| | Tactical Remote Sensor System (TRSS) |
| | Primary Purpose | Tactical Remote Sensor Systems (TRSS) provides |
| | continuous all weather location determination and |
| | monitoring of activity within a given area of |
| | operation. |
| | Sub-Functions | Graphic depiction of objects through thermal |
| | graphic optics, classification through rotary |
| | wing air-delivered sensors (i.e. tracked vehicle, |
| | rotary winged aircraft, battle field sounds, |
| | etc.) and hand employed ground sensors. |
| | Equipment Requirements | Each Sensor Mobile Monitor System (SMMS) has two |
| | monitoring stations located within that are |
| | comprised of one IBM Thinkpad 770X using |
| | monitoring software developed for the Windows |
| | environment. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | Line-of-sight for transmit/receive (VHF/UHF) back |
| | to the SMMS. Operates in the VHF (138-153 MHz) |
| | and UHF (313.5-315.5 MHz) (new software) range. |
| | The SMMS includes a HF radio (AN/GRC-231) and two |
| | VHF radios (AN/VRC-91A), LAN connection to the |
| | IAS family suite-providing sensor reporting |
| | connectivity. |
| | Crypto Requirements | Crypto Reqs: None: KY-99, KY-57 required for |
| | secure voice communications. |
| | Normal Locations | Sensor Control and Management Platoon (SCAMP) or |
| | Ground Sensor Platoon (GSP). SCAMP will be |
| | located with the Intel Bn. |
| | Information Managed | MASINT (Measurement and Signals Intelligence) |
| | reports, data derived by analysis of targets |
| | total seismic/magnetic/infrared/thermal graphic |
| | image to provide direction, location, relative |
| | speed, quantity, length of column and |
| | classification type. |
| | Products Created | Positive identification and classification of |
| | detected activity. Strip charts and image |
| | displays. Sensor reports (SENREP). |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | USMC/Northrop Grumman Corp (NGC) & NOVA |
| | engineering. |
| | Current Fielding Status | TRSS is 85% fielded. Items funded during FY00 |
| | with fielding in FY01 include Repeater/Relays |
| | (NOVA item 292 ea.) that replaces the current |
| | Repeaters and Relays, Intermediate Air Delivered |
| | Sensor (IADS) (NGC item 78 ea.), and Test Sets |
| | (17 ea.), enhanced life battery boxes (516 ea.). |
| | TRSS has additional funding from POM02 to procure |
| | an advanced Unattended Ground Microsensor System |
| | to replace the current Unattended Ground Sensor |
| | System as well as procuring the fixed wing |
| | deployed sensor, Advanced Air Delivered Sensors |
| | (AADS) (552 ea.), and the Thermal Imager buyout |
| | of (520 ea). Funding was not secured to procure |
| | the Airborne Relays (AR) (48 ea.). |
| | Known Problems | Thermal Imager currently at MSII is funded from |
| | POM02 for reevaluation prior to a re-operational |
| | test and evaluation (OT&E). |
| | DIICOE Compliance Rating | Not rated. |
| | Point of Contact | GySgt Ted Salas, Project Officer for TRSS. |
| | Marine Corps Systems Command DSN 278-0952,commercial 703-784-0952. Email: salast@mcsc.usmc.mil |
| Updated by | Capt Justin Wilson, USMC, CCSC-01 |
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