Griffiss

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) (Internship)

The AFRL/RI C-sUAS team is comprised of a unique combination of program managers, cybersecurity specialists, hardware/software engineers, UAS flight testing operators, and UAS Traffic Management (UTM) subject matter experts. This combination of individuals allows them to tackle a wide spectrum of topics including: • basic and applied research such as Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS) • small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Command and Control (C2) link exploitation • sUAS detection/tracking/identification and defeat capability development • UTM capability development for ensuring the safe operation of UAS within the National Airspace System (NAS) and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Machine Teaming (HMT) to speed up decision making to assist C-sUAS and UTM Operators in executing their missions. Typical summer topics may include C2 protocol analysis, C-sUAS capability development, AI/ML/HMT programming and algorithm development, and UTM capability development. Systems include the Ninja and Paladin C-sUAS systems, and the Collaborative Low-altitude UAS Integration Effort (CLUE) UAS Service Supplier (USS) and other UTM capabilities under development.