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Government Agencies


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics) (OUSD(AT&L))
UAS Planning Task Force
Pentagon, Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Guidance and oversight of DoD UAS programs and technology.

(PBFA)
Pentagon, Washington, DC, USA
Focus: DoD representative to FAA on civil aviation policy matters.

Joints Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
UAS Joint Center of Excellence (JCOE)
Creech AFB, NV, USA
Focus: Development of joint UAS tactics, techniques, and procedures.

UAS Joint Material Review Board (JMRB)
Quantico MCB, VA, USA
Focus: Ensuring interoperability of DoD UASs

U.S. Air Force
Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC)
303rd Aeronautical Systems Wing
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Focus: Acquisition of USAF UASs (Predator, Global Hawk, Reaper)

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/VA)
Sensors Directorate (AFRL/SN)
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Focus: Development of UAS-related technologies.

Air Force Flight Standards Agency (AFFSA)
Andrews AFB, MD, USA
Focus: Supports PBFA in airspace policy matters.

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
Hurlburt AFB, FL, USA
Focus: Acquisition of small UASs for USSOCOM use (Raven, Desert Hawk)

UAV Battlelab (Disestablished Sep 2007)
Creech AFB, NV, USA

U.S. Army
Aviation & Missiles Command (AMCOM)
(TUAV PM)
Redstone Arsenal, AL, USA
Focus: Acquisition of USA UASs (Shadow, Hunter, Warrior)

UAV TRADOC System Manager (TSM)
Ft Huachuca, AZ, USA
Focus: Management of Army UAS training.

Advanced Aviation Technology Directorate (AATD)
Ft Eustis, VA, USA
Focus: Development of concepts of employment of Army UASs.

Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD)
Ft Belvoir, VA, USA
Focus: Development of UAS-applicable sensor technologies.

U.S. Navy
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
PMA-263
Patuxent NAS, MD, USA
Focus: Acquisition of USN/USMC UASs (Fire Scout, BAMS, Shadow)

Maritime UAV Development & Operations (MUDO)
Webster Field Annex, MD, USA
Focus: Development and testing of small UASs for naval use.

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Whiting Field, FL, USA
Focus: UAS training.

Naval Research laboratory (NRL)
Electronic Countermeasures Division
Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Development of UAS concepts and prototypes (Dragon Eye).

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL)
Quantico MCB, VA, USA
Focus: Evaluation of UASs for USMC operations.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Tactical Technology Office (TTO)
Arlington, VA, USA
Focus: Development of UAS-related technologies (MAV, NAV, MAS, X-50); initially managed Condor, Amber, Global Hawk, DarkStar, JUCAS, UCAR.

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
Ft Belvoir, VA, USA
Focus: Endorsing UAS standards for joint use.

UAS Airspace Integration Joint Integrated Product Team (JIPT)
(rotates among 303rd ASW, TUAV PM, and PMA-263)
Focus: Identifying standards and policies for UAS flight in the NAS.


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Customs & Border Protection
Air & Marine Operations
Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Airborne patrol of U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.

Science & Technology
Special Projects Office

Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Identification of UAS technologies and applications for DHS.

U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, Office of Aviation Forces
Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Oversight of USCG UAS acquisition, operations, and maintenance.

Research & Development Center
Groton, CT, USA
Focus: Requirements definition for UASs by demonstration and modeling.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
AIR-160 Unmanned Aircraft Program Office
Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Implementation of UAS policies for safe NAS integration; coordination and final approval of UAS special airworthiness certificates.

ATO-
Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Coordination and final approval of UAS certificates of authorization.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Coordination and final approval of UAS spectrum use requests.

International Trade Administration (ITA)
Washington, DC, USA
Focus: Issuance of export licenses for UAS systems and related technologies.

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Forecast Systems Laboratory
Boulder, CO, USA
Focus: Application of UASs to environmental studies.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

Ames Research Center
Mountain View, CA, USA
Focus: Development of Mars UAS.

Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
Edwards AFB, CA, USA
Focus: Supporting science research using Altair UAS platform; previously managed Pathfinder/Helios solar plane effort.

Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA, USA
Focus: Development of Mars UAS.

Wallops Flight Facility (WFF)
Chincoteague, VA, USA
Focus: Supporting science research using Aerosonde UAS platforms.