KuBand Subscription for LRCCA

Added: May 25, 2017 11:39 am The primary mission requirement is to provide the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (SECDHS) and the Commandant of the Coast Guard with essential airborne communications capabilities around the globe. The aircraft shall be configured to provide unrestricted secure C2 communication capabilities that provide the flexibility to maintain awareness of emergent situations, enable operational tasking, and perform normal duties while airborne. The Commandant, as one of the five military service chiefs, is required to safely and reliably deploy to destinations throughout the world to manage Coast Guard missions mandated by U.S. Statute including Maritime Security, Enforcement of Laws and Treaties, Maritime Safety, Protection of Natural Resources, Maritime Mobility, and National Defense. This communications capabilities will be used to respond to national and international emergencies in which Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resources are needed, including environmental disaster relief operations (hurricane, flood, earthquake), marine environmental responses, major search and rescue operations, mass migrant interdictions, etc; participate in national security planning and operational military exercises, conduct formal visits to Coast Guard facilities, conduct formal visits to foreign U.S. Governmental and maritime officials/entities, maintain personal security, and command and control during wartime and/or national emergencies.