Electronic Warfare Development

Abstract

The Advanced Infrared Countermeasure (AIRCM) project contains related aircraft self-protection efforts aimed at increasing aircraft survivability against the increasing threat of sophisticated surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. These missiles may employ sophisticated next-generation Electro-Optics (EO), Infrared (IR), Radio Frequency (RF), dual-mode (i.e. IR and RF), or multi-mode seekers. AIRCM will provide advanced expendable countermeasures and/or techniques that will be functionally compatible with existing dispenser systems and employed across multiple USAF weapons systems. This also explicitly includes any and all flare, chaff, decoy, and associated components development and testing that may be demanded or needed in current operations supporting the war on terrorism regardless of aircraft platform. Similar activities that are supplementary to this effort may be accomplished ad hoc using platform specific funding or through other activities such as joint services or NATO test groups. BA-5 - This program is in Budget Activity 5, SDD because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0604270F_5_3600_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
FY17 Congressional reduction total (-$7.3M) -$3.3M for improved GPS- Department requested realignment of funds to RDTE, AF lines 19 and 48 and RDTE,N line 139; -$4M for forward financing
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Countermeasures
  • Dual Mode
  • Electro-Optics
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineering
  • Infrared Countermeasures
  • Manufacturing
  • Radio Frequency
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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