The contract provides for the design, development, testing, integration, and logistical support of a FET system that will transition the B-52 and RC-135 hardened communication terminals from the Military Strategic Tactical Relay satellite communications satellite constellation to the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite constellation. Evasion techniques and equipment are then developed from this knowledge that will detect, warn of, or defeat these electronic systems.January 20/20: FET Development Effort Raytheon won a $442.3 million deal for the force element terminal (FET) development effort. Any information garnered from the data will help determine detailed operating characteristics and capabilities of foreign systems. The Combat Sent records these signals for future reference or for extensive analysis by electronic systems theorists. By combining manual systems with the Automatic Electronic Emitter Locating System, Ravens and intelligence specialists can simultaneously locate, identify, and analyze multiple electronic signals. Its current configuration allows for both manual and automatic analysis of electronic signals. The Combat Sent is composed of a wide variety of commercial off-the-shelf and proprietary hardware and software. The RC-135U aircraft are manned by Air Combat Command crews from the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron and the 97th Intelligence Squadron (of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency). There are only two Combat Sent aircraft in the Air Force inventory and both are assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Neb. The crew includes two pilots, one navigator, two airborne systems engineers, and a minimum of 10 electronic warfare officers, or "Ravens," and six or more electronic, technical, and area specialists. The aircraft are identified by their distinctive antennae arrays on the "chin" and wing tips, large cheek fairings, and extended tail. ![]() Although the flight crew stations are similarly configured, the reconnaissance equipment is slightly unique within each airframe. The navigation equipment incorporates ground navigation radar, a solid state Doppler system, and an inertial navigation system that merges celestial observations and Global Positioning System data. The Combat Sent deploys worldwide and is employed in peacetime and contingency operations.Ĭommunication equipment includes high frequency, very high frequency, and ultra high frequency radios. Collected data is also stored for further analysis by the joint warfighting and intelligence communities. ![]() Locating and identifying foreign military land, naval and airborne radar signals, the Combat Sent collects and minutely examines each system, providing strategic analysis for warfighters. The RC-135U Combat Sent provides strategic electronic reconnaissance information to the president, secretary of defense, Department of Defense leaders, and theater commanders. Power Plant: Four CFM International F108-CF-201 high bypass turbofan enginesĬrew: Two pilots, one navigator, two airborne systems engineers, and a minimum of 10 electronic warfare officers (flight crew from 45th RS) and six or more mission area specialists ![]() ![]() Categories Air Force Aircraft Air Force Equipment Military Aircraft Special Mission Aircraft Surveillance Aircraft
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