AN/TSQ-191 TROJAN Air Transportable Electronic Reconnaissance System (TATERS)
The TROJAN Air Transportable Electronic Reconnaissance
System (TATERS) program draws heavily on the technology previously fielded
in the TROJAN program and as such relies on Non-Developmental Items (NDI)
equipment for integration into its subsystems. The equipment used in the
TATERS system is commercial off-the-shelf and build to print. TATERS has a
modular design consisting of four subsystems, and each subsystem resides in a
separate shelter. The four subsystems are:
- Common Hardware Intelligence Processing Subsystem (CHIPS); Receiver
Group, OR-366/TSQ-191(V).
- Satellite Communications INTELSAT/DSCS Nodal Subsystem (SCINS);
Communications Subsystem, OZ-73/TSQ-191(V).
- Primary Electrical Equipment Life Support (PEELS); Power Plant, Electric,
PU-812/TSQ-191(V).
- Temporary Occupancy Troop Shelter (TOTS); Shelter, Non-expandable,
S-792/TSQ-191(V).
In June 1990, HQDA tasked the SIFO to develop
the TATERS system, nomenclatured AN/TSQ-191(V), Acquisition System, Signal Data, which would provide a
worldwide, forward-deployed configuration capable of a quick-reaction response
to low-to-high intensity conflicts and counternarcotics applications. To minimize
training requirements, TATERS would utilize the monitoring and detection
technology already proven in the TROJAN system, and be compatible with the
present TROJAN communications architecture. Mission requirements may
dictate TATERS deployment to remote locations such as mountain tops in order
to achieve line-of-sight positioning. Consequently, TATERS must operate in
harsh environments and must be self-sufficient for extended periods of time.
TATERS is air transporable on the C-130 and can be slingloaded on the CH-47.
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