Requirements
- *Fuel -- (T) MOGAS, (O) heavy fuel
- *C4I Interoperability -- (T) GCS compatibility with JTA-A, ABCS, CGS, (O)FBCB2
- *Payload -- day/night passive imagery at operational altitude (T)Recognition; (O)Identification
- Range/Endurance (on station time) -- (T) 4 hours @ 50 Kms / (O) 4 Hrs @ 200 Kms
- Target Location Error -- (T) 80m (O) 20m
- OPTEMPO -- 12 hours in 24 hours, surge to 18 hours in 24 hours for a 72 hour period
- Transportability -- Entire system transported in 2 HMMWV w/shelters, 2 HMMWV troop transports and 2 trailers
- Deployability -- 2 C-130 and slingable
- Launch and Recovery -- Unprepared surface/soccer field sized area. Auto-launch/recovery is objective.
Notes:
Payload. Recognition is the basics, we will look for identification in the objective system.
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