Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLICCapabilities & equipment191Annex BCapabilities & equipmentSee also asset sheet in Annex ?? 1B.1 GeneralAll PR platforms should have compatible communications. Recovery vehicles should becapable of:a. Deploying recovery personnel and equipment.b. Communicating with isolated personnel and PRTF.c. Locating and transporting recovered isolated personnel.B.2 Recovery helicoptersThe recovery helicopters and their crews should be capable of operating as part of a PRTFin any given threat environment. In addition, an EF may be required in each recoveryvehicles to extract the isolated personnel. The recovery helicopter and crew should becapable of:a. Carrying personnel and related equipment capable of extracting isolated personnel.b. Locating and authenticating the isolated personnel (e.g. operating a PLS, conformingto Standard NATO Agreement (STANAG) 7007).c. Executing a isolated personnel pick-up (potentially with a hoist) and transportinga litter-borne patient. Self protection (e.g. operating with chaff and flare equipment,armour plating, component redundancy and self-defence weaponry).d. Operating avionics, to include: precision navigation equipment, secure communications,Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and a data-link system.e. Operating in poor weather / low light level night conditions with equipment suchas: NVD and compatible lighting; IR devices and Terrain Avoidance System (TAS)with Obstacle Warning Capability (OWC).1 this information should be put into a table that links the type of equipment to the type or threat levelof the operation as depicted in Volume I Annex C on page 74.NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC