Harpoon Modifications

Abstract

The Harpoon seeker upgrade program will modernize current seekers, designated 3700-3, to increase the targeting precision, reliability, and survivability. The program is the result of a successful Small Business Initiative, which will upgrade legacy 3700-3 to 3700-4+ seekers. The 3700-series seekers were designed to sequentially search, detect, acquire, and track a surface target in the designated Area of Uncertainty. The modified 3700-4+ seekers provide improvements in the sequential search radar probability of acquiring the intended target, and provide improved Electronic Protection which significantly increases the probability of engaging a valid surface target in a complex environment. These attributes of the 3700-4+ seekers will ultimately increase survivability and lethality of the Harpoon missile weapons system, and are intended to support the procurement of the Harpoon Block II+ missiles. The Encapsulated (ENCAP) Harpoon Block IC (HIC) missiles provides Navy Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarines (SSN) a sub-launched, all-weather, long-range Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) missile to attack enemy warships at stand-off ranges, to include Surface and Amphibious Action Groups. The ENCAP Reconstitution Program will refurbish and recertify 60 existing ENCAP HIC all-up rounds from deep storage to an "as-new" war-ready material condition (ENCAP Harpoons were placed in deep storage in 1996). The controlled storage conditions achieved by the missile capsule have preserved the material condition of the weapon system, allowing for relatively quick recertification and reissue. Due to the ease and speed of missile recertification's the ENCAP HIC Reconstitution Program will fill a critical, time sensitive ASuW capability gap and meet Speed to the Fleet requirements. This program is funded under OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT because it includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0604227N_7_1319_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2020 funding for Harpoon seeker was removed as the Navy has decided not to pursue this effort. The FY 2020 funding request provided $2.3M to fund the Encapsulated (ENCAP) Harpoon Block IC Reconstitution Program. Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: Not applicable.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Attack Submarines
• Contracts
• Cruise Missiles
• Engineering
• Los Angeles Class
• Manufacturing
• Materials
• Navy
• Procurement
• Search Radar
• Small Business
• Submarines
• Surface Targets
• Surface Warfare
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics
• Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems