Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE SHORTSTOP ELECTRONIC PROTECTION SYSTEM
(SEPS), AN/VLQ-11, (VEHICULAR VERSION) IS A LIGHTWEIGHT
COUNTERMEASURE SET CONSISTING OF A RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER, AN ANTENNA
ASSEMBLY, A VEHICLE MOUNT, AND A HIGH POWER RF AMPLIFIER.  IT WEIGHS
50 POUNDS AND HAS A VOLUME OF 1.5 CUBIC FEET AND 3 CUBIC FEET FOR
THE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY.  ONCE PLACED IN OPERATION IT WILL BE
AUTONOMOUS AND WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY FURTHER ACTION FROM THE
OPERATOR. SEPS WILL REMAIN PASSIVE UNTIL ACTIVATED BY THE SIGNALS
FROM THREAT FUZES.

B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE AN/VLQ-11 WILL PROVIDE INCREASED
SURVIVABILITY AGAINST PROXIMITY FUZED INDIRECT FIRED MUNITIONS
(ARTILLERY AND MORTAR).  IT EMPLOYS A PASSIVE DETECTION
COUNTERMEASURE CAPABILITY THAT IS ACTIVATED BY THE THREAT. THE
SYSTEM IS VIRTUALLY UNDETECTABLE BECAUSE OF THE PASSIVE DETECTION
SCHEME AND THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THREATS.  SEPS CAN BE USED
INDIVIDUALLY OR IN GROUPS TO PROVIDE WIDE AREA COVERAGE WITHOUT
MUTUAL INTERFERENCE.


C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE AN/VLQ-11 WILL BE USED BY LIGHT AND MECHANIZED
FORCES TO PROTECT TROOPS AND HIGH VALUE ASSETS FROM PREDOMINANT
INDIRECT FIRE (ARTILLERY AND MORTAR) THREAT.


D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:

    (1)  DIVISION:
         2 PER TAC CP

    (2)  ARMOR:
         1 PER TAC CP ARM BDE/SHB
         1 PER TAC CP LT/HVY ACR
         1 PER CAV TRP CP
         1 PER CAV SQDN TOC/TAC/S4
         1 PER TK BN TOC/TAC/S4

    (3)  ENGINEER:
         1 PER COMBAT ENG SQUAD, CORPS AND DIVISIONAL

    (4)  INFANTRY:
         1 PER TAC CP ASSLT,LIGHT,MECH, BDE/SHB
         1 PER MECH BN TAC/TOC/S4
         1 PER MECH CO CP
         1 PER 2 SCOUT ARMORED HMMWV

    (5)  MILITARY POLICE:
         1 PER MP SQD HMMWV (DIV/CORPS)
         1 PER ASV

    (6)  AVIATION:
         2 PER DIV AVN BDE HHC AND CORPS ATK REGT HHC (CMDSEC,S3 SEC)
         3 PER DIV AVN BN HHC AND CORPS AVN BN HHC (CMD SE,S3 SEC,
           AUTO MAINT SEC)
         1 PER DIV AVN CO HQ AND CORPS AVN CO (CO HQ) (AVU, ATK CO)
         3 PER SEPARATE DIV AVN CO AND SEPERATE CORPS AVN O (CO HQ,
           FLT OPS, AUTO MAINT SEC)

E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS: THE AN/VLQ-11 WILL USE THE POWER FROM THE
VEHICLE 28 VDC POWER SOURCE POWERED THRROUGH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL
ASSEMBLY MOUNTING TRAY CONTAINING A HIGH POWER RF AMPLIFIER.
DRAW WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 11 AMPERES.


F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: HOST VEHICLE

G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

    (1)  OPERATOR:  GENERAL PURPOSE USER

    (2)  UNIT LEVEL: SEPS UTILIZES 'GO/NO GO' TO VERIFY SYSTEM
OPERATION

    (3)  DS/GS: SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR

H.  SPECIAL NOTES: BASIS OF ISSUE IS APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN
ABOI.