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ADVANCED MANNED AERIAL SCOUT

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
5461 		Program Year/Program:
1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
5461 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Amas Consortium
1309 Rubio Vista Rd Altadena, CA 91001
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1987
Title: ADVANCED MANNED AERIAL SCOUT
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $50,000.00
 

Abstract:

THE ADVANCED MANNED AERIAL SCOUT (AMAS) PROJECT ISA PHASE PROGRAM TO DEFINE AND DEVELOP A MODERN, LIGHT, FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT TO BE THE LINCHPIN OF COMBINED-ARMS OPERATIONS AND DOMINATE THE LOW-ALTITUDE BATTLEFIELD ARENA. IT IS INTENDED NOT ONLY TO REPLACE EXISTING OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT, BUT ALSO TO SUPPLANT THE CURTAILED OH-58D PROGRAM, COMPLIMENT THE LHX, ACAF, AND INTERIM CAS PROGRAM, AND MAKE POSSIBLE TRUE COMBINED-ARMS, MANEUVER WARFARE. PHASE I WILL CONSIST OF THREE FOCUSED PAPERS ANALYZING (1) THE LOW-ALTITUDE BATTLEFIELD ARENA AND THE "INDIAN TERRITORY" BENEATH IT; (2) THE CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF AVAILABLE AND PROJECTED AVIONICS, OPTRONICS, DISPLAYS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES HAVING A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO C3I REQUIREMENTS; AND (3) TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES WHICH WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO A COMBAT VIABLE AIRFRAME. THE THREE RESULTING MODEL MATRIXES WILL BE CORRELATED TO DEFINE THE PARAMETERS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMPLETE WEAPONS SYSTEM WHICH CAN PERFORM ALL THE NECESSARY C3I BATTLEFIELD FUNCTIONS OF A COMBINED-ARMS ACTION IN REAL-TIME AND IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE ENGAGED FORCES.

Principal Investigator:

Thomas j rath
8187913017

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Amas Consortium
1309 Rubio Vista Rd Altadena, CA 91001

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No