Which Stores Management System is used on the MQ-9?

Which Stores Management System is used on the MQ-9?

• A. MMS (Mission Management Subsystem)
• B. ASMS/GSMS (Advanced Sensing Management System / Ground Segment Modernization System)
• C. SMS (Stores Management System)
• D. GSMS/ASMS (Ground Segment Modernization System)

Answer: (B)

The concept being tested is how the MQ-9 handles stores and payload management with its ground system. On the MQ-9, stores management isn’t a standalone, single-purpose module. It’s an integrated pairing of Advanced Sensing Management System with Ground Segment Modernization System. ASMS takes care of how sensor data and payloads are managed together, coordinating what the aircraft’s sensors and stores do and how they’re controlled. GSMS provides the ground-side infrastructure—data processing, mission planning, and the operator interface that lets you monitor and control the aircraft and its payloads. Together, ASMS/GSMS form the system used to manage stores on the MQ-9. Mission Management Subsystem is about planning and executing the flight itself, not specifically managing stores. GSMS/ASMS is just another way people sometimes denote the same components, but the established pairing for MQ-9 stores management is ASMS paired with GSMS, with ASMS leading the naming.

The concept being tested is how the MQ-9 handles stores and payload management with its ground system. On the MQ-9, stores management isn’t a standalone, single-purpose module. It’s an integrated pairing of Advanced Sensing Management System with Ground Segment Modernization System. ASMS takes care of how sensor data and payloads are managed together, coordinating what the aircraft’s sensors and stores do and how they’re controlled. GSMS provides the ground-side infrastructure—data processing, mission planning, and the operator interface that lets you monitor and control the aircraft and its payloads. Together, ASMS/GSMS form the system used to manage stores on the MQ-9.

Mission Management Subsystem is about planning and executing the flight itself, not specifically managing stores. GSMS/ASMS is just another way people sometimes denote the same components, but the established pairing for MQ-9 stores management is ASMS paired with GSMS, with ASMS leading the naming.