TRANSPORTABLE GROUND CONTROL STATION

TRANSPORTABLE GROUND CONTROL STATION - TGCS

The TGCS consists of an S-788 – Light Multipurpose Shelter (LMS) mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The dual workstations facilitate Mission Planning & Payload Control for Manned or Unmanned Air Vehicles and are designed to withstand rugged environmental conditions and extreme temperatures.

System Capabilities

  • Imagery Intelligence (IMINT)
  • Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
  • Communications Intelligence (COMINT)
  • Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)

Software

  • Manned and Unmanned Mission Planning
  • Real-Time STANAG 4586 Unmanned Aircraft System Control Level Of Interoperability (LOI): 1,2,3,4,5
  • Communications and Signal Intelligence Software
  • Secure Server Backplane (80 Cores of Processing)
  • Redhat Linux, Windows OS, Virtual Environment

User Interface

  • 32” Displays with 4k Resolution
  • Integrated Thin Client Computers
  • Anatomically Contoured Operator Chairs
  • Noise Canceling Headsets
  • Sealed Keyboard & Trackball
  • Adjustable / Blackout Lighting
  • Audio Management System

Shelter & System

  • S-788 – Shelter – Type I
  • HMMWV Platform – M1152A1
  • 20kW Silent Diesel Tow-Generator with Light Tactical Trailer
  • 22,000 BTU/Hr – Environmental Control Unit (ECU)
  • Transport Compliant via C-130
  • Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
  • Emergency Power Off (EPO)
  • Smoke / CO2 Detector / Fire Extinguisher
  • Over Temperature Equipment Sensor
  • Storage and Transit Case Secure Mounts
  • Quick Deploy / Pivoting Antenna Mounts
  • Shock and Vibration Isolated Computing Racks
  • Solar Shade Canopy
  • Tactical – UHF/VHF Radios