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FINAL PROGRAMMATIC BIOLOGICAL OPINION ON U.S. NAVY ACTIVITIES IN THE HAWAII RANGE COMPLEX 2008-2013 Table 1. Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) activities the U.S. Navy expects to conduct in the Hawai’I Range Complex from December 2008 to December 2013 RDT&E Exercise Area Open Ocean Offshore Onshore Current No. Per Year Proposed No. Per Year Test Unmanned Surface Vehicles TOA, Hawai’i OPAREA X X Upgrade Test Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Test Hypersonic Vehicles Planned Enhancements TOA, Hawai’i OPAREA, PMRF (Main Base) TOA, Hawai’i OPAREA, PMRF (Main Base) X X X Upgrade X X X Upgrade Portable Undersea Tracking Range Hawai’i OPAREA (various islands) X X Upgrade Large Area Tracking Range Upgrade Enhanced Electronic Warfare Training Expanded Training Capability for Transient Air Wings MK-84/MK-72 Pinger Acoustic Test Facility Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Training Area Hawai’i OPAREA; locations on Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Hawai’i Hawai’i OPAREA; locations on Kauai, Maui, Hawai’i, Niihau Hawai’i OPAREA, locations on Kauai, Maui, Hawai’i X X X Upgrade X X X Upgrade, Construction X X X Upgrade, Construction Pearl Harbor (Ford Island) X Upgrade Training Area Puuloa Underwater Range, Naval Defensive Sea Area X Upgrade Kingfisher Underwater Training Area Offshore Niihau, PMRF (Main Base) X Upgrade, Construction FORCEnet Antenna PMRF (Makaha Ridge or Kokee) X Upgrade, Construction Enhanced Auto Identification System and Force Protection Capability Construct Range Operations Control Building PMRF (Makaha Ridge) X Construction PMRF (Main Base) X Construction Improve Fiber Optics Infrastructure PMRF (Main Base, Kokee) X Construction Future RDT&E Activities Directed Energy Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Hawai’i OPAREA, PMRF (Main Base) Hawai’i OPAREA, PMRF (Main Base) X X X 0 Range Upgrade X X X 0 1 Antisubmarine Warfare Test and Evaluation. Anti-submarine Warfare Test and Evaluation operations at Pacific Missile Range Facility include sensor, fire control, and weapon testing. The use of Pacific Missile Range Facility’s Submarine Tracking Systems involves using this system to evaluate MK-30 system upgrades. The MK-30 target is a self-propelled underwater vehicle capable of simulating the dynamic, acoustic, and magnetic characteristics of a submarine. The Navy uses in-water submarine simulators such as the MK-30 ASW target. The MK-30 target fulfills the need for a convenient, cost-effective means for operational training of Fleet units. Submarine system evaluation operations conducted in submarine training areas near Maui are also part of ASW T&E operations. 32
FINAL PROGRAMMATIC BIOLOGICAL OPINION ON U.S. NAVY ACTIVITIES IN THE HAWAII RANGE COMPLEX 2008-2013 Combat System Ship Qualification Trial. Combat System Ship Qualification Trial (which the Navy abbreviates as CSSQT) are performed at Pacific Missile Range Facility and are categorized as T&E operations. Combat system ship qualification trials are conducted for new ships and for ships that have undergone modification or overhaul of their combat systems. Although combat system ship qualification trials can vary from ship to ship as requirements dictate, the primary goals are to ensure that the ship’s equipment and combat systems are in top operational condition, and that the ship’s crew is proficient at operating these systems. Therefore, combat system ship qualification trials can include operating any or all of a ship’s combat systems and might include firing missiles and conducting gunnery exercises. Electronic Combat/Electronic Warfare. Electronic Combat/Electronic Warfare (EC/EW) operations include tests designed to assess how well EC/EW training exercises are performed. The EC/EW operations, which occur typically in W-188, are monitored at Pacific Missile Range Facility shore sites. No ordnance is used during these activities. High Frequency. High frequency T&E operations include the use of high frequency radio signals and the evaluation of their effectiveness. High frequency in the radio spectrum refers to frequencies between 3 megahertz (MHz) and 30 MHz. This frequency range is commonly used for maritime and amateur short-wave radio transmissions. These operations can take place both at Pacific Missile Range Facility shore sites and within W-188. Missile Defense. Aerial targets are launched from Pacific Missile Range Facility, mobile sea-based platforms, or military cargo aircraft. During Navy Aegis missile defense RDT&E operations, a ballistic missile target vehicle is launched from Pacific Missile Range Facility and intercepted by a ship-launched missile. The test operations can involve: • Aegis ships • Use of the Mobile Range Safety System • On-load and off-load of aircraft • Long-Range and Short-Range Air Launch Target • Smart Test Vehicle • Light Detection and Ranging • Mobile At-Sea Sensor System • Use of the Battle Management Interoperability Center • Transportation of liquid propellants to Pacific Missile Range Facility • Flight Termination System preparations for an operation • Dress rehearsals and dry runs for specific missile defense operations The Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is part of the Department of Defense Ballistic Missile Defense System. THAAD is the antimissile system designed to intercept and destroy missiles in the final phase of their trajectories. THAAD Pacific Missile Range Facility training operations include midcourse tracking of ballistic 33
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