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PROJECT AQUILINE

JANUARY 1969 STATUS

The AQUILINE program is still in its early conceptual stages. At


this stage OSA and ORD are working in close coordination to resolve “

problems associated with bringing this new program to a practical and


viable intelligence tool. The following concept of operations is
derived from the latest available planning factors and guidelines. It
is designed to present the program's minimum requirements through FY-1975

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CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS

1. MISSION
To develop, attain and maintain an operational capability to
conduct covert aerial reconnaissance of selected worldwide targets.

2. DEFINITIONS
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a. For the purpose of brevity, the AQUILINE airborne vehicle


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abbreviated as AV.

" b. To further identify and segment project AQUILINE required


equipments, the Air Ground Control Station is abbreviated as AGCS,
The first of these stations (developed by the Office of Research
. and Development (0RD)) will be given the designation of AGCS-l.
As additional stations are completed they will be given subsequent

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numerical designations — AGCS-2, etc. ’

c. Pre—Operational Period: (Prior to 1 January 1971)


The period preceding operational readiness to accomplish the
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d. Operational Period: (Subsequent to l January 1971)


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(1) Limited Capability: (1 January 1971 to 1 July 1972)


The capability to perform limited operational missions on
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a "calculated risk" basis should be achieved by l January 1971.
Non—availability of the full range airborne relay, (micro-
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miniaturized) system, and equipment reliability experience
data will be limiting factors during this period. For planning ‘

purposes, one operational mission can be flown per quarter


during this period. '

1(2) Design Capability: (l July 1972 and on)


Eighteen months subsequent to attaining a limited
the program will have the ability to accomplish one (1) capability,
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"operational mission per month. The advanced lightweight micro-


miniaturized special systems will increase the range capability
and provide a high degree of systems reliability. Operational
readiness for all systems will have been demonstrated prior to
attaining this, the design capability.

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3. OBJECTIVES - PRE-OPERATIONAL PERIOD


During this period the primary emphasis will be directed toward
the accomplishment of the following major tasksgp
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a. The development and procurement of new equipment and systems


which will comprise the AQUILINE special targeting surveillance
system, allied systems, and supporting equipment.
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b. The selection and preparation of the Aréa-51 airdrome and


supporting equipment for project AQUILINE. J

c. The completion and preparation of selected portions of


Area—5l support facilities for project AQUIQINE.
d. The logistical build—up at Area-51 required to support the
Pre—Operational Period and the continued build-up in logistical
capability to support the Operational Period;
e. The planning, programming and coordination required to be
ready to implement the Operational Period programs to include
.environmental studies, and systems integration. -

f. The completion of specialized communications facilities


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g. The training of selected operational teams and supervisory


personnel and the continued testing and development of the AQUILIN
reconnaissance systems to an operational readiness status.
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h. The training and familiarization of support personnel with


the new systems and equipment preparatory to the commencement of
AQUILINE operations.
i. The development and feasibility testing of tactics and
operational employment and control procedures.

4. AQUILINE UTILIZATION AND QONTROL


a. AQUILINE Vehicles:
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(1) AQUILINE vehicles which are instrumented as flight test


vehicles will be under the control of the Office of Research and
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Development (ORD) until their requirement as test vehicles no


longer exists. At this time, to be determined by Project
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Headquarters, these vehicles will be retrofitted for operational


missions and their control transferred to the Field Program
Director.
(2) AQUILINE vehicles purchased for operational mission usage
will be flight tested for air worthiness by McDonnel Douglas
Corporation prior to delivery to the Field Program Director.
Vehicle acceptance procedures will be established by Project
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b. AQUILINE Ground Control Stations (AGCSL:


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(1) AGCS-l will be under the management and control of ORD until
initial vehicle flight testing and interface requirements have
been met. At the conclusion of the ORD testing, the AGCS-l will
be retrofitted for operational usage and management and control of
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the system will be transferred to the Field Program Director.


Project Headquarters will determine the operational configuration
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of AGCS-l and will determine the transfer date?


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(2) AGCS-2 and subsequent ground control stations will incorporate


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the improvements dictated during flight testinggconducted by ORD


on AGCS-l. Management and control‘of AGCS—2 will be under the -

Field Program Director. 1?


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platform aircraft will be required. A Cessna 210 gircraft; currently


in position at Area—5l, will satisfy this requiremgnt. '

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a. Developmental Flight Testing: _

(1) The“fir§1_of the AV's developmental flight tests will begin


in June 197 Following that date, approximately 6-8 months will
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first AV flight, the first air ground control station (AGCS-l)


will have been constructed. Concurrent with the AV flight test
activities there will be an on-going developmental and product
improvement program underway for the AGCS-l.
(2) During the early RD&E period (June 70 - Jan 71) it is
envisaged that an aircraft (U-3—T-33-C130) will be used as the
interim communications link between the AV's and the AGCS.
Subsequent to this testing period, but prior to achieving a
limited operational capability with the AV's, it is planned to
supplement the aircraft commo link with a satellite communications
link. It is possible that at some point during the RD&E phase
the transition from aircraft communications link to an in being
satellite communications link[::::::::::::::]can be made.
(3) During the fourth quarter FY—7l (April 7l — June 71) it
may be possible to conduct as many as three limited range
operational missions. The capability to conduct operational
missions in FY—7l will be dependent upon the completion status of
the AGCS-2, the status of training, the satellite command and
control link, and other factors having direct bearing on mission
capability. E
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b._ Personnel Manning Concept:


(l) Billets for the AQUILINE field unit should be primarily
civilian. Complexity of training requirements inherent in
management and operation of the airborne vehicle and ground
control station, coupled with the expertise required to maintain
and support the vehicle and sensor systems, will make recurring
recruitment of personnel very impractical. Use of semi-permanent
contract and staff personnel that can be retained with the
AQUILINE program will enhance the continuing operational capability
of the project and will improve necessary projectisecurity.
(2) During the early stages of the program (FY-7Q), initial
recruitment of the AQUILINE's field detachment will have been
completed. Supervisory personnel by title are: Field Program
Director, Manager Flight Systems, and a Manager Systems Support
Officer. These individuals will become the nuclei of the AQUILINE
operational unit and will be responsible for effecting the orderly
and efficient transition of the program from the RD&E phase to an
operational ready status. t_,
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(3) The initial months of FY-71 will be devoted to further


personnel recruitment, training, and further flight testing
of the AV-1's/AGCS. It is envisaged that by January l97l,
the personnel complement of the_AQUILINE's field unit will
be approximately 39 personnel. This strength level includes
Agency contract and staff positions. It will be augmented
by commercial contractors as required.
(4) It is envisaged that Headquarters, OSA, as presently
manned, can assimilate the AQUILINE's program into its pre-
operational structure with only minimal increases in manning.
These Headquarters tasks have been identified as follows:
Program Director, Manager Flight Systems, Manager System
Support, and an Automation Data Processing Specialist. Support
for the above OSA management personnel assigned to Project
AQUILINE will be provided from existing OSA and Agency staff
resources.. .

Unit Operational Readiness Training: '

(l) During FY—70 the Program Director (PD), the Manager Flight
Systems (MFS), and the Manager Systems Support (MSS) will begin
training with the AQUILINE program. This training will be on
the job type training with the prime and sub+systems contractors.
Additionally, these individuals will be in attendance as
observers on all developmental tests that will occur during the
early stages of the program.
(2) During FY—7l the Field Units Training Program will begin
after recruitment of the field personnel has been completed.
This training will center around the unit's Flight Teams. It is
planned for this training to be divided into two parts; vehicle
and system assembly, and flight operations. The purpose of the
initial training is to best describe the field unit's training
requirements, and to outline the functions of the Flight Team
during a typical actual operation.
(3) _Pre-Mission Countdown:
(a) Project Headquarters receives targeting requirements
for'AQUILINE.
(b) Project Headquarters alerts field unit for deployment
and operational mission. Targets, suggested flight plan,
special systems, etc., are sent to field.

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*(c) One Flight Team, under the direction of the Manager


Flight Systems, assembles the mission data and programs
the AGCS computers. As soon as sufficient target
information has been programmed into the AGCS, the team
will begin simulated mission training.
*(d) While the first team is involved in the flight
phase preparations, the second team will be responsible
for assembling, performing required ground checks (and
flight checks if required) on the AV and its special
systems. This team will be under the auspices of the
Support System Manager during these pre-mission checkouts
of the AQUILINE vehicle. _

*(e) At Headquarters direction, the Flight Teams, Launch


and Recovery Teams, the AGCS, the AV‘s, and necessary
support personnel equipment will be deployed to a forward
location.
.*(f) Once deployed, the Flight Teams will have the
capability to launch, control, and recover the AQUILINE
vehicle on operational missions.
*Denotes training requirements.

6. OBJECTIVES - OPERATIONAL PERIOD. '

During this period the following major tasks will be accomplished:


a. The continued testing of equipment systems and procedures
',in order to improve the operational capability and reliability
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b. The development of the micro—miniaturized special systems


and other weight reduction programs for the purpose of achieving
the maximum designed ranges with the AQUILINE vehicle.
c. The continued training of the Flight Teams and support
personnel.

d. Execute covert aerial technical intelligence collection


missions at selected high priority targets. I

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?. ‘CONCEPT - OPERATIONAL PERIOD (1 January 71 - )

a. A total of eighteen (18) AQUILINE vehicles will be required


to support planned operations. All vehicles will be located at,

Area—5l, which will be used as the permanent training and


support base for forward stagings as required. Following is the
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anticipated disposition of the assigned vehicles: ¥

(l) Six engineering development vehicles are to be used as


test vehicles under ORD management and control until-Research
and Development Engineering is complete. Remaining vehicles,
after flight tests by ORD, will be retrofitted and_made
available to the AQUILINE Field Program Director as@replace-
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(2) One vehicle in modification and retrofit.


(3) One vehicle for training (minus payload). Q

(4) Four vehicles in the operational fleet to be maintained


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(5) Twelve vehicles as operational inventory. ‘

b. Operational missions will be directed and controlled by


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c. Operational missions will be planned by the field unit based
on directions provided by Project Headquarters. Mission routes
will be prepared and assigned to teams that will prepare for
deployment. The deployment teams will simulate their operational
.missions at the training site. At the conclusion of training by
each team, they will be given an operational readiness evaluation
rby Project Headquarters, who will certify that the team is ready
to deploy to an advanced location in preparation for a subsequent
mission execution by Project Headquarters. When the mobile teams
are deployed to an advanced operation location, the following
supporting actions will be required: _

(l) Necessary ground control and support personnel will be


-. prepositioned at a forward location. ‘

'(2) The mission vehicle(s) and spares will be ferried to the


forward base from Area-51.

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(3) Mission flight planning (flight plan, controller's


charts, route maps, route photos, computer program-tapes,
etc.) will be prepared at Area-51 and ferried to the
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forward base.
(4) The mission(s) crew(s) will be airlifted to the
forward operating location in sufficient time to provide
necessary crew and systems check-out prior to execution
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8. OPERATIONAL MISSION PLANNING _


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a. Upon receipt of mission requirements from Project Headquarters,


the Field Program Director at Area—5l will direct accomplishment
of mission planning and preparation of the mobile AQUILINE teams
to satisfy the levied mission requirements.‘ Mission route planning
information required to prepare for AQUILINE missions will be
supplied by all community services. AQUILINE performance factors,
determined during the Pre—Operational Period, will be used in
planning for initial operational missions.
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b. Missions will be planned and flown along preplanned and


rehearsed routes. Mission preplanning and preparation will be
accomplished by the teams that will deploy to satisfy dictated
. mission requirements. During mission preparation, maximum cross-
training and coordination will be conducted between the deployment
operations teams to insure maximum flexibility during field
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a. Once mission generation has begun Project Headquarters will


direct and control AQUILINE operational missions through the use
of Policy Directives, Mission Directives, Tactical Doctrine and
Reports Control Manual. The responsibility for mission implementation
_and detailed supervision will be vested in the designated deployed
_Flight Director.
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b. A Command and Execution Chart is included as Attachment
c. An Operational Communications Chart is included as Attachment

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O. OPERATIONAL MISSION GENERATION


The following major actions will be accomplished in the
generation of each operational mission. Timing of these
actions may vary dependent upon the operational employment '

concept used as more experience is gained in defining mission


"countdown" requirements.
~ a. Upon receipt‘of approval to execute an operational
mission, Project Headquarters will direct that an AQUILINE
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mobility team be dispatched to the pre—planned advanced


staging location. The mobility team and associated
. equipment will be in position, ready to react to mission
execution within 96 hours.
b. Project Headquarters will alert the appropriate over-
seas locations as required of an impending operation. The
notification will provide arrival times of the mobility
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c. Based on weather watch information, Project Headquarters


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AQUILINE vehicle within two hours after receipt of mission
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e. The senior deployed mobility team's Flight Director


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twenty-four hours after arrival at the advanced operating
location. Subsequent to the initial status report, mission
readiness status will be forwarded to Project Headquarters
every eight hours until the go-no—go message is received.
The senior Flight Director at the deployed operating
location will retain the final prerogative of cancelling a
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mission for reasons of local weather or other system


operating conditions.
f. At H—hour, the AQUILINE will be launched on the operational
-mission.’ During the mission, the duty Flight Director will
keep Project Headquarters informed via message traffic
(operational immediate precedence) every four hours on vehicle
status and mission progress. -
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g. The Project Headquarters Weather Staff will begin trans-


mitting AQUILINE mission weather reports as soon as the
mobility team is in place and communication is established
with Project Headquarters. Weather information necessary
to support the alerted operational mission will be transmitted
~ to the mobility teams every twelve hours, and will be updated,
as required, by operational immediate precedenceiduring the
operational missions. .

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a. The probability of detection and intercept of the AQUILINE


vehicle during operational missions is being thoroughly studied
and evaluated in a "Survivability Program" conducted by the McDonnel
Douglas Missile and Space Systems Division. Capability of enemy
defensive systems to destroy the vehicle, once acquired, are also
being studied. ?

b. Preliminary evaluations indicate that avoidance of detection


by defensive systems will be the prime consideration in providing
an acceptable survivability rate for the AQUILINE vghicle. A
computer program to determine lowest risk routes fogjthe AQUILINE
vehicle is being developed. ~
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a. ‘Training: .

(1) Weather support for all Area—5l training missions will be


provided by the weather facilities at Area-5l.ii
(2) Upon request, Global Weather Central will provide route
and area forecasts which are beyond the capability of Area-51
Weather Station. All requests will be sent through Project
Headquarters Weather Staff, except matters whfghjrequire
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by Project Headquarters. Upon receipt of these forecasts,

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briefings will be prepared and presented to Project Headquarters
staff personnel for mission planning, decision making, and
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direction of missions. Cloud cover above 400 feet is considered
acceptable for photographic missions due to the low altitude
capability of the vehicle. For ELINT or other type missions,
lower cloud cover is not expected to interfere with the mission,
since positions can be determined by means otherfthan visual
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(2) AQUILINE missions are of long duration; consequently, the


forecast reliability will be a factor in the later stages of a
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mission. Updated forecasts for command and control will be a
necessity. Short range forecasts will be passedjto the field
station by Project Headquarters Weather Staff. pong range fore-
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directed decisions on route and target changes. {Missions flown
in no.data regions will rely on television and Mission Flight
Director readout to avoid unacceptable weather. Q _

13. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT


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(l) Supply policies and procedures are based primarily on the


support that is provided through contractor-source supplies
and equipment. Project Headquarters develops andiissues supply
\ policies and procedures for compliance by the field activity ¢
in meeting special requirements. Except in special situations
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reliance is made on availability of DOD procured assets.
(2) Initial spares provisioning for the air vehicle and its
associated systems and ground support equipment are determined
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by the contractors, and reviewed and approved by Project


Headquarters.‘ Follow-on provisioning, as dictated by operational
[experience and spares consumption factors, includes a joint
by the contractors, the field activity, and Project
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(3) Programming and budgeting for spares procurement and for the
repair and overhaul of equipment and components are performed at
Project Headquarters. Operational concepts, including anticipated
flying time, missions planned, and operating locations, as well as
engineering and technical performance factors, form the basis for
programming these budget requirements. '
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(4) Stock levels of hardware, spares and systems


are initially established upon the recommendations components
made by
the contractors and will be approved by Project Headquarters.
Consideration is given to providing the contractor's repair
facility with sufficient bonded stock to enable the expeditious
turn—around of project repairables. Adjustments to stock
levels are made as indicated by operational experience and
usage data.
(5) The field activity possesses self-contained, self-
sustaining supply operation. It is, to all intents and
purposes, capable of operating as an activity
other support elements in the same locale. At independent of
its home station
(Area—5l) it is provided such additional support as may be
required in performance of logistical functions beyond its
organic capability.
(6) Functions basic to the supply operation in the field
activity are provided in property accounting, issues and
receipts, packing and crating, warehousing, and related logistics
areas, as fit the needs of the activity.
b. Transportation:
(l) Motor vehicles are not assigned as permanent organizational
equipment to the field activity. Personnel transportation
support is provided by the home station and at operating locations
in keeping with local policies. Commercial transportation
available where time and operational factors are of essence.is
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(2) Project Headquarters manages and directsfthe movements


all heavy and bulky items of material from the contractor's of
facilities to the operating location. Routing requirements
normally shipped parcel post, railway expressiagency, and/or are
commercial air freight. _
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Maintenanc e
(1) Contractor personnel are responsible for performance
maintenance on the air vehicle and its associated systems of
and
support equipment, under the supervision of the Manager Systems
Support in conjunction with the Flight Team.’
(2) Maintenance planning factors as pertain to periodic
inspections, time between overhauls, quality control and time
change requirements are developed by the contractors and
defined as operational experience is gained. V

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(2) Voice circuits, as well as teletype, will be used 1

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to coordinate activities.
(3) Command and control of the vehicle is the major
function of the Ground Control System. An airborne radio
relay system will be used in the test phases. Operational
deployment of the vehicle will require a satellite radio
relay system. Supporting voice and teletype communications
will be provided in the radio relays to coordinate vehicle
launch and recovery operations. 1

CONCEPTUAL SECURITY SUPPORT


Appropriate security support, to include physical, personnel and
operational security, is being provided during the Pre-Operational
Period and will be provided during the Operational Period. Additionally,
security of the entire industrial effort now rests with another-Agency
component, but will be continued by OSA Security Staff at an
appropriate future date.
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