(U) AN/USC-38 (V)

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)

Overview: (U)
(U) The AN/USC-38 (V) terminals provide the Navy's basic warfighting communication system.  As part of the Navy EHF SATCOM Program (NESP), the AN/USC-38 (V) provides voice, data and information exchange communications with anti-jam, low probability of intercept, low probability of detection and anti-scintillation capabilities. The NESP terminal is interoperable with Air Force and Army terminals deployed with FLTSAT EHF packages on FLTSAT, UFO and Milstar satellites.

Description: (U)
(U) The NESP AN/USC-38 (V) is an anti-jam low probability of intercept communications terminal designed to accommodate a wide variety of command and control communications (i.e., secure voice, teletype, data, and fleet broadcast systems).  The NESP program provides for AN/USC-38 (V) terminal development, production, and installation which provides the fleet with core and hard core communications capabilities for worldwide command and control communications (C3).  AN/USC-38 (V) terminals currently provide physical and electromagnetic survivability, resistance to jamming and electromagnetic interference and low probability of intercept detection capabilities against the current and projected threats at data rates of 75-2400 bits per second (bps).  
(U) The AN/USC-38 (V) has three configurations: Submarine (V1), Ship (V2), and Shore (V3).  All AN/USC-38 (V) terminals will be interoperable with Army and Air Force terminals.

User Impact: (U)
(U) To be supplied.

Programmatics: (U)
(U) Operational.
	(U) IOC: 03/1997 (2QFY1997).

Related Initiatives: (U)
(U) Advanced EHF, Fleet EHF Package (FEP), Milstar I, Milstar II, POLAR ADJUNCT I, POLAR ADJUNCT II

Related Requirements: (U)
(U) None.

Related Categories: (U)
(U) EHF Ground Segment Terminals

Road Map Placements: (U)
(U) MILSATCOM.

Lead Office: (U)
(U) Navy.

Date of Information: (U)
01 October 1997

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)