Electronic Combat Technology

Abstract

This program develops and demonstrates technologies to support Air Force electronic combat warfighting capabilities. The program focuses on developing components, subsystems, and technologies with potential aerospace combat, special operations, and airlift electronic combat applications in four project areas. The first project develops and demonstrates technologies for integrating electronic combat sensors and systems into a fused and seamless whole. The second project integrates and focuses research efforts in electronic warfare (EW), directed energy weapons (DEW), and cyber warfare to rapidly demonstrate a capability for rapid fielding. The third project develops and demonstrates advanced technologies for radio-frequency electronic combat suites. The fourth project develops and demonstrates advanced warning and countermeasure technologies to defeat electro-optical, infrared, and laser threats to aerospace platforms. 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, since it develops and demonstrates technologies for existing system upgrades and/or new sensor and electronic combat system developments that have military utility and address warfighter needs.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 0603270F_3_3600_PB_2015
• Change Summary Explanation: Decrease in FY13 Other Adjustments was due to Sequestration. Decrease in FY13 Congressional Directed Reductions related to "Protection concepts for 6th generation aircraft" and "Rapidly fieldable operational demonstrations." Decrease in FY14 Congressional Directed Reductions related to "Delayed program start." Increase in FY15 is due to increased emphasis on technology to detect and defeat emerging air threats.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Human Systems
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Countermeasures
• Cyber Warfare
• Detectors
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Electronic Warfare
• Frequency
• Infrared Detectors
• Radio Frequency
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare
• Weapons

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Cyber - Quantum
• Directed Energy
• Microelectronics
• Space
• Space - Satellites