AERIAL TARGETS

Abstract

Full-scale and subscale targets assure warfighters weapon systems will perform effectively against real-world enemy fighters and cruise missiles. Aerial Targets support adherence to Public Law Title 10, Section 2366, which requires major systems and munitions programs to conduct survivability and lethality testing before full-rate production. The Aerial Targets program provides drones to satisfy "Live Fire/Lethality" developmental/operational test requirements. Target drones are used to validate operational missile/weapon system effectiveness and fighter operational flight program (OFP) updates. Target drones are also essential for developmental/operational testing for all air-to-air and ground-to-air missiles, and for the F-22A, F-35, F-18, F-16, F-15, etc., aircraft. This program element funds development, improvements, and updates of full-scale/subscale aerial targets and target control systems to ensure aerial targets represent enemy threat airborne systems. Specialized target payload subsystems are developed for requirements to include but not limited to missile scoring, electronic attack, electronic countermeasures and infrared (IR) countermeasures, radar and IR signature augmentation, and chaff and flare dispensing systems. This program is in budget activity 7 - RDT&E Operational System Development because it provides aerial targets, target payloads, and target control systems in support of operational and developmental testing. Note: In FY10, QF-16 was separated from the Target Systems Development Project 675136 in RDT&E funding only. QF-16 RDT&E execution data for FY10 can be found in Project 675336; in FY11 Project 675366 will be used. The program funding includes overhead reduction efficiencies that are not intended to impact program content. The efficiencies reductions total $0.317M in FY12.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0305116F_7_3600_PB_2012
• Change Summary Explanation: FY12 increases to provide Target Control System (Gulf Range Drone Control System, GRDCS) mods in Project 675136 and update program increment breakout in Project 675366
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aerial Targets
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Contractors
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Countermeasures
• Cruise Missiles
• Drones
• Munitions
• Target Drones
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon System Effectiveness
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
• Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Microelectronics
• Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems