Manned Destructive Suppression

Abstract

The Manned Destructive Suppression (MDS) program funds the development, procurement, and sustainment of the Air Force's Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) and Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (DEAD) capabilities. The F-16 HARM Targeting System (HTS) is currently the only programmed reactive SEAD capability and enables targeting the HARM missile in its most lethal 'range known' mode. The program provides F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft with the ability to employ the AN/ASQ-213 Pod. With the introduction of HTS Revision 7 (HTS R7), the AN/ASQ-213 Pod now has a precision geolocation capability to target Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs) to destroy fixed and mobile enemy air defense elements, and enables the F-16 to carry both an AN/ASQ-213 HTS R7 Pod and an Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), by relocating HTS R7 pod to the aircraft's left inlet hard point. HTS R7 completed System Development and Demonstration (SDD) in FY07 following operational testing certification and fielding on the first F-16 Block 50/52 squadron in May 07. These improvements represent the Air Force's near-term solution for reactive time critical targeting for DEAD until this mission can be transferred to F-35 or a yet to be defined system. HTS R7 precision targeting coordinates can be provided to all Joint Forces via Link-16. This RDT&E effort continues preplanned product improvements (P3I) and applies technologies similar to those demonstrated in the Advanced Tactical Targeting Technologies (AT3) program and HTS R7 development. This PE is in Budget Activity 7 - Operational System Development because it supports preplanned product improvements and upgrade development of F-16 HTS (R7), a fielded system, to the HTS R7 SWUP configuration.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0207136F_7_3600_PB_2011
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2010 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2011 through FY 2015 funding. Therefore, explanation of changes between the two budget positions cannot be made in a relevant manner.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acoustic Absorption
• Acquisition
• Air Defense
• Air Force
• Anechoic Chambers
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Data Analysis
• Engineering
• Flight Testing
• Precision
• Procurement
• Program Management
• Software Design
• Targeting
• Test And Evaluation
• Time Sensitive Targets

Fields of Study

• Physics

Readers

• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.