Aerostat Joint Project Office
Abstract
This system is an integral part of the overall Air and Missile Defense (AMD) architecture and will provide for an incrementally fielded Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Fire Control System/capability for the composite Army Air and Missile Defense Brigades. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor Systems (JLENS) is a key component of the Army and Joint IAMD, providing a persistent surveillance and tracking capability for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Cruise Missile (CM) defense to the current and projected defense forces (including air fighter forces). JLENS will provide fire control quality data to Army Surface to Air missile systems such as Patriot, Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) and Navy Aegis; in addition, increasing weapons' capabilities by allowing these systems to engage targets normally below, outside or beyond surface based weapons' field of view. JLENS has secondary roles to detect and track Surface Moving Targets (SMT) and to detect, track, and provide launch point estimate (LPE) for Tactical Ballistic Missiles (TBM) and Large Caliber Rockets (LCR). JLENS supports military operations across the full spectrum of conflict. A JLENS Orbit consists of two systems: a fire control radar system and a wide-area surveillance radar system. Each radar system employs a separate 74-meter tethered aerostat, mobile mooring station, radar and communications payload, processing station, and associated ground support equipment. JLENS uses advanced sensor and networking technologies to provide 360-degree, wide-area surveillance and precision target tracking. This JLENS information is distributed via joint service networks and contributes to the development of a single integrated air picture. JLENS also performs as a multi-role platform to enable extended range command and control linkages, communications relay, and battlefield situational awareness. JLENS can stay aloft up to 30 days providing 24-hour radar coverage of the assigned areas. JLENS is relocatable and can be transported by aircraft, railway, ship, or roadway. JLENS does not replace another system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 0102419A_7_2040_PB_2012
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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