L-3 EW Flight Test Range Overview / Capabilities For More Information Contact [e-mail] 903-457-4933/4777 Or Visit www.L3MidWesternTestRange.Com

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L-3 EW Flight Test Range Overview /
CapabilitiesFor More Information
ContactHank.Schraeder_at_L-3Com.Com903-457-4933/477
7Or Visit www.L3MidWesternTestRange.Com
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L-3 EW Flight Test Range

• The Multi-Sensor Test Facility (MSTF) Is Located
  on Over 100 Acres of Land Adjacent to the L-3
  Communications Integrated Systems Division at
  Greenville, Texas
• The West Side of the Facility is a Dedicated
  Antenna Test Range, the East Side Contains the
  Flight Test Assets
• We Specialize in Electronic Warfare Systems
  Flight Testing and Training (COMINT/SIGINT/ELINT/R
  WR/ECM)
• Clear and Secure Communications Systems Testing
• Red / Grey / Blue Radar Threat Simulation
• If Youre Looking for HF To 40 GHz Radiated
  Signal Sources for EW Flight Test We Offer a Low
  Cost Solution

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L-3 EW Flight Test Range

• A Commercially Available Range That Provides
• Access to 600 Frequencies for RF Testing
  Purposes
• 80,000 Square Miles of Airspace for Flight
  Testing
• Limited Environmental Concerns (Noise Pollution,
  Endangered Species, High Population Density)
• The Ability to Land Almost Any Type of Aircraft
  on a 10,000 foot runway
• FAA-Certified Air Traffic Control and Fire/Crash
  Departments
• Department of Defense-Certified Security

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• Tracking / Signal Source Capability
• IFF Target Acquisition / Tracking (220 NM max)
• TIBS Track At 1 Update Per Second gt 220 NM
• Telemetry Track To Approximately 100 NM
• Slaved Signal Source Pointing (20 MHz- 40 GHz)
• Programmable Complex RF Modulation Systems
• Polarization Diversity
• Mobile Comms and Threat Emitter Sources

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• Communications
• Land line, HF (AM,LSB,USB), VHF (AM/FM),
• UHF (AM/FM, SATCOM)
• Secure/Clear Voice/Data/Fax
• Clear/Radio/Phone Patch
• SATCOM Simulation (Dedicated or DAMA) testing
• Ground or Flight Testing Coast to Coast
• Long Distance Support to Off-Site Users

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L-3 EW Flight Test Range

• Current Customers Include
• Rivet Joint, Combat Sent, Cobra Ball, F-16 E/F,
  Compass Call, Senior Scout , Astor, NCCT Exercise
  Participants, and Others

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COMINT SYSTEM 1
MPS EMITTER
NIKE EMITTER
COMINT SYSTEM 2
THOR EMITTER
BLACKBIRD EMITTERS AND RECEIVER
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ESV EMITTERS
HF COMMS
IMPULSE SOURCE
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THOR EMITTER

• 7 TRANSMITTERS
• 0.1-18.0 GHz
• CALIBRATED/RECORDED ERP
• 92 DBM MAX ERP
• COMPLEX TEST SIGNALS
• THREAT SIMULATION
• SPECIFIC EMITTER ID

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BLACKBIRD EMITTERS AND RECEIVER

• 2 TRANSMIT SYSTEMS 1 ECM RECEIVE SYSTEM
• 6 TO 18 GHZ 1 TO
  18 GHZ,
• 1 MW ERP
  TELEMETRY RECEPTION
• DEPLOYABLE

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BLACKBIRD EMITTER AND RECEIVER DEPLOYED AT WHITE
SANDS MISSILE RANGE FOR ECM TESTING
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MPS MULTI-BAND EMITTER
4 BANDS, APPROX 75 DBM ERP 800 MHZ - 12
GHZ 12 - 18 GHZ 18 - 26 GHZ 26 - 40
GHZ COHERENT, MULTI-BAND FREQ HOPS, COMPLEX
TEST SIGNALS, THREAT SIMULATION, SPECIFIC EMITTER
ID
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ESV EMITTERS
NON-COHERENT, HIGH POWER MAGNETRON TRANSMITTERS
400 MHZ 2.0 GHZ
2.7 33.0 GHZ
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COMINT SYSTEM 1 20 1000 MHZ _at_ 53 DBM
ERP 1000 2000 MHZ _at_ 58 DBM ERP
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COMINT SYSTEM 2 20 1000 MHZ _at_ 53 DBM
ERP 1000 3000 MHZ _at_ 62 DBM ERP
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HF SYSTEM 1 6 40 MHZ HPOL _at_ 66 DBM ERP
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HF SYSTEM 2 2 30 MHZ HPOL _at_ 70 DBM ERP
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HOT SPOT RF SPECTRUM MONITORING
BORESITE, ERP CAL, REAL TIME MONITOR 0.1 2
GHZ 2-18 GHZ 18-40 GHZ 40 GHZ SPECTRUM
ANALYZER REMOTE LAN CONTROL RANGE CONTROL
CENTER SPECTRUM DISPLAY
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RADAR THREAT SIMULATION

• GROUND, NAVAL, AND AIRBORNE RADAR SIMULATION
• BLUE, GREY, RED
• OVER 40 RADARS IN THE CURRENT LIBRARY, MOST WITH
  MULTIPLE MODES
• PROGRAMMABLE FOR USER CUSTOMIZATION
• UP TO 10 SIMULTANEOUS SIGNALS

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THREAT SIMULATION

• PROGRAMMABLE PULSE TO PULSE FREQ / PHASE / PW /
  PRI / AMPLITUDE
• 500 MHZ WIDEBAND FREQUENCY HOPPERS IN C AND X
  BAND
• OPERATION OUTSIDE NORMAL EPL LIMITS IF DESIRED
• ELECTRONICALLY GENERATED ANTENNA SCANS
• COHERENT PULSE DOPPLER
• UP TO 116 DBM ERP, CALIBRATED AND CONTINUOUSLY
  RECORDED
• SPECIFIC EMITTER ID QUALITY SIGNAL GENERATION
• CUSTOM, COMPLEX SIGNALS AVAILABLE ON SHORT
  NOTICE
• IF WE DONT PRESENTLY HAVE IT WE CAN BUILD IT
  QUICKLY!

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THREAT SIMULATION ECM RESPONSE COLLECTION
JAMMING AUTHORIZED FOR SOME FREQUENCY BANDS
RF JAMMER SIGNAL COLLECTION AVAILABLE FROM 1-18
GHZ - SPECTRAL DISPLAY RECORDED ON DVD IN
FREQ OR TIME DOMAIN - IRIG-B AND RADIO
RECORDED ON AUDIO CHANNELS
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L-3 SIMULATION ADVANTAGES QUICK
PROGRAMMING FOR SIMULATION OF ALMOST ANY THREAT
RADAR SIGNAL CONTROLLED, DEVELOPMENTAL FLIGHT
TEST BEFORE GOING TO A POTENTIALLY HARD TO
SCHEDULE RANGE ABILITY TO PROGRAM FREQS /
MODES THAT REAL TEST SYSTEMS DONT HAVE
AVAILABLE LAB OR FLIGHT LINE TEST BEFORE
FLIGHT
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AIRSPACE COORDINATION
STANDARD ROUTES MID-WAY BETWEEN BARKSDALE
AFB AND MAJORS FIELD FORT WORTH CENTER
COORDINATION REQUIRED, PREFERABLY 48 HOURS IN
ADVANCE 2300 - 0630L TYPICALLY EASY TO
SCHEDULE DAYLIGHT TOUGHER LOW ALTITUDE VFR
FOR CLOSE-IN PROFILES
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STANDARD FLIGHT PROFILE 1
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STANDARD FLIGHT PROFILE 2
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Threat Simulation Summary
HIGH FIDELITY EW/ACQ, SAM, AND AI THREATS
TEST ON THE FLIGHT LINE BEFORE TAKEOFF
ACCESSIBLE AIRSPACE AVAILABLE TODAY VERY
AFFORDABLE RAPID REPROGRAMMING FOR ADDITIONAL
THREATS