Latest Development Status on the Commercial derivative aircraft Based Instrumentation Telemetry System (CBITS) Program

Abstract

The Commercial derivative aircraft Based Instrumentation Telemetry System (CBITS) project will provide an advanced airborne telemetry system and capability to support the test and evaluation (T&E) of current and future military weapons and defensive systems. In conjunction with the Range Support Aircraft (RSA) contracts, the CBITS project will provide an autonomous airborne T&E asset capable of supporting Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) government ranges and open-ocean testing worldwide. The project will develop an improved S-Band airborne telemetry (TM) capability and a new L- and C-Band telemetry capability as a result of frequency spectrum selloff issues. These improved telemetry capabilities, along with the existing airborne Flight Termination System/Command Destruct (FTS/CD) capability, existing radar for Range Surveillance (RS) and Range Clearance (RC), and range unique augmenting communication systems will be integrated into a Gulfstream G550 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) RSA which will be replacing the current NP-3D Remote Area Safety Aircraft (RASA). This paper will discuss the latest developmental status of the CBITS project.