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INTEGRATED VEHICLE SYSTEM For Tactical Reconnaissance Applications
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INTEGRATED VEHICLE SYSTEMFor Tactical Reconnaissance Applications
The Harris Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle is an integrated system solution for
meeting your ISR challenges
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PACkAGED SYSTEMS
Commanders want video, but will settle for still images due to the difficulty in transmitting video on the battlefield. Today, with the fielding of the Harris wideband RF-7800
Falcon III® radio family, commanders no longer have to settle. The Harris Integrated Vehicle System for Tactical Reconnaissance Applications is a C4ISR* system that provides for the capture and real-time dissemination of video reconnaissance and surveillance data.
Procuring a complex C4ISR system is usually no easy matter. Too often customers spend substantial time and resources, only to find themselves behind schedule and over budget, with a system that does not meet their requirements. Harris Corporation’s new, simplified approach to C4ISR systems procurement uses pre-engineered system configurations that provide fast, cost-effective solutions to today’s most critical operational needs, such as surveillance and reconnaissance.
Instead of designing a unique system for every customer, Harris has developed a comprehensive family of preconfigured systems. Each system is fully integrated and includes all equipment, cables, software, and manuals, with training and installation available. Every system has undergone extensive testing and can be relied upon to meet its objectives.
This executive summary describes the Harris Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle and outlines the advantages of our packaged C4ISR systems:
l Low Risk – Field proven and comprehensively tested systems provide existing, cost-effective solutions
l Fast Delivery – Complete systems can be delivered in a matter of months to meet urgent operational needs
l Simplified Procurement – Systems can be purchased as off-the-shelf items, eliminating long system definition and development phases
l Phased Implementation – Packaged systems form building blocks that enable the incremental acquisition of capability, protecting current investment and supporting future goals
l Flexibility – Systems are readily customized and can be integrated by in-country partners
All this from Harris, a company with over 50 years of large-scale international communications systems experience, the most comprehensive range of tactical communications products, and world-class systems engineering and integration capabilities.
A simpler approach to C4ISR systems procurement
Contact Harris now to discuss your C4ISR systems needs: www.harris.com/systems
*C4ISR = Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Today’s military forces must be prepared to engage well-disciplined, well-equipped standing army and naval forces. They also must respond to asymmetrical threats represented
by insurgents, terrorists, and drug cartels. Unlike members of a standing force, these unconventional threats rarely wear uniforms or travel in military vehicles. Insurgents can quickly blend into the general population, with only their actions to provide a clue to their intent.
It is no longer sufficient to merely monitor an area for activity to determine if a threat exists. A commercial vehicle, for example, cannot be excluded as a threat—unless the nature of its cargo is known. Moreover, a picture alone does not show the intent of the target. Commanders today are demanding video surveillance to help them:
l Determine the intent of a person’s actions
l Accurately assess the size and nature of the threat
l Reliably differentiate threats from normal civilian activities
l Provide a level of detail sufficient to document illegal activities for prosecution
l Ensure that their unit’s actions are consistent with the rules of engagement
l Minimize confrontations and civilian casualties
Modern militaries rely on the tenets of speed, lethality, and force synchronization to win on today’s complex battlefield. Disrupting enemy synchronization requires real-time data flow and an
integrated view of enemy force deployments. Due to the long range of today’s weapons and enhanced force maneuverability, it is imperative to locate threat units at greater distances and to provide friendly forces with immediate feedback. This ensures sufficient time to plan for engaging or avoiding the threat.
In the past, reconnaissance teams verbally reported their observations of enemy forces or positions and, if out of communications range, the report could be delayed until the team returned to the base. However, today’s challenging battlefield conditions call for reconnaissance and surveillance information that is:
l Digital in format, not simply voice
l Able to include annotated video
l Transmitted in near real-time
l Collected at higher echelons so that:
• Commanders can identify the potential for enemy force synchronization
• Adjacent units can view all available ISR data
Reconnaissance missions range from nearly static, periodic deployments from permanent bases to fast-moving pursuits to find and acquire highly mobile threat forces. Most nations cannot afford to develop, purchase, field, and maintain a variety of ISR systems to meet this spectrum of requirements.
THE oPERATIoNAL CHALLENGE
Finding the threat in complex terrain
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The Harris Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle provides commanders:
l Real-Time Reconnaissance – Real-time picture of threat activities in the area of interest at standoff ranges
l Intelligence Dissemination – Communications to disseminate data to adjacent and higher echelon units via line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight networks to eliminate the ”fog of war“
l Target Acquisition Capability – A reconnaissance vehicle equipped with the tools necessary to provide targeting information on detected threats
l Video Management and Storage – A video database and management capability available to document and correlate activities within a region of interest
What is needed is a building-block approach with a core capability that can:
l Acquire data in mobile, force-on-force reconnaissance operations
l Deploy as the central pillar of a wide area surveillance capability
l Be deployed in larger numbers as part of an attached ISR element
l Support on-demand integration of additional ISR assets
l Communicate the ISR data to higher and adjacent echelons
l Provide a local common operational picture
Harris offers a packaged system solution that provides real-time reconnaissance data to multiple echelons, for improved mission planning and execution. The Harris Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle is a cost-effective, configurable, and scalable solution that can be used across the breadth of reconnaissance scenarios.
In conventional warfare, intelligence officers and commanders can locate threats and observe their movements, strength, and equipment, to gain an understanding of their intentions. This knowledge will enable them to proactively shape the battle space to their advantage. The reconnaissance vehicle also can provide the persistent surveillance so crucial in countering asymmetric threats.
The old method of performing reconnaissance is no longer sufficient
The Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle utilizes the strength of our Falcon III® communications products integrated with leading-edge partner video technology. It provides new capabilities
that allow more effective and efficient detection of potential threats, and processes and disseminates this ISR threat data.
The reconnaissance vehicle can be deployed as a standalone reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) asset or serve as a command and control node for a range of ISR capabilities.
In RSTA applications, the reconnaissance vehicle can act as a forward scout deployed to detect targets and transmit video of the potential threat back to a command post or intelligence center. The video can be reviewed in real-time, and this information could be combined with other available intelligence to determine whether the target is indeed a threat.
Or consider a border monitoring scenario. Unattended ground sensors which cross-cue roving patrols or aircraft might be a good solution for daylight crossings. At night, however, targets are not easily tracked. The reconnaissance vehicle can be deployed in an overwatch position with its long-range IR camera and optional unattended ground sensor radios. Sensor reports are received, the camera is automatically panned to the location, and the operator acquires and tracks the targets. Video is transmitted to Sector HQ, and patrols are directed to intercept the intruders.
key Benefits of the Harris Solution:l A Versatile ISR Platform – The vehicle can stand alone as a
reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition system or can be outfitted to operate as a multifunction ISR vehicle.
l Use of Open Standards and Interfaces – Standard interfaces allow the plug-and-play addition of optional features. Technology advances are also easily incorporated as they become available. A range of mission-specific capabilities can be deployed easily and cost-effectively.
l IP-Based Communications – This architecture allows networked distribution of video, data, target, and situational awareness information across Harris tactical radios and existing customer communications infrastructure.
l Customized Off-the-Shelf Availability – The Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle is a Harris packaged system based on ruggedized military equipment. It is available for delivery now and can be readily customized as required.
lMultilevel Collection and Correlation of Data – The optional FAME™ (Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine) system allows Headquarters analysts to display, archive, correlate, and annotate the collected video with other intelligence. This capability breaks down the stovepipes typical in ISR systems and provides a database for in-depth intelligence analysis.
SoLuTIoN oVERVIEw
The Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle is an ISR building block
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Intelligence officers can review data from multiple ISR systems using FAME™
Low-RISk SoLuTIoN
The Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle system is ready for delivery
The delivery of the Harris Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle system is a low-risk proposition. The reconnaissance vehicle is based on the Harris Command and Control Vehicle and is
outfitted with reconnaissance assets utilized in our base security and border shelter systems. This means that all of the system interfaces have been validated on previous deliveries to other customers.
A Cheetah armored reconnaissance vehicle is delivered with:
l Two multiband networking radios (MBNR) with 50-watt amplifiers
l A three-station intercom system
l A mobile computing platform
l A vehicle-mounted pan/tilt/zoom camera system with electro-optical (day) and infrared (night) cameras
This configuration is very flexible, and additional functionality and alternate equipment sets are easily incorporated either at initial purchase or as a subsequent upgrade.
The standard system can be delivered within approximately eight months, assuming vehicle integration at Harris. Additional Harris
communications gear, such as a BGAN SATCOM terminal, can be incorporated without significant impact to the delivery schedule shown on the opposite page.
The reconnaissance system also can be integrated into customer-supplied vehicles by in-country Harris partners. Customizing the vehicle harness and camera mount would require an additional 1.5 months. However, since the schedule is driven by the availability of the Cheetah vehicle, integration into existing customer assets could still result in a faster delivery.
Our ability to readily customize the packaged system is due to three factors:
l Systems Expertise – Harris has extensive experience developing custom system solutions with best-in-class products
l Open Architecture – The data is converted to IP packets so it can be delivered seamlessly over a variety of Harris and commercial systems
l Use of Standard Interfaces – To support the widest variety of products and to ensure that upgrades and product improvements can be readily inserted
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Typical Eight-Month Delivery Schedule
Low-Risk System Characteristics:
l Pre-engineered system implementation
l Integration risks are eliminated
l Standard interfaces and protocols ease incorporation of future enhancements
l Leverages Harris Falcon III® radio technology
l Expandable, with ability to add vehicles and data distribution to support additional echelons
l 6 to 8 months delivery, based on vehicle availability
RF-7800I Intercom Kit
• FalconCommand™ • Falcon C2View
RF-7800M 50W Vehicle Configuration (QTY: 2)
RF-7800S-V001Secure PersonalRadio
RF-7800N-CP001Mobile Computing Platform
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Speaker
KeypadDisplay
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Ethernet
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SYSTEM DESCRIPTIoN
The Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle provides the capabilities of a mobile scout. It captures day and night video of potential threats while underway or at the halt.
The system is configurable as a long- or short-range scout, based on the capabilities of the camera that is chosen (multiple models are available) and the selected Falcon III® radios. The system also supports command and control operations through voice channels operating over the same secure wideband radios. The
Harris reconnaissance capability is installed and delivered with the Cheetah armored vehicle.
Multiple reconnaissance vehicles can constitute an intelligence unit (e.g., Intel Company) that is assigned or attached to a battalion or brigade, depending on the mission and organization. Alternatively, individual vehicles can support a maneuver company or battalion’s reconnaissance capability.
RF-7600P-IV201 Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle Equipment
STAnDARD COnFIgURATIOn
l Two RF-7800M radios provide wideband video data distribution via the ANW2 network to the TOC/Intel Center
l One RF-7800I intercom system links the driver, operator, and crew to each other and to the vehicle’s radios
l One RF-7800N-CP001 Mobile Computing Platform provides digitization and storage capability; video is also made available to others on the network
l One laptop running RF-7400E-CV001 Falcon C2View video management application and RF-5410FC FalconCommand™ software
l One dual day/night long-range pan/tilt/zoom camera system
l One vehicle-mounted RF-7800S-V001 Secure Personal Radio for intra-team voice communications among deployed reconnaissance team members or adjacent units
l Force Protection Cheetah Armored Vehicle
The Reconnaissance Vehicle is a flexible, expandable ISR capability
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In the scenario shown, three vehicles form a reconnaissance team assigned to the battalion. Scout 1 is perched at the top of a ridge, monitoring a valley for threats. Previously deployed ground sensors (optional) provide coverage and cross-cueing of areas not visible by Scout 1’s long-range camera.
Scout 2 is monitoring the approaches to a village with its camera.
The Harris RF-7800M MBNR network is connecting both these scouts to a third scout, who is performing another reconnaissance mission on the flank. Due to the ridgeline, this scout is using its RF-7800B BGAN terminal to route not only its video, but also that of Scouts 1 and 2, back to the battalion Tactical Operations Center. The TOC now has a real-time view of all the activity occurring across its front.
OPTIOnAL CAPABILITIES
l RF-7800B BGAN SATCOM terminals for extended range video distribution to the TOC when the vehicle is out of the RF-7800M network
l Advanced cameras with additional target acquisition capabilities such as laser rangefinders, target designators, or other optical packages
l Telescoping mast mount for the camera package
l Harris Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine, or FAME™ system, for advanced video metadata tagging, integration of other ISR data, video storage, and search capabilities
l Unattended ground sensors
The Reconnaissance Vehicle is a flexible, expandable ISR capability
Scout 3
Scout 1
Scout 2
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ENABLING TECHNoLoGIES
Harris wideband radios and advanced partner solutions enable real-time reconnaissance
The wideband nature of Falcon III® radios and the long-range video capabilities of our partner’s cameras provide the underlying technology that enables Harris to provide an off-
the-shelf reconnaissance vehicle.
The RF-7800M Multiband Networking Radio is the standard radio used in the reconnaissance vehicle. The RF-7800M enables the high-speed flow of real-time battlefield situational awareness information across a secure, mobile, ad hoc tactical wireless network. This enhanced flow of operational information and intelligence data from the field, over extreme distances or rugged terrain, facilitates faster, more informed decisions.
Reconnaissance vehicles can be networked together via the RF-7800M, sharing information and video data, and can relay the data back to the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) when in range of any member of the network. This ability to deliver networked video is made possible by the Harris Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2) and the seamless integration of the RF-7800M radio and the optional RF-7800B BGAN satellite communications terminal.
When the RF-7800M network can no longer reach the TOC directly, the system will automatically relay that data through the BGAN terminal to the TOC. This integration provides reachback capability on a global scale, connecting operators at the tactical edge with commanders at the highest levels. This allows for faster and more informed decision-making, improved mission efficiency, and troop safety.
The Harris Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle incorporates the RF-7800N-CP001 Mobile Computing Platform. This device accepts both standard analog video and digital video inputs meeting H.264 standards. This allows Harris to provision the reconnaissance vehicle from a wide pool of camera systems manufactured by highly respected vendors such as IEC Infrared.
As shown on the opposite page, the standard camera system includes mid-range, dual day and IR cameras that provide reconnaissance capability 24 hours a day, in any weather. A single reconnaissance vehicle can provide surveillance of up to 150 square kilometers. This system can be augmented with additional target acquisition features such as:
l Longer-range cameras
l Laser rangefinders and illuminators
l Image-intensified cameras
In deployments where archiving and managing large amounts of video data is required, the optional Harris Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine, or FAME™, can be utilized. FAME allows analysts to annotate video and to add metadata and other relevant information on a frame-by-frame basis. FAME provides a powerful search engine so that intelligence analysts can review the stored video for specific data.
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FEATURES BEnEFITS
5 Mbps High-Speed Waveform The Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2) provides the necessary bandwidth for transmitting video to the next echelon
Ad Hoc networking Keeps mobile nodes connected to the network to expand the deployed range of the system
Eliminates the need for extensive preplanning of networks before a mission
Simultaneous Voice and Data Allows real-time discussion of reconnaissance information contained in the transmitted video
Security AES 128/256-bit standards-based encryption ensures security and privacy of your data
FEATURES BEnEFITS
492 kbps Data Rate Allows real-time distribution of video over non-line-of-sight terrain, ensuring connectivity between the vehicle and the intelligence center
Integration with RF-7800M Seamless switchover from ANW2 network to BGAN mode while on the move
Multiband Networking Radio (MBNR) RF-7800M
Land Mobile BGAN SATCoM Terminal RF-7800B (optional)
Dual Eo/IR Pan/Tilt/Zoom Camera System M1-NSTI-M35FEATURES BEnEFITS
Dual Day/IR Camera Provides reconnaissance capability 24 hours per day, in all weather
7 km Detection Range Allows system to detect threat activity at ranges outside of direct fire weapon range, which minimizes probability of detection and attack
Programmable Scan Pattern Reduces operator burden and allows slew-to-cue capability with unattended ground sensors
and the Harris MicroTerrain Observation System (MTOS)
SERVICE oFFERING
After-sales service supports mission-critical systems worldwide
Harris has earned a worldwide reputation as the low-risk vendor of choice for tactical radios and systems, with 99 percent of our international program customers reporting
that Harris meets or exceeds their expectations. Our responsive program management team and customer service organization will deliver and support a highly capable reconnaissance system.
An agile manufacturing process enables Harris to modify the build schedule and adapt our factory’s output to meet customer demands. With one of the highest-volume defense communications manufacturing facilities in the world, we have the commitment and capability to deliver on our promises.
Unlike many other companies, Harris has “boots on the ground” experience, supporting our products from initial fielding to obsolescence. In fact, we are currently servicing systems that have been deployed for more than 20 years, underscoring our absolute commitment to customer satisfaction. Our customers rate Harris an average of two times higher than our nearest competitor.
As a proven provider of advanced radio, sensor, and integrated systems to customers in over 120 countries, Harris has extensive experience in providing logistics and sustainment support throughout the world. We have developed highly successful processes for fielding, maintaining, supporting, repairing, and upgrading our equipment, no matter where it is deployed.
Many of our product and technical service representatives have prior military experience, and establish a close, personal bond with our customers. Our comprehensive service offering includes classic telephone and email support as well as web-based services. Harris’s Premier website (https://premier.harris.com/) provides customized access to:
l Computer-based training courses and manuals
l Frequently asked questions
l Application notes
l Purchase of accessories and ancillaries
Customers also can use the website to:
l Download and track software upgrades
l Receive warranty and maintenance support, including RMA numbers and returned goods status
System training is another important consideration. Harris trains approximately 5,000 students per year on the installation, operation, and maintenance of its equipment and systems. This process occurs in Harris’s classrooms, at customer locations, and in the field. Our students (our customers) consistently rate the training they receive as meeting or exceeding their expectations.
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The Harris Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle provides economic benefits over its entire life cycle:
Low Risk – Our customer knowledge, program management, technical expertise, and world-class customer support serve to reduce fielding risk.
High Performance – The open architecture design capitalizes on technology refresh of components, maximizing the value of customers’ investments over an extended time period.
System Sustainment and Supportability – Sustainment issues are reduced by the use of rugged military equipment (with existing training and ILS packages) and the availability of Harris field service representatives.
Life-cycle costs are reduced by:l Use of common equipment in many echelons
l 24/7 support capabilities
l Available in-country training and training material
l Common equipment interfaces and programming
l Availability of installation and maintenance by in-country partners
l Availability of extended warranties beyond the standard 12 months
l Low-cost upgrade paths
PRoVEN PERFoRMANCE
I firmly believe that Harris RF Communications really listens to their customer base and lives by the creed: the customer is king. I truly feel that sense of partnership with Harris, and I’ve been dealing with Harris for years now. l NATO Staff Member
Harris has internationally acclaimed products which have left everyone else in the dust. l International Customer
Harris supplies tactical and public safety radio products in over 120 countries worldwide
Millions of people and hundreds of government agencies throughout the world rely on assured communications® solutions from Harris to deliver critical information to the
right place at the right time. They know there is too much riding on the outcome to risk anything less. What sets Harris apart is our depth of expertise, breadth of experience, and focus on providing the most advanced products, systems, and services that meet or exceed the requirements of our customers.
Harris is one of the only companies in the world specializing in advanced technology for capturing, aggregating, distributing, and analyzing the full breadth of wireless communications including voice, data, video, and imaging. We use this unique
capability to provide systems and networks for customers in defense, intelligence, government, public safety, healthcare, broadcast, and energy markets.
Harris RF Communications Division (RFCD) is the leading supplier of tactical, secure voice and data communications products, systems, and networks to military, government, and commercial organizations worldwide. Over 50 years of international experience is leveraged into the design and deployment of Harris RFCD’s packaged C4ISR system solutions.
The Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle is one more example of Harris responding to the needs of its customers.
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Always connected. Never alone.
our proven solutions provide:l Voice, data, and video where it’s needed, when it’s needed
l Cost effectiveness over the life cycle of the system
•Nolong,costlydevelopmentcycle
•Unsurpassedin-countrysupportduringandafterdelivery
l Scalability and growth options
l Configurable solution sets
l On-time delivery of quality systems
As your partner, Harris is committed to your success
THE HARRIS DIFFERENCE
Harris Corporation welcomes the opportunity to discuss the Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle in more detail, and how it can be applied to your missions and applications.
We believe that our packaged systems provide a significant value to you, our customer, in the following ways:
l The systems are available now, eliminating long and expensive development and procurement cycles.
l The use of the latest wideband Falcon III® tactical radios supports new operational capabilities, such as live tactical video and situational awareness, that have not previously been possible.
l Falcon III software-defined radio technology uses open architectures and standard interfaces, allowing the system to incorporate new capabilities and stave off obsolescence.
l Pre-engineered system designs emphasize commonality of equipment and resources to reduce life-cycle sustainment costs such as training, sparing, and maintenance.
l Harris systems engineers and in-country partners can readily customize the solution, as required.
l The systems are supported by our world-class customer service organization that operates in every part of the world and is second to none.
Harris Corporation is a $5 billion (USD) international communications systems company serving government and commercial markets worldwide. We are confident that our packaged C4ISR system solutions represent the best value with the lowest schedule, cost, and technical risks for solving your complex operational challenges.
our solutions leverage: l Falcon III wideband radio technology
l Harris’s video processing and management technology
l Open standards and interfaces
l Focused program teams
l Over 50 years experience providing state-of-the-art military systems
l Product service teams that deploy to our customer
l Over 7,000 engineers and scientists throughout the corporation
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