Joint STARS Program

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Joint STARS Program
CPT JOHN HOLMES Asst. TSM Joint STARS (520)
533-3605 FAX [phone] holmesj_at_huachuca-em
h1.army.mil
COL RONALD NELSON PM Joint STARS (732)
427-5165 FAX [phone] ronald.nelson_at_iews.
monmouth.army.mil
COL STEVE BOND TSM Joint STARS (520)
533-3605 FAX [phone] bonds_at_huachuca-emh1
.army.mil
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JOINT STARS
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
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CLASSIFICATION

• Unclassified

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OUTLINE

• Aircraft and Radar Capabilities
• CGS System
• Connectivity
• Limitations

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OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES E-8C SATCOM TO CGS /
JSWS
MUST RADIO
SATCOM
E-8C
SCDL
SCDL
SATCOM
MUST RADIO
AN/PSC-5 RADIO
AN/PSC-5 RADIO
AN/PSC-5 RADIO
CGS
JSWS
CGS (OTM OR BLOS)
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E-8C AIRCRAFT

• Used Boeing 707-300C
• Engines (4) JT3D-3B
• Service Ceiling
• 42,000 Feet
• Operational Altitude
• 30,000 Feet
• Mission Profile
• Standard 11 Hrs
• Refueled 20 Hrs
• Crew Compliment
• Standard 21
• Augmented 34

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E-8 COVERAGE
AREA OF CONSTANT COVERAGE
GROUND REFERENCE COVERAGE AREA
STANDOFF TO GRCA
RRCA DISTANCE
MINIMUM RADAR DISTANCE
FOOT PRINT
TRACK
JOINT STARS TSM/PM SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER
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CURRENT E-8C PRODUCTS
MTI Gulf War Mother of all Retreats
SAR Bosnia (JE I) Airfield
AN/APY-3 RADAR SYSTEM
MTI Florida
SAR Bosnia (JE II) Airfield
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RADAR MODES

• MTI - Moving Target Indicator
• Wide Area Surveillance
• Sector Search
• Attack Planning
• Attack Control
• Small Area Target Classification
• SAR - Synthetic Aperture Radar

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RADAR OPERATIONS
Wide Area Surveillance
Sector Search
Small Area Target Class
Attack Planning
Attack Control
SAR
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CGS SYSTEM AN/TSQ-179 (V) 12
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INTERIM FIELDING

• INTERIM FIELDING SOLUTION
• 3x HMMWV (M1097A2) with 1x skid mounted 10Kw
  generator

• OBJECTIVE CONFIGURATION
• 2x HMMWV (M1097A2) with 2x HMT with 10kW Tactical
  Quiet Generators

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CGS SYSTEM

• Two (2 ) Fully Functional Operator
  Workstations in the Shelter
• One (1) CGS Remote Workstation
• located in TOC or Vehicle Cab

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CGS MANNING

• QTY-RANK POSITION
• 1- SSG Team Leader
• 1- SGT Assistant Team Leader
• 4 - Private/Specialist Operators

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OPERATIONAL CONCEPT EMPLOYMENT
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OPERATIONAL TASKINGS (RADAR SERVICE REQUESTS)
Only 15 GSMs can uplink with the E-8 at a time.
Corps G-2/CM should be the determining authority
in a normal doctrinal deployment

• RADAR SERVICE REQUESTS
• SAR, FTI MTI
• MTI
• SECTOR SEARCH
• ATTACK PLANNING
• ATTACK CONTROL
• SATC

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SCDL ANTENNA
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CGS SYSTEM JOINT SERVICES WORK STATION (JSWS)
JSWS Units 1 - 5
JSWS Units 6 - 13
JSWS Units 14-17
JSWS Units 18
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INTERDEPENDENCIES INTERNAL TOC OPERATIONS
The bottom line is that the intelligence gleaned
from JSTARS via CGS provided outstanding
situational awareness to maneuver commanders and
effectively cued other live sensors, including
the Hunter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
deployed by the 504th MI Bde. BG Richard A.
Cody Assistant Division Commander 4th
Infantry Division
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UAV
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UAV INTERFACE (CURRENT)
RS 170 (VIDEO -EO/IR) RS 422 (TELEMETRY)
PREDATOR GROUND
(HARDWIRE ONLY)
CGS
HUNTER - GCS
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OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES CORRELATION
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ARTILLERY
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ARTILLERY
AN/TPQ-36/37/47 FIRING BATTERY
SENSOR INPUT
FM VOICE DIGITAL TACFIRE/AFATDS VOICE
(LL/MSE/STU) RWS
CGS ARTILLERY
FDC/TOC
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CGS -ASAS/ACE OPERATIONS
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ACE OPERATIONS
SENSOR INPUT
LAN
LL/MSE/STU/FM/RWS
ACE ASAS
LL/MSE/STU/FM
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GRCS
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GRCS - TRIXS LINK
GRCS
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SIDS
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SIDS CORPS
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SIDS BDE DIV
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SatelliteImagery
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ON THE MOVE OPERATIONS

• MTI and 1 CTT Channel only
• Via SATCOM from a stationary CGS
• Satellite RLOS dependent

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LIMITATIONS

• System is E-8C or satellite RLOS dependent
• Subject to terrain masking
• SAR is not a high fidelity product
• MTI does not IFF-insufficient by itself for
• targeting
• E-8C turns every 20 min - does not collect
• during turns
• 96H are not analysts

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CONCLUSION

• Joint Airforce/Army System
• Supports the Ground Commander's Fight
• Supports Intel, Targeting, and Battle Mgmt
• Fielding Plan - 6 per Corps, 6 per Division
• Upgrades are continuous

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JOINT STARS
SYSTEM OVERVIEW