The CONV HAE is intended to be employed for missions requiring long-range deployment and long dwell over the target area. It will be directly deployable from well outside the theater of operation, followed by extended on-station time. It will operate in low- to moderate-risk environments and look into high-threat areas with EO, IR and SAR sensors in order to provide both wide-area and spot imagery; survivability will derive from its very high operating altitude and self- defense measures. The HAE Common Ground Segment (CGS) will provide a launch and recovery element, mission control element, and ground communications element that are common and interoperable with the LO HAE.
 | Air Vehicles (TBD) 1 Common Ground Segement | |
| KEY OPERATIONAL FACTORS | ||
| Sensors: Deployment: Radius: Endurance: Altitude: Cruise Speed: | SAR, EO and IR AV: self-deployable; multiple* C-141 sorties for other equipment 5,556 km (3,000 nm) >40 hrs (24 hrs at radius) 19.8 km (65,000 ft) 639 km/hr (345 kts) | |
| *Depends on equipage and duration | ||
Funding Profile (FY96/97 President's Budget: Then-Year Dollars, in Millions)
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