Target Systems Development

Abstract

This program element funds the development and procurement of Aerial Target Systems, Sea/Sub Surface Target Systems, Target Control systems, and associated Target Threat Simulation Program and Target Augmentation and Auxiliary Systems required to replicate real world threats. These capabilities are required to execute developmental/operational test and evaluation of naval combat weapon systems and to satisfy advanced fleet training requirements. JUSTIFICATION FOR BUDGET ACTIVITY: This program is funded under RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT because it supports efforts directed toward sustaining or modernizing installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0604258N_6_1319_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: Decrease in Target Systems Development by $1.500M as required for the Department of the Navy to comply with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. FY15 was increased by a $0.862 million to GQM-173A Multi-Stage Supersonic Target (MSST) as additional funds were required to support the GQM-173A RDTEN range extension activities for integration of a new booster intended to significantly reduce technical and schedule risk in Development Testing efforts. In FY16, Aerial Target System Development was decreased by $37.4M for termination of the MSST program and ASW Target was reduced by $4.054M for Parrotfish program termination. All associated MSST investment funding has been removed from Aerial Target System Development in FY 2017 ($56.025M) and future years for the program termination by the Department of the Navy. In FY17 Wpn Sys T&E Trng Dev/Proc (Full-Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) QF-16 and FSAT/QF-4 programs) was reduced by $6.4 million for underexecution & ASW Target was reduced by $1.505 million to cancel the program.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aerial Targets
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Altitude
• Command And Control
• Control Systems
• Cruise Missiles
• Electronic Countermeasures
• Electronic Warfare
• Engineering
• Graphical User Interface
• Infrared Signatures
• Logistics Support
• Procurement
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

Readers

• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.