Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) Payloads
Abstract
The Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) is an airborne Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Collection and Location System capable of providing Tactical Commanders Near-Real Time intelligence. It provides a persistent capability to detect, locate and classify/identify critical targets with a relevant degree of timeliness and accuracy. GRCS is assigned to two (2) United States (U.S.) Army Intelligence and Security Command's Aerial Exploitation Battalions, providing Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AISR) support to combatant commanders. In accordance with the Army's AISR 2020 strategy, the Army's Acquisition Objective/Army's Procurement Objective (AAO/APO) is 19 RC-12X; seven (7) fielded to 3rd MI BN; seven (7) fielded to the 204th MI BN, and five (5) pilot trainers to support Force Generation. The five (5) trainers are not equipped with Primary Mission Equipment (PME). GRCS Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Base RDT&E funding request in the amount of $4.015 million supports continuation of advanced signal enhancement efforts, software development and testing of SIGINT infrastructure for GRCS sensors. Funding also supports development of simulation capabilities for future software enhancements to pace threat signals and to provide additional training tools to maintain military proficiency. GRCS is currently the most capable Army AISR system that provides SIGINT capabilities to support long range targeting of near-peer threats in an A2AD environment. RDT&E and procurement funding currently planned will address obsolescence issues for critical SIGINT capabilities on the GRCS platform. These investments ensure GRCS AISR support in the A2AD environment is not impacted, which would prevent critical intelligence collection at large standoff which is needed to address long range targeting of near-peer threats and maintain system relevancy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- EH7_0305206A_7_2040_PB_2022
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