Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE LOW - M (ARL-M)
(BOIP X040AA, LIN Z36053) IS AN ALL-WEATHER, DAY/NIGHT, SIGNALS
INTERCEPT, DIRECTION FINDING (DF), RECONNAISSANCE AND
SURVEILLANCE, AND IMAGERY SYSTEM WHICH EMPLOYS A SUITE OF SENSORS
TO EXPLOIT A VARIETY OF GROUND AND SEA TARGETS.  THE AIRCRAFT IS
THE FOUR ENGINE DE HAVILLAND DHC-7 (DASH-7). IT WILL BE
DESIGNATED THE RC-7B.  ARL-M DIFFERS FROM THE ORIGINAL ARL
PLATFORMS IN THAT IT COMBINES THE ARL-C AND ARL-I CAPABILITIES
AND UPGRADES INTO ONE SYSTEM.  IN ADDITION TO THE TWO PILOT
POSITIONS, IT IS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR OPERATOR/ANALYST
WORKSTATIONS; TWO COMINT POSITIONS AND TWO WHICH CAN BE
CONFIGURED AS IMINT OR COMINT STATIONS, DEPENDING ON THE MISSION
PROFILE. SPARE SEATING IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSTS AND OBSERVERS.

       COMPONENTS:

        AIRBORNE MISSION EQUIPMENT SUBSYSTEM (AMES)
            IMINT PAYLOAD SUITE
                FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED RADAR (FLIR)
                INFRARED LINE SCANNER (IRLS)
                LOW-LIGHT-LEVEL TELEVISION (LLLTV)
                DAYLIGHT IMAGING SYSTEM (DIS)
            COMINT PAYLOAD SUITE
                SEARCH SYSTEM
                DIRECTION FINDING SYSTEM
        WORKSTATIONS
        COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
            RADIO AN/ARC-164 (DATALINK)
            HF RADIO:  AN/ARC-190
            VHF/UHF RADIO SET: AN/ARC-210
            SATCOM RADIO: LST-5C
        DE HAVILLAND DHC-7 AIRCRAFT AND COMPONENTS

    ASSOCIATED ITEMS OF SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (ASIOE):

        D03159 DETECTION SET RADAR SIGNAL:                 1:1
               AN/APR-39A(V)1
        D20060 DISPENSER GENERAL PURPOSE:                  1:1
               AIRCRAFT M130
        E02060 ELECTRONIC KEY GENERATOR HIGH SPEED         1:1
               TACTICAL: TSEC/KG-45-1(AC)
        E03028 ELECT KEY GEN DEDICATED LOOP ENCRYPTION     1:1
               DEVICE: TSEC/KG-84
        E98103 ELEC TRANS KEY DEVICE: KYK-13               1:1
        R71604 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT: Z-AHP/TEC              1:1
        T40405 TAPE READER GENERAL PURPOSE: KOI-18/TSEC    1:1
        T60156 TEST SET ELECTRONIC SYSTEM: M91 U/W         1:1
               DISPENSER M130
        T77181 TEST SET ELECTRONIC SYSTEM: M92 U/W         1:1
               DISPENSER M130
        X22266 TRANSPONDER COMPUTER: KIT-1A/TSEC WITH      1:1
               Z-ACA/1 PS

B.  CAPABILITIES:  ARL-M CONSISTS OF ELECTRO-OPTIC SENSORS,
RADAR, AND A COMINT PAYLOAD SUITE WHICH ARE USED TO OBSERVE AND
RECORD ITEMS OR ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST.  ARL-M IS CAPABLE OF
DOWNLINKING DATA THROUGH SATCOM RADIOS, ACT 101/106 OR ANY OTHER
APPROPRIATELY CONFIGURED AND COMPATIBLE STATION. THE SYSTEM IS
ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A TACTICAL LINE-OF-SIGHT VIDEO DATALINK TO
PROVIDE REAL-TIME VIDEO TO THE USER. IMAGERY PRODUCTS CAN EITHER
BE DIGITAL AND TRANSMITTED TO THE USING UNIT, OR BY VIDEOTAPE
WHICH IS REMOVED AND EXPLOITED AFTER THE MISSION.  WHEN FLYING
DUAL SHIP MISSIONS THE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUS DF
THROUGH THE AIR-TO-AIR DATALINK. DISSEMINATION OF SELECT
INTELLIGENCE TO DESIGNATED USERS IS POSSIBLE VIA AIRBORNE MISSION
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO
INTERFACE WITH THE PORTABLE REMOTE RECEIVING SET SUBSYSTEM
(PRRSS), IF AND WHEN THAT SYSTEM IS FIELDED.

C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE ARL-M SYSTEM WILL BE DEPLOYED WITH ECHELON
ABOVE CORPS (EAC) MILITARY INTELLIGENCE UNITS TO PROVIDE COMINT
AND/OR IMINT COLLECTION SUPPORT TO THE CINC OR SUBORDINATE UNITS.
SINCE THE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF BEING CONFIGURED TO SUIT THE
MISSION PROFILE, IT MAY BE EMPLOYED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS,
SUCH AS IMINT ONLY, COMINT ONLY, MULTIDISCIPLINE, SINGLE SHIP, OR
DUAL SHIP.  THE SYSTEM IS EMPLOYED AS A COLLECTION AND FIRST
INSTANCE REPORTING PLATFORM.  THE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION IS
THEN TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE SUPPORTED UNIT.

D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  NINE ARL-M SYSTEMS PER SRC 34638A000

E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS: N/A

F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  N/A

G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

    (1) OPERATORS:

        2 X 155DO, 2 X 96D, 2 X 98G, 1 X 98C PER AIRCRAFT FOR
A MULTI-DISCIPLINE MISSION SORTIE.  IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR AN
OP TEMPO OF 135 SORTIES A MONTH BY THE UNIT, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
PERSONNEL IS 30 X 155D0, 30 X 96D, 30 X 98G, 15 X 98C.

    (2) MAINTAINERS:  CONTRACTOR, EXCEPT FOR COMSEC MAINTENANCE
(MOS 35E).

H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

    THIS SET IS APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLICATION IN AR 71-13.