expedited request statement

0454-EX-ST-2012 Text Documents

Sierra Nevada Corporation

2012-06-01ELS_126256

UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (JSOC) FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28307—5000 30 May 2012 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD FROM: J6 Development \ C4ISR Systems Project Branch SUBJECT: Request for expedited Federal Communication Commission (FCC) approval to operate OCEUS Xiphos 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular base station radio (BSR) equipment at Camp Atterbury, IN during Exercise BOLD QUEST 2012 1. This memorandum requests expedited FCC approval to operate an OCEUS Xiphos 4G LTE cellular BSR, operating in LTE Band 4 or 13 (pending FCC approval), onboard a Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) PC—12 aircraft at Camp Atterbury, IN during Exercise BOLD QUEST 2012. The Xiphos 4G LTE BSR is being evaluated as part of the Joint Operational Long Term Evolution Deployable Tactical Cellular System (JOLTED TACTICS) Combat Evaluation (CV) being conducted by the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and the Department of Defense Joint Staff J6 C4 Assessments Division and demonstrated at the BOLD QUEST 2012 exercise at Camp Atterbury, IN. 2. The JOLTED TACTICS CV is operationally evaluating the Xiphos 4G BSR during BOLD QUEST 2012 for potential immediate fielding to provide dismounted Special Operations Forces (SOF) with hand—held cellular solution for use with other High Bandwidth — Communications On The Move (HB—COTM) systems previously fielded and in operational use. HB—COTM is a suite of modular Line Of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) communication systems providing LOS and BLOS wideband transmission, networking, and security equipment designed to support SOF hand—held Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) operations while en route to the target and while conducting actions on the objective. 3. This request is for operations of the Xiphos 4G LTE BSR on Band 4 or 13 (pending FCC approval) onboard an SNC PC—12 aireraft flying in the R—3403 JPG A/B/C MOA at Camp Atterbury, IN 11—15 JUNE 2012. The test will be conducted in a non—interference basis and in accordance with all FCC directives. 4. If you have any questions concerning this request please contact meat (910) 243—5136, DSN 383—5136 or Scampi 383—1638. /T. __— JAMES G. N GS—13/DAC J6 DEV Systems Branch Chief UNCLASSIFIED

1ERRA NEVADA ‘CORPORATION Intellgence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissunce Zioas 0 0 Muamoc ult PC—12 requests: +2 x 2—3 hr flying periods 13—15 BDu + 5—7.5KAGL alt for comm gear Je + Stay within 10nm of MCCO 1280 y thorss _‘ Option 1: Circular Orbit Around T4cejhes "Clan b/et in us o+ 7 MCCO + Regs: ¢ (\Q\; + Nothing eise,é.\‘(j\;@@ Rng + FAA all‘\'@s Fiying infout of i QR'!iUA airspace Q;P:iP».; 2: Racetrack outside of R—3403/MOA airspace Reqs: + JPG Rng Hot * FAA forbids flying in/out of R—3403/MOA airspace Option 3: Racetrack inside of R— 3403/JPG A/BIC MOA airspace + Regs: + PC—12 hard scheduled into Rng time. Option 4: Racetrack inside of R— 3403/JPG A/B/C/D MOAs Regqs: + PC—12 hard scheduled into Rng time. + Aircraft stay below 4K


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