Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE MODULAR MISSION PAYLOAD (MMP) CONSISTS OF
THE DAY/NIGHT SENSOR WITH CONTAINER.  THE DAY/NIGNT SENSOR IS
INSTALLED IN THE AV AND PROVIDES IMAGERY DURING RECONNAISANCE
MISSIONS.  THE MMP DIMENSIONS ARE L=30", W=30", H=40" AND WEIGHS 200
LBS.

   B.  CAPABILITIES: THE MMP IS A GIMBLE MOUNTED CAMERA SYSTEM
CONSITING OF A DAY ONLY AND A FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (FLIR)
CAMERA.  THE DAY ONLY CAMERA HAS A FOCAL LENGTH OF 10 TO 150MM AND
THE FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED CAMERA HAS THREE SET FOCAL LENGTHS OF
22MM FOR WIDE FIELD OF VIEW (FOV), 80MM AT MIDDLE FOV AND 225MM AT
NARROW FOV.  THE MMP PROVIDES THE COMMANDER WITH THE ABILITY TO
RECEIVE NEAR REAL TIME IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE.

   C.  EMPLOYMENT: THE MMP IS LOCATED AT THE LAUNCH AND RECOVERY
SITE.

   D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  16 PER LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SECTION, AIR
RECON CO, MI BN (AE), MI BDE, CORPS.  EIGHT PER LAUNCH AND RECOVERY
SECTION, AIR RECON PLT, MI BN, HEAVY, AIRBORNE AND AIR ASSAULT
DIVISIONS.  EIGHT PER LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SECTION, AIR RECON PLT, MI
CO, ACR (HEAVY).

   E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  POWER SUPPLIED BY INTERAL POWER SOURCE
PROVIDED BY THE MISSION AIRCRAFT.

   F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: TRANSPORTED BY THE UAV DURING
MISSION.  MMP REMOVED FOR SHIPMENT AND IS TRANSPORTED BY ORGANIC
VEHICLES IN THE AIR RECON CO/PLT.  IS AIR TRANSPORTABLE BY C-130/
C-141/C-5/C-17.

   G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

       (1)  OPERATOR:  96U

       (2)  MAINTAINERS:  33R AND 52D UL, DS AND GS.

   H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

       (1)  THIS ITEM IS APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AR 71-13.