Missile/Air Defense Product Improvement Program

Abstract

Project 036: Patriot is an advanced Surface-to-Air guided missile system with a high probability of kill capable of operation in the presence of Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and able to conduct multiple simultaneous engagements against high performance air breathing targets and ballistic missiles likely to be encountered by US Forces. The Patriot Product Improvement Program provides for the upgrade of the Patriot System through individual materiel changes. The Patriot Product Improvement Program upgrades the Patriot system to address operational lessons learned, enhancements to joint force interoperability, and other system performance improvements to provide overmatch capability with the emerging threat. Efforts will be made to expedite Patriot materiel solutions (e.g. Radar Digital Processor, Communications Upgrades, Radars on the Net) to both enhance capability and facilitate integration into the IAMD architecture. Project 038 Avenger Product Improvement Program (PIP): Avenger is a highly mobile and transportable surface-to-air missile/gun weapon system mated with a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Mounted on a turret are a .50 caliber M3P machine gun and two Standard Vehicle Missile Launchers (SVMLs). Each SVML contains four STINGER missiles. It is operated by a two-man crew for defense against Rotary Wing (RW) and fixed-Winged (FW) aircraft at low altitude, day or night, and in clear or adverse weather. The Avenger Product Improvement Program (PIP) provides for the design, development, integration and testing of new LRUs on the Avenger Weapon System. STINGER Product Improvement: The STINGER Block I missile is an advanced, fire-and-forget, short-range, man-portable, air defense weapon system. It provides low-altitude defense for ground forces against attack or aerial observation by low-flying Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Cruise Missile (CM), RW, and FW threats. STINGER employs an infrared (heat seeking)/ultraviolet seeker to guide to the target. STINGER Block I missiles have extensive infrared counter-countermeasure capabilities and can engage targets from any aspect to include head-on. The missile utilizes a high-explosive, hit-to-kill warhead. STINGER can be fired from the shoulder or from a variety of platforms to include ground vehicles and helicopters. The missile is delivered as a certified wooden round and requires no field testing or maintenance. The STINGER Product Improvement provides for design, development, test and integration of a proximity fuze assembly into existing Stinger Block I missiles. The proximity fuze assembly provides the capability to meet the Unmanned Aerial System Defense (UAS-D) requirements stated in the Operational Requirements Document for the STINGER Guided Missile System. When integration is completed the Stinger Block I missile with the new developed proximity fuze assembly will have increased capability with a 10 year service life.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: 0203801A_7_2040_PB_2013
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Defense
• Altitude
• Ballistic Missiles
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Counter Countermeasures
• Cruise Missiles
• Guided Missiles
• Lessons Learned
• Materials
• Proximity Fuzes
• Surface To Air Missiles
• Test And Evaluation
• United States
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Missile Defense Systems.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Microelectronics
• Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems