INVESTMENT COMPONENT
Modernization
Recapitalization
Maintenance
Provides a command and control vehicle to civil support teams (CST) that perform on-site analysis of contaminants in support of first responders.
The Unified Command Suite (UCS) vehicle is a self-contained, stand-alone, C-130 air mobile communications platform that provides both voice and data communications capabilities to CST commanders.
The UCS consists of a combination of commercial and existing government off-the-shelf communications equipment (both secure and non-secure data) to provide the full range of communications necessary to support the CST mission. It is the primary means of reach-back communications for the Analytical Laboratory System (ALS) and acts as a command and control hub to deliver a common operational picture for planning and fulfilling an incident response.
It provides:
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ACQUISITION PHASE
Technology Development
Engineering & Manufacturing Development
Production & Deployment
Operations & Support
None
UCS Vehicle:
Wolf Coach, Inc., an L-3 Communications Co. (Auburn, MA)
UCS Communications System Integrator:
Naval Air Warf are Center Aircraft Division (Patuxent River, MD)
