The FCS Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS) program is divided into two
major subgroups of sensing systems: Tactical-UGS (T-UGS), which
includes Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)-UGS and
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)-UGS; and
Urban-UGS (U-UGS), also known as Urban Military Operations in Urban
Terrain (MOUT) Advanced Sensor System.
The intelligence, reconnaissance
and surveillance (ISR)-UGS will be modular and composed of tailorable
sensor groups using multiple ground-sensing technologies. An Unattended
Ground Sensors (UGS) field will include low-cost, expendable and
multimode sensors for target detection, location and classification;
and an imaging capability for target identification. A sensor field
will also include a gateway node to provide sensor fusion and long-haul
communications capability for transmitting target or other information
to a remote operator, or the common operating picture through the FCS
Modular Force Network.
The Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS) can be used
to perform mission tasks such as perimeter defense, surveillance,
target acquisition and situational awareness (SA), including Chemical,
Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) early warning.
Urban-Unattended Ground Sensors (U-UGS) will provide a
leave-behind, network-enabled reporting system for situational
awareness (SA) and force protection in an urban setting, as well as
residual protection for cleared areas of Urban Military Operations in
Urban Terrain (MOUT) environments. They can be hand-employed by
Soldiers or robotic vehicles either inside or outside buildings and
structures.
