expected to be TRL 6 and ready to perform by the scheduled dates

• Overall Range Safety approval for system operation is required prior to start of the demonstration

• Vendor will be required to provide the necessary information for the Range Hazardous Area Working Group (HAWG) review and approval

• Technical Interchange Meetings will be coordinated as soon as systems are selected for Demo participation

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Participating Vendor Requirements

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Standardized Test Range / Protocols

Standardized Test Range and Demonstration Protocols

Hi-Sing Silen

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Range Layout

Contested electromagnetic environment: an operating environment where the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) is experiencing interference or adversary effects across the spectrum, to include active jamming.

Targeted frequency range: 30 MHz – 20 GHz

Approach: crawl – walk – run sequence of scenarios

Demo 6 OV-1

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Q&A

Questions & Answers Questions answered live

Please use the Chat box to submit questions

Send whitepapers no later than 29 October 2024 to:

jolynda.v.ivy.civ@army.mil

If selected for demonstration, Chris Barnett @ christophe.barnett.ctr@army.mil will be the POC for scheduling and demonstration concerns

If you want to request a separate, non-Demo 6 related engagement with the JCO on any C-sUAS systems capabilities submit your request to christophe.barnett.ctr@army.mil

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Demo 6 Industry Day Vendor Q&A

1. Request for extension for RFWP responses?

2. Would lightweight, networked vehicle C-UAS solutions meet what the JCO is looking to demonstrate?

3. Will there be a tactical network connection provided (ATAK, FAAD C2) to use for situational awareness and detection for network ready C-UAS systems?

4. Will the Red Air UAS be flying COTS frequencies i.e., 915 Mhz, 1.2 Ghz, 1.5 Ghz, 2.4 Ghz, 5.8 Ghz?

5. Will there be Skyviews, Bal-Chatri or other systems there that we can demonstrate how we integrate with to get omnidirectional early warning from?

6. For topic area #2 (Group 1 and 2 dismounted DTI and/or DTID), is the JCO interested in dismounted NAVWAR capabilities? Will the demonstration have the ability to exercise systems of that kind?

7. Do we need to detect threats (SIGINT) and defeat threats (jamming) within the entire spectrum as listed in the RFI all the way to 20GHz or just make sure we can operate in a heavy EMI environment that could go up to 20 GHz?

8. Can we get test procedures from the government that shows how the system will be field tested? Types of electronic attack - Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM), barrage, etc.?

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9. In the background section, it says that the ability to obtain technology release and build in exportability features, including anti-tamper, is necessary. Anti-tamper solutions are typically classified. Will this become a classified program?

10. What level of anti-tamper is expected?

11. Will we need to provide munitions if down selected for Phase 3 (demonstration) and if so, will JCO be willing to work with us and other government partners to facilitate the acquisition of munitions and fuzes?

12. Will the JCO work to assist with getting Laser Clearing House (LCH) approval for participating systems, or will vendors be responsible for this?

13. The RFWP specifies DTID of Group 3 UAS within 2KM slant. Can JCO clarify that this is a minimum desired distance, or is it a maximum desired range?

14. Does the RFWP specify an anticipated OTA contract award (phase 5 of RFWP)?

15. Will vendors that are selected to participate in Phase 3 have access to the data analysis and reports that are conducted by the Government on their respective systems?

Demo 6 Industry Day Vendor Q&A

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Final Remarks

Final Remarks