Aerial Targets

Abstract

Full-scale and subscale Aerial Targets assure warfighter's weapon systems will perform effectively against real-world enemy fighters and cruise missiles. Aerial Targets provide adherence to Public Law Title 10, Section 2366 "Live Fire/Lethality" developmental/operational test requirements. Targets are used to validate operational missile/weapon system effectiveness and fighter Operational Flight Program (OFP) updates. Targets are essential for development testing/operational testing for all air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles, and for the F-22A, F-35, F-18, F-16, and F-15, aircraft. The objective is to provide realistic targets for missile testing to enable the development of offensive counter-air systems (air-to-air and surface-to-air) capable of defeating changing enemy airborne threats. 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 - Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0305116F_7_3600_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: No Significant Program Changes
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aerial Targets
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Command And Control
• Contracts
• Control Systems
• Countermeasures
• Cruise Missiles
• Electronic Countermeasures
• Radar Cross Sections
• Radio Frequency
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare
• Weapon System Effectiveness
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Missile Defense Systems.
• Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics