Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE INTEROPERABLE DATA LINK (IDL) TRACKING
ANTENNA:  AN/UPQ-3B IS USED IN BOTH THE GUARDRAIL/COMMON SENSOR
(AN-UPD-9B) SYSTEM/3 (GRCS-3) AND THE IMPROVED GUARDRAIL V
(AN-USD-9A)(IGRV).  TWO IDL TRACKING ANTENNA, EACH MOUNTED ON A
2 TON TRAILER, MAKE UP ONE AN/UPQ-3B.

   B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE IDL TRACKING ANTENNA PROVIDES A DATA
MICROWAVE RELAY CAPABILITY BETWEEN THE FOUR VANS MAKING UP THE
SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION PROCESSING FACILITY AND THE AIRBORNE RELAY
FACILITY OF GRCS-3 OR IGRV.

   C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THIS SYSTEM IS EMPLOYED TO THE MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE, AERIAL EXPLOITATION BN, CORPS. (34418C200)

   D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  ONE PER AVIATION CO (ELECTRONIC WARFARE),
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BN (AERIAL EXPLOITATION), CORPS.

   E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  THE IDL TRACKING ANTENNA OPERATES USING
 13.08 KW AT 60 HZ WHICH IS PROVIDED BY THE AN/MJQ-26 (Z50693) POWER
 SYSTEM FOR IGRV OR THE AN/MJO-34 (Z75545) FOR GRCS-3.

   F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  THIS SYSTEM IS MOUNTED ON A TWO
TON TRAILER AND REQUIRES TWO X40009 TRUCKS.

   G.  PERSONNEL /MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:
       (1) OPERATOR: NONE
       (2) MAINTAINERS:
             A. UL MAINTENANCE: 33R, 63B
             B. DS MAINTENANCE: 33R, 63W, 29S
             C. GS MAINTENANCE:  29S

   H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

       1.  AS OF JUNE 1993, THE HISTORY OF THE GUARDRAIL FAMILY
IS AS FOLLOWS:

       THE BASE ITEM IN ALL AERIAL EXPLOITATION BATTALIONS IS
GUARDRAIL V (GRV).

       GRV WAS FIELDED TO USAREUR AND 15TH MI BN, FT HOOD.  IT
WAS REPLACED BY (GRV, AN/USD-9A, AT B0TH LOCATIONS.  THE IGRV IN
USAREUR WAS THEN REPLACED BY THE GUARDRAIL COMMON SENSOR SYSTEM 4
(GRCS-4), WHILE THE IGRV IN FT HOOD IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED BY
THE GUARDRAIL COMMON SENSOR SYSTEM 2 (GRCS-2) IN 1997.

       2.  IGRV CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING LINS:

           Z04118 (M021AA), Z15849 (M021AB), Z15917 (M021AC),
           Z28126 (M021MA), Z40903 (M021MB), Z41406 (M021MC),
           Z50693 (M021AD), Z76231 (M021AE), Z77097 (M021AF),
           Z77165 (M021AG), Z35208 (M021AH).

       3.  BOING IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLICATION IN AR 71-13.

       4.  ALL PERSONNEL CHANGES GENERATED BY THE IGRV BOIP'S WERE
AFFECTED BY USING BOIP M021AA.