USTKA

Ground Security System at the Central Air Force Training Range in Ustka
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Project funded by the National Centre for Research and Development for national defense and security purposes.
Implemented by a consortium comprising the Air Force Institute of Technology (ITWL), Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Innovative Technologies EMAG (EMAG), the Military University of Technology (WAT), and Sevitel Ltd. in Katowice.

Title: “Ground Security System at the Central Air Force Training Range in Ustka” covering selected key facilities/locations on the training range – Ustka
Contract Number: DOBR/0049/R/ID2/2012/03
Project Manager: Wiesław Buler

PROJECT OBJECTIVE:
The main objective of the project is to design and implement a ground security system at the Central Air Force Training Range in Ustka, covering selected key facilities and locations, including: designated firing positions, access roads to firing positions, the CPSP Command Post, the Command Post for Exercising Troops, the Command and Observation Point, and the primary communication routes of the training range.

The system will provide:

  • data collection, processing, handling, and distribution at the training range’s Command Post (CP),
  • the recording of activities of combat vehicle crews (CV), missile guidance stations (MGS), and other anti-aircraft systems during live-fire exercises at the training range, along with time-based analysis of event sequences,
    • the primary purpose of recording is to analyze the conduct of combat operations directly at the firing position, focusing on compliance with safety requirements for exercising troops,
    • the secondary purpose is to assess the skill level of crews in terms of speed and accuracy in executing specific tasks according to the methodology of combat operations at a given position.
  • monitoring of combat operations through an external camera system,
  • secure and uninterrupted communication within the training range’s safety network (protection), as well as monitoring through cameras and a system of seismic detectors at control points on the range’s roads,
  • 24/7 detection of intruders, whether personnel or vehicles, in the vicinity of monitored facilities, with the capability to identify humans and vehicles, as well as tracking moving vehicles along access roads.

The system will enhance the attractiveness of the Ustka training range, bringing material benefits by enabling greater use of the Central Air Force Training Range in Ustka by training troops, including foreign (NATO) forces.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
The implementation of the ground security system, including seismic monitoring, will enable:

  • enhanced safety for training troops at the range,
  • recording the activities of training troops to monitor and analyze the safety of live-fire exercises,
  • data collection, recording, processing, and distribution at the safety post,
  • enhanced safety within troop assembly areas, access roads within the range, and at firing positions.

Equipping the Central Air Force Training Range (CPSP) with modern telecommunication infrastructure will allow for the future integration of other security systems—naval, aerial, and objective firing assessment—into a unified system. This integration will enhance the safety of combat missions and increase the effectiveness of combat training. Ultimately, a comprehensive modernization of CPSP will enable experimental undertakings, such as testing new types of weapons and military equipment, providing swift and objective assessment of test results. This may also support the commercial use of the range, including by foreign military forces.

PROJECT VALUE: PLN 25,817,700
including funding of PLN 25,382,700.

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