10.19.22_RFI_Vendor_Questions.pdf

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Group II and Group III Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – USCG Host Cutters
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Vendor Questions

Loss of Link (LOL) [KSA] The UA shall have a pilot-actuated flight termination mode:

Vendor response: Vendor is requesting additional detail on this requirement.

USCG response: Pilot-actuated flight termination mode provides the pilot with the ability to terminate engine operation and place the aircraft into a rapid decent for crash with a single command from the operators station.

Loss of Link (LOL) [KSA] The UA shall have a pre-flight programmable flight termination routine that will be executed if UA flight control cannot be regained. The pre-flight programmable flight termination routine shall include (1) parameters to initiate the routine and (2) the flight termination routine to subsequently implement:

Vendor response: Vendor is requesting additional detail on this requirement.

USCG response: Pilot-actuated flight termination mode provides the pilot with the ability to terminate engine operation and place the aircraft into a rapid decent for crash with a single command from the operators station.

Communications (Spectrum) Frequency The UA shall provide secure and non-secure radio relay on VHF-AM (118-136 Mhz), VHF-FM (155-162.55 MHz) and military UHF (225-400 MHz) frequency bands:

Vendor response: Vendor is requesting additional detail on this requirement.

USCG response: The CG requires that any UAS be capable of providing non-secure and secure communications relay capabilities from the host cutter to various assets and targets using the outlined VHF/UHF frequencies. Secure and non-secure radio relay on VHF-AM (118-136 Mhz), VHF-FM (155-

162.55 MHz) and military UHF (225-400 MHz) frequency bands.

Communications (Encryption) Control The system shall be able to enable/disable the data links (e.g.

flight/navigation control & payload control) encryption from the GCS while the UA is airborne at the

Vendor response: Vendor is requesting additional detail on this requirement.

USCG response: While the UA is inflight, the pilot should possess the ability to enable/disable datalink encryption at the operators station.

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