Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD)

Abstract

The Army has a need to improve capabilities to defend maneuver formations and other tactical echelons from low altitude air attack and surveillance. Adaptive threats have developed a suite of airborne threat capabilities, supported by an integrated mix of surface-to-air and surface-to-surface shooters that threaten maneuver forces’ ability to conduct operations. Specifically, maneuver formations require improved air defense identification and defeat capabilities to counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (RAM), Fixed Wing (FW), Rotary Wing (RW), and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)). This additional capability will be provided through a multi-phase approach that enables rapid fielding of an initial capability, culminating in a program of record that will field a full capability. Initially, the Army will field an interim, near-term Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) solution using an Army Senior Leader Directed Requirement, informed by a FY 2017 “SHORAD Shoot Off”. The system or system-of-systems solution will provide the capability to identify, track, and neutralize or destroy low-altitude air threats to include Rotary Wing (RW), Group 1 – 3 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Fixed Wing (FW) while keeping pace and surviving with the armored and infantry maneuver forces. This interim solution will be fielded to one M-SHORAD battalion. The FY 2018 will begin the initial interim M-SHORAD capability development and integration of the identified solution into existing maneuver formation equipment. The interim solution requirements will be identified in an Army Senior Leader Directed Requirement and based on the FY 2017 “SHORAD Shoot Off”. Efforts will include: hardware/software modifications and integration of sensors and defeat mechanisms; initial development of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs); initial development of logistics products to include training requirements; and planning for testing required to obtain a material release. FY2018 base dollars in the amount of $20,000 million are required to support the analysis and design, integration, and testing of the M-SHORAD solutions.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
• Source ID: 0604117A_4_2040_PB_2018
• Change Summary Explanation: Additional funding is to begin interim M-SHORAD development efforts, leveraging the FY17 M-SHORAD Shoot off.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Defense
• Aircrafts
• Altitude
• Army
• Contracts
• Cost Estimates
• Costs
• Defense Systems
• Low Altitude
• Product Development
• Rocket Artillery
• Short Range Air Defense
• System Of Systems
• Test And Evaluation
• Training
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs