NUDET Detection System (Space)
Abstract
The Nuclear Detonation (NUDET) Detection System (NDS) provides a worldwide, highly survivable capability to detect, locate, and report any nuclear detonations in the earth's atmosphere or in near space in near-real time. The NDS supports NUDET detection requirements for United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)/North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) (Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment (ITW/AA)), United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) (Nuclear Force Management), and Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) (Treaty Monitoring). NDS consists of space and ground segments. The current space segment consists of NUDET detection sensors (optical, x-ray, dosimeters and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) sensor) on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and (optical, x-rays, and neutron and gamma rays) on Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites. The ground segment includes the Integrated Correlation and Display System (ICADS), Ground NDS Terminals (GNT) and Universal GNT (UGNT). This NDS Program Element (PE) includes research and development, testing and fielding of ICADS, GNT, UGNTand the integration of Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System (SABRS) sensors on Geostationary (GEO) satellites. ICADS provides a fixed ground receiving station and GNT provides the survivable ground receiving station. UGNT is a transportable set of satellite ground station equipment and software. The UGNT will receive and processes data from sensors on GPS and DSP satellites and disseminates NUDET reports to users. SABRS is the future neutron/gamma sensor payload that will be hosted on a classified GEO satellite to replace the NDS sensor payload on DSP satellites. Sensor integration for GPS satellites is funded in the GPS Space & Control PE (0305165F) for GPS Block IIF and the GPS III Space Segment PE (0305265F) for GPS III satellites. Ground segment development remains in the NDS PE. DOE funds new NDS sensor research and production . This program is in Budget Activity 7 - Operational System Development because it supports operational systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0305913F_7_3600_PB_2011
- Change Summary Explanation
- The FY2010 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY2011 through FY2015 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
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