Sensors and Electronic Survivability

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) investigates designs and evaluates sensors and electronic components and software that enhance situational awareness, survivability, lethality, and autonomous mobility for tactical ground forces. Project H16 investigates sensors, signal processing and information fusion technologies to increase target detection range and speed of engagement. Project SA1 (Congressional Interest Item) focuses on the design and development of Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, and Robust Communications technologies for the Warfighter in disadvantaged/degraded environments. Project SA2 conducts applied research on biological sensors and biologically derived electronics that exploits breakthroughs in biotechnology basic research in collaboration with the Institute for Collaborative Biotechnology (ICB), a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) led by the University of California, Santa Barbara in partnership with California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and their industry partners. Project TS1 researches and evaluates space-based remote sensing, signal, and information processing software in collaboration with other Department of Defense (DoD) and government agencies to support space force enhancement and space superiority advanced technology integration into Army battlefield operating systems. Project TS2 focuses on advancing perception for autonomous ground mobility, intelligent vehicle control and behaviors, human-robot interaction, robotic manipulation, and unique mobility for unmanned vehicles. Work in this PE complements and is fully coordinated with efforts in PE 0602307A (Advanced Weapons Technology), PE 0602705A (Electronics and Electronic Devices), PE 0602709A (Night Vision Technology), PE 0602782A (Command, Control, Communications Technology), PE 0603001A (Warfighter Advanced Technology), PE 0603006A (Command, Control, Communications Advanced Technology), PE 0603710A (Night Vision Advanced Technology), and PE 0603772A (Advanced Tactical Computer Science and Sensor Technology), The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this PE is performed by the Army Futures Command. All FY 2020 adjustments align program financial structure to Army Modernization Priorities in support of the National Defense Strategy.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0602120A_2_2040_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: FY18 increase related to $45.500 million of Congressional Add funding FY19 increase related to $48.500 million of Congressional Add funding. FY20 decrease related to Science and Technology financial restructuring.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Autonomy
• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Combat Vehicles
• Computational Science
• Detection
• Detectors
• Information Processing
• Lasers
• Machine Learning
• Network Science
• Signal Processing
• Situational Awareness
• Target Recognition
• Three Dimensional
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Systems
• Unmanned Vehicles
• Warfare

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy
• Biotechnology
• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Microelectronics
• Space