Unmanned Aircraft Support to the Warfighter And Public

Unmanned Aircraft Support to the Warfighter And Public Safety Todd Coleman National Security Strategic Initiatives Program Manager National Security Directorate February 2021 Todd. coleman@srnl. doe. gov (unclass) colemanj@doe. ic. gov (JWICS)

Shire (DTRA Test Bed) Location at SRNL Area: ~1500 acres

Ground-Based Existing Infrastructure and Assets Existing Infrastructure: § Physical Security § ~1500 acres near center of 310 -square mile protected federal facility § Underground Piping/Tunneling § Small diameter (inches) up to 7 feet § Various casings/depths § Electrical Grid Exploitation § 230 k. V Transformer Yard (nearby) § 13. 8 k. V transmission line (adjacent) § Structures § Entombed Nuclear Production Reactor (simulate industrial complex) § US Govt Railroad (and nearby switch yard) § Fully instrumented meteorological tower § Tree canopy, waterways, swamp § 2400’ roadbed (fixed-wing runway) § Launch pads (rotary-wing aircraft) § 2, 500 and 1, 000 acre lakes (nearby) Existing Assets: § Radioactive Materials § Special Nuclear Materials § Sealed Sources § Radioactive Contamination (short-lived) § Mobile Command Post § FCC Experimental Station License § Field Support Equipment § Secure Comms § Manned rotary wing aircraft § Experienced technical staff

SRS Aviation Characteristics National Airspace Special Use Area Blanket Co. A BVLOS Other Special Use Airspace designation Current Class G (Uncontrolled) National Security Area 14 CFR 91 waiver 14 CFR 91. 113 (b) waiver FAA No Drone Zone Flight Operations Authority (flexible operations) Public Aircraft Declaration to support USG operations FAA Cert. of Authorization (Under DOE authority 14 CFR 91) or Fly under civil authority (Fly under civil authority 14 CFR 107) Aircraft Performance Operations near sea-level (best air density, low density altitude) Temperate climate (best lift performance even in summer) Ideally located in rural, sparsely populated, high air density, temperate climate.

Recent Activities September 2019 US Department of Energy (Washington, D. C. ) Sustainability Award Post-closure Nuclear Waste Site Maintenance and Surveillance March 2020 US Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Initiates Project Shire May 2020 SRNL produces Shire Master Plan drawings June 2020 SC Army National Guard transfers Sprung building structure to Shire September 2020 FCC Authorizes Shire as Experimental Station December 2020 FAA Beyond Visual Line of Sight authorization received US Department of Energy, Office of Aviation Management (DC) Selects SRNL for CY 2020 UAS Unit Award