Aerospace Sensors
Abstract
This program develops the technology base for Air Force aerospace sensors and electronic combat. Advances in aerospace sensors are required to increase combat effectiveness by providing "anytime, anywhere" surveillance, reconnaissance, precision targeting, and electronic warfare capabilities. To achieve this progress, this program pursues simultaneous advances in: 1) generating, controlling, receiving, and processing electronic and photonic signals for radio frequency (RF) sensor aerospace applications; 2) electro-optical (EO) aerospace sensor technologies for a variety of offensive and defensive uses; 3) radio frequency antennas and associated electronics for airborne and space surveillance, together with active and passive electro-optical sensors; 4) technologies to manage and fuse on-board sensor information for timely, comprehensive situational awareness; and 5) technology for reliable, all-weather surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike radio frequency sensors and electronic combat systems. This program is in Budget Activity 2, Applied Research, since it develops and determines the technical feasibility and military utility of evolutionary and revolutionary sensor, electronics, and electronic combat technologies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0602204F_2_3600_PB_2011
- Change Summary Explanation
- Note: In FY 2010, Congress added $2.4 million for Advanced Electronic Components for Sensor Arrays, $2.48 million for Advanced Integrated Microsystems for Military Electronic Systems, $1.44 million for Information Quality Tools for Persistent Surveillance Data Sets, $2.4 million for Net-Centric Sensor Grids, $4.5 million for On-Chip Integrated Photonic Polymer Transceiver, and $1.6 million for Watchkeeper. The FY 2010 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2011 through FY 2015 funding. A detailed explanation of changes between the two budget positions is not provided because it cannot be made in a relevant manner. C. Performance Metrics Under Development.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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