1426-EX-ST-2019

Filing overview

Special Temporary Authority application - Address

Attention:

DS LAW PLLC

City:

Washington

E-Mail Address:

david@davidsiddall-law.com

State:

DC

Street Address:

1629 K St NW Ste 300

Zip Code:

20006-1631

Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact

First Name:

Siddall

Last Name:

David

Phone Number:

202-559-4690

Title:

outside counsel

Special Temporary Authority application - Certification

Applicant certification

Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.

Date:

2019-08-01 00:00:00.0

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):

Kevin Nekula

Title of Applicant (if any):

RF Spectrum and Licensing

Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:

Northrop Grumman requests approval to use the below-described VADER radar and the TCDL in a short duration experiment.This request is to obtain two fixed frequencies for the TCDL datalink; 14.77 GHz (Airborne downlink) and 15.2 GHz (Ground uplink). The TCDL radio will work on any other channel assigned on 5 MHz steps between 14.435 GHz and 14.795 MHz, and again on 5 MHz steps between 15.185 GHz and 15.315 GHz, so another channel within these ranges would be acceptable. The radiating equipment consists of the Northrop Grumman VADER radar system and the L3 Communications Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL). The VADER radar has an FCC license (WE2XIO, 0104-EX-ML-2016) for multiple locations for operations from 16.2 – 17.4 GHz, but not for this location. This application also requests that the permitted frequencies be expanded to 16.0 – 17.4 GHz.

Special Temporary Authority application - Information

Callsign:

WP9XCF

Class of Station:

FX MO

Nature of Service:

Experimental

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:

08/15/2019

Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer

Equipment 1 Experimental

No

Equipment 1 Manufacturer

Northrop Grumman

Equipment 1 Model Number

NP269K042G03

Equipment 1 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 2 Experimental

No

Equipment 2 Manufacturer

L3 Communications TCDL

Equipment 2 Model Number

AN/MSQ-141(V)

Equipment 2 No. Of Units

2

Equipment 3 Experimental

No

Equipment 3 Manufacturer

Northrop Grumman AESA VADER antenna

Equipment 3 Model Number

NP167K600G02

Equipment 3 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 4 Experimental

No

Equipment 4 Manufacturer

L3 TCDL 9.5 inch parabolic dish ant

Equipment 4 Model Number

60030200+000

Equipment 4 No. Of Units

2

Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

This is a demonstration effort to collect data for ground dismounted target location and tracking, and transmission of data information to a ground station. One node of the TCDL data link will be on the Northrop Grumman owned aircraft with the radar, the other will be at a fixed ground location on the Grand Forks Air Force Base aircraft ramp. A high gain directional antenna will be used with tracking software to keep the antennas pointed to either the test aircraft or the ground station. The objective is to collect data supporting a potential US Government contract award. The TCDL has been reviewed and approved by the Military Communications Electronics Board (MCEB), J/F 12/07834 for operations in the US&P (see MCEB Note to Holder dated 3 Sep 2014). The TCDL has RFA’s (Serial Numbers AR 111049, AR 111051 and AR 111053) for the MD/DE/VA area but not for the area of this demo.

Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:

12/31/2019

Operation Start Date:

08/21/2019

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