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1For Official Use Only
For Official Use Only
Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence
Vehicle (LEMV)System Overview
“21-Day Persistent Surveillance”
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT B. Distribution authorized to U.S. Government Agencies only, 15 March 2010. Other requests for this document shall be referred to Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, ATTN: SMDC-RTD-SH, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801.
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Background
• Previous Initiatives– 2002: NAVAIR Study of Hybrid Vehicle concept for Joint Chiefs of Staff
(JCS)– 2005: DARPA Walrus Program was Catalyst for the demonstration of P-
• Jan 2008: a Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD) named Persistent Elevated Reconnaissance Surveillance Intelligence Unmanned System (PERSIUS)
• June/July 2008: PERSIUS JCTD proposal was validated by Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC)
• 2009: Effort redirected as a Technology Demonstration titled Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV)
• February – May 2010 – LEMV Source Selection• June 2010 – Agreement Award to Northrop Grumman
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What is LEMV?
• LEMV is a Long Duration Hybrid Unmanned/Manned Airship ISR Platform • Combination of buoyancy, thrust, and aerodynamic lift to enable ISR
heavy lift capability and extended multi-week flight duration• Outfitted with existing payloads including ground moving target
indicator radar, full motion video, communication relays, data downlink, and signal intelligence.
• Executed as a Technology Demonstration under Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contracting mechanism• US Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic
Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) has Demo lead• ~5 year program• Utilizing Other Transaction Authority to allow participation of non-traditional
Department of Defense contractors• Develop a Government Owned/Contractor Operated ISR platform that is
ready to transport to theater for technology demonstrations within 18 months after agreement award
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What is LEMV?
Hybrid Air Vehicle20,000ft Altitude, 2500 lb Payload
Characteristics• Hybrid Design• Bi-Lobe Hull Design• 1.34 M ft3 Volume – 302 ft x 113 ft X 70 ft• Airship moored with mast• Short Take-off and Vertical Landing– 1350 ft take-off distance– 100 ft vertical landing• Four (4) 350 Hp Gas Engines• Skid Landing System (no wheels)• Vectran Fabric Composition for Hull• 12 Payload Bay for 12 Modula 500 lb Pallets – 6 more available growth– Fully environmentally enclosed• Capable of 16 kW Payload Power• Expandable & Reconfigurable Crew Station (Optionally Manned)• Line of Sight (LOS) & Beyond LOS (BLOS) AV C2 • LOS Payload C2
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Hull internal structure• Ballonets x 4• Central Diaphragm• Transverse Diaphragms• Nose and Tail volumes
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Mission Module and Payloads
Characteristics• 148’ payload bay:
• Forward Murphy Bay with 12 Payload Modules• Centerline Bay isolates VADER and has steerable
POD adapter• AFT BAY isolates SIGINT with antennas on rear
fuel module• Each module supports 500 lbs• Each module environmentally controlled• 48 antennas installed on vehicle with
Patch panel for payload use• Interoperable with PM UAS IOPs• 360o VADER operation via gimbals• Detailed payload integration planning
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Ground Control Station (GCS)/Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED)
Characteristics• Using “DRASH” Shelter vice Trailers• AV / Payload C2 based on PM UAS UGCS• Flexible Controls via 2 deliveries – AV GCS @ LRS (with CDL and Iridium/KuSS) and combined AV / Payload / PED GCS @ FOB (with 2 CDL and Iridium/KuSS)• Situational Awareness Video via LOS and BLOS• Interoperable with PM UAS IOPs• GCS is based on the Army’s Universal GCS (UGCS)• AAI building GCS (Developed Army’s UGCS)
**PED Manning Under Review**
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System Integration Testing
• Completion of Developmental Tests– Fully autonomous Flight– Unmanned takeoff and landing– Complete flight envelope– Laser designation testing
• AV Endurance Test• JMUA “dry run”• Verify No Degradation of Sensor
Performance• IA (JTIC)• IOP Cert Testing (UCGS, STANAG)
Logistics & Supportability Transportation Characteristics• Manned deployment• West to East route that refuels in Canada and UK and then overflies Europe and the Middle East• Comprehensive JMUA planning
Supportability Characteristics• Comprehensive JMUA planning • Logistics management plan includes a strong GOCO arrangement with Contractor Logistics
Support (CLS) implementing Performance Based Logistics (PBL)
• DRASH (tactical system) ground equipment configuration is well-suited for support