FA4890-12-C-XXXX
DRAFT - Appendix N
Operational Requirements
1.0 CONUS Requirements:
1.1 FY12
| Location |
| Type |
| Average Sorties/Day |
| ASD+ |
| Hours/Month |
| Aircraft |
| GCS |
| GDT |
| Creech AFB |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 8 |
| 12 |
| 1584 |
| 14 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| Grand Forks AFB |
| MQ-1 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base A |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base B |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
**GCS support 24/7 ***GCS support 16/5 +ASD – Average Sortie Duration
1.2 FY13:
| Location |
| Type |
| Average Sorties/Day |
| ASD |
| Hours/Month |
| Aircraft |
| GCS |
| GDT |
| Creech AFB |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 8 |
| 12 |
| 1584 |
| 14 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| Grand Forks AFB |
| MQ-1 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base Z |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base A |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base B |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base C |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base D |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
**GCS support 24/7 ***GCS support 16/5
1.3 FY14:
| Location |
| Type |
| Average Sorties/Day |
| ASD |
| Hours/Month |
| Aircraft |
| GCS |
| GDT |
| Creech AFB |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 8 |
| 12 |
| 1584 |
| 14 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| Grand Forks AFB |
| MQ-1 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base Z |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D1 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 12 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D2 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 12 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base A |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base B |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base C |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base D |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base E |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base F |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
**GCS support 24/7
1.4 FY15:
| Location |
| Type |
| Average Sorties/Day |
| ASD |
| Hrs/Month |
| Aircraft |
| GCS |
| GDT |
| Creech AFB |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 8 |
| 12 |
| 1584 |
| 14 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| Grand Forks AFB |
| MQ-1 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base Z |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D1 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D2 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D3 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base A |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base B |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base C |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base D |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base E |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base F |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
** GCS support 24/7 ***GCS support 16/5 + Average Sortie Duration
1.5 FY16:
| Location |
| Type |
| Average Sorties/Day |
| ASD |
| Hrs/Month |
| Aircraft |
| GCS |
| GDT |
| Creech AFB |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 8 |
| 12 |
| 1584 |
| 14 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| Grand Forks AFB |
| MQ-1 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base Z |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D1 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D2 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D3 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base A |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base B |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base C |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base D |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base E |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base F |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
** GCS support 24/7
1.6 FY17:
| Location |
| Type |
| Average Sorties/Day |
| ASD |
| Hrs/Month |
| Aircraft |
| GCS |
| GDT |
| Creech AFB |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 8 |
| 12 |
| 1584 |
| 14 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| Grand Forks AFB |
| MQ-1 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base Z |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D1 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D2 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base D3 |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 8 |
| 6** |
| 3 |
| Base A |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base B |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base C |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base D |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base E |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
| Base F |
| MQ-1/9 |
| 2 |
| 12 |
| 528 |
| 6 |
| 2** 2*** |
| 3 |
** GCS support 24/7
2.0 Deployed Requirements: Deployed requirements are based on a notional 5 CAPs per deployed site. The actual number of sites and CAPs per site will vary as dictated by mission requirements.
2.1 FY12:
| Type |
| Up to # of Locations |
| Maximum # CAPs |
2.2 FY13:
| Type |
| Up to # of Locations |
| Maximum # CAPs |
2.3 FY14:
| Type |
| Up to # of Locations |
| Maximum # CAPs |
2.4 FY15:
| Type |
| Up to # of Locations |
| Maximum # CAPs |
2.5 FY16:
| Type |
| Up to # of Locations |
| Maximum # CAPs |
2.6 FY17:
| Type |
| Up to # of Locations |
| Maximum # CAPs |
3.0 Communications Reachback Sites: Support shall include satellite terminals and all related equipment at each site.
| 3.1 FY12-17 |
| Location |
| No. of Satellite Terminals |
| Mission Areas Supported |
| Estimated Start Date |
| Comments |
| EUR-1A (Germany Site A) |
| 16 |
| Satellite/RSO communications, |
Video Breakout FY12 through
FY14
Existing Site. EUR-1A stands down after EUR-2 is operational.
| EUR-1B (Germany Site B) |
| 16 |
| Satellite/RSO communications, |
Video Breakout
FY13
| EUR-2 (Southern Europe) |
| 16 |
| Satellite/RSO communications, |
FY14
| PAC-1 (Japan) |
| 12 |
| Satellite/RSO communications, |
FY13
| PAC-2 (PACOM AOR) |
| 12 |
| Satellite/RSO communications, |
FY15