BMD HERCULES

Abstract

The Agency seeks out and invests in next generation technology by executing research with universities, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, University Affiliated Research Centers, small businesses and industry at all levels to address the threats we expect to face in the future. Project Hercules develops technology to address emerging threats. Project Hercules contributions to Combatant Commanders` Achievable Capabilities List include: - Evaluate airborne and space based sensor data for applicability to the future BMDS - Integrate and fuse sensor data for greater track accuracy - Classify, identify, characterize, and discriminate items of interest Three goals for Hercules are: - Develop, deliver, and support integration of algorithms and software to execute early intercept concepts and demonstrations - Develop, deliver, and support integration of algorithms and software to improve the performance of radar and electro-optical sensors - Develop, deliver, and support integration of algorithms and software for advanced battle management and decision making concepts

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0603897C_4_0400_PB_2012
• Service Agency Name: Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Human Systems
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Algorithms
• Battle Management
• Battles
• Command And Control
• Cost Analysis
• Detection
• Detectors
• Electro-Optical Sensors
• Optical Detectors
• Procurement
• Program Management
• Prototypes
• Small Business
• Space Based
• Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

• Computer science
• Engineering

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Missile Defense Systems.
• Neural Network Machine Learning.

Technology Areas

• Space
• Space - Space Objects