{"id":21912,"date":"2022-05-02T23:04:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T23:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=21912"},"modified":"2022-05-02T23:04:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T23:04:36","slug":"upgraded-saab-wide-area-multilateration-system-begins-operation-at-twentynine-palms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/california\/upgraded-saab-wide-area-multilateration-system-begins-operation-at-twentynine-palms\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Upgraded Saab Wide Area Multilateration System Begins Operation at Twentynine Palms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In March 2022, United States Marine Corps (USMC) Range Fire\nDesk Operators began using data supplied by Saab\u2019s Wide Area Multilateration\n(WAM) system at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms to coordinate range training\nactivities. This system, cur\u00c2\u00adrently composed of 19 Saab RU7 remote units and a\ncentral processing system, is the culmination of several years of work by the\nRange Position Location Information (RPLI) program to upgrade the WAM system at\nMCAGCC Twentynine Palms. The system is designed to satisfy the USMC\u2019s needs\nregarding information assurance and cyber security compliance, and units are\nconfigured for operations in the National Air\u00c2\u00adspace System (NAS).&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saab-RU7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21913\" width=\"247\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saab-RU7.png 620w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Saab-RU7-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><figcaption> <em>Saab\u2019s RU7 Multilateration technology, powered by solar units, is installed in the harsh desert region of Twentynine Palms, California. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The RPLI program is a USMC effort that contracted with Saab\nto provide WAM sys\u00c2\u00adtems at multiple training ranges in the United States. The\nprogram\u2019s objective is to im\u00c2\u00adprove the situational awareness for Range Control\nOperations personnel by filling gaps in existing radar coverage.&nbsp; The RPLI program Plan of Record includes an\nex\u00c2\u00adpansion of this capability at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms and complete WAM\nsystems installations at MCB Camp Pendleton, MCB Lejeune, MCB Quantico, MCAS\nYuma and MCAS Cherry Point. More than 60 RU7 remote units are planned to be\ndeployed over time throughout these installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RPLI program is delivering WAM systems with ED-142\ntracking performance that overcome challenges of topography and lack of commercial\npower sources. Saab\u2019s RU7 remote units are able to function and survive in a\nharsh and remote desert envi\u00c2\u00adronment for 15 years or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MCAGCC Twentynine Palms expansion project also completed\ninstallation of six additional remote units recently. This work was completed\nby a team of DoD civilians, Saab Field Engineers and support contractors. They\ninstalled these units and the sup\u00c2\u00adporting solar stations via helicopter access.\nThe site acceptance testing to integrate these into the existing 19-unit system\nis planned for completion one month ahead of schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reliable performance of the Saab WAM systems with RU7\nremote units increases the USMC\u2019s ability to safely train in live-fire\nenvironments by facilitating deconfliction of military aviation and ground\nactivities. Twentynine Palms is the US\u2019s largest Marine Corps base, and one of\nthe nation\u2019s primary military training bases for live fire, artil\u00c2\u00adlery, tank,\nand close air combat exercises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2022, United States Marine Corps (USMC) Range Fire Desk Operators began using data supplied by Saab\u2019s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms to coordinate range training activities. This system, cur\u00c2\u00adrently composed of 19 Saab RU7 remote units and a central processing system, is the culmination of several years of work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-california"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21914,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21912\/revisions\/21914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}