Advanced Aerospace Sensors

Abstract

Divided into two broad project areas, Advanced Aerospace Sensors develops technologies to enable the continued superiority of sensors from aerospace platforms. The first project area develops and demonstrates advanced technologies for electro-optical sensors, radar sensors and electronic counter-countermeasures, and components and algorithms. The second project area develops and demonstrates radio frequency (RF) and electro-optical (EO) sensors for detecting, locating, and targeting airborne, fixed, and time-critical mobile ground targets obscured by natural or man-made means. Together, the projects in this program develop the means to find, fix, target, track, and engage air and ground targets anytime, anywhere, and in any weather. This program has been coordinated through the Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology (S&T) Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development because this budget activity includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
0603203F_3_3600_PB_2018
Change Summary Explanation
Decrease in FY 2016 reflects reprogramming to support Research and Development Projects, 10 U.S.C. Section 2358. Increase in FY 2018 is a realignment of funds for increased integrated technology demonstrations.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electro-Optical Sensors
  • Electronic Counter Countermeasures
  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Image Processing
  • Laser Radar
  • Moving Target Indicator Radar
  • Navigation
  • Optical Detectors
  • Passive Radar
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Recognition
  • Target Signatures

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects

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