ARL Payloads ADV DEV (MIP)
Abstract
Airborne Reconnaissance Low - Enhanced (ARL-E) is a worldwide self-deployable airborne Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) system designed for timely, accurate, assured support to tactical forces over the full spectrum of operations. This system is a De Havilland DHC-8 aircraft replacing the DHC-7 IAW the Aerial ISR (AISR) 2020 Strategy. ARL-E will enhance the ARL-M sensor capability sets through the procurement of new and refurbished sensors to meet the ARL-E Capabilities Production Document (CPD) requirements. It provides a persistent capability to include: Broad-Area Surveillance and/or Focused Stare on Target Areas of Interest (Point or Objective Targets), Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR)/Full-Motion Video (FMV) , Multi-Mode Radar, Robust Communications Intelligence (COMINT), on-Board Collection, Analysis, Sensor Cross Cue and dissemination through Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Enabled workstations. ARL-E will be assigned to the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command's Aerial ISR Brigade providing AISR support to combatant commanders. For the overall system, the Army Acquisition Objective and the Army Procurement Objective, is nine. The Mission Equipment Package (MEP) objective is eight. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Base funding of $2.969 million initiates the new signal enhancement development effort for Signal 4 to develop software, perform lab test, and perform flight test. This funding line supports continued software development to enhance COMINT collection capabilities to effectively prosecute high priority and emerging modern signal emitters. Signals for development can be fielded on ARL-E, Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS), and Guardrail. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 OCO funding of $15,000 million continues the new signal enhancement development effort for Signal 4, 4a, and 4b to develop software, perform lab test, and perform flight test. This funding line will also support the development and test of Signals 3 and 4 data and co-op capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- EH5_0305206A_7_2040_PB_2018
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