(U)Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) System

Abstract

Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR): (NOTE: FY14 and prior year funding is in PE 0604501N) The AMDR suite is being developed to fulfill Integrated Air and Missile Defense requirements for multiple ship classes. This suite consists of an S-Band radar (AMDR-S), an X-band radar and a Radar Suite Controller (RSC). Funding will develop AMDR-S and RSC, and integrate these components with an available X band radar. AMDR will provide multi-mission capabilities, simultaneously supporting both long range, exoatmospheric detection, tracking and discrimination of ballistic missiles, as well as Area and Self Defense against air and surface threats. For the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability, increased radar sensitivity and bandwidth over current radar systems are needed to detect, track and support engagements of advanced ballistic missile threats at the required ranges, concurrent with Area and Self Defense against Air and Surface threats. For the Area Air Defense and Self Defense capability, increased sensitivity and clutter capability is needed to detect, react to, and engage stressing Very Low Observable/Very Low Flyer (VLO/VLF) threats in the presence of heavy land, sea, and rain clutter. This effort provides for the development of an active phased array radar with the required capabilities to address the evolving threat. The AMDR suite will obtain performance and technology enhancements throughout its service life based upon an approach that includes modularity of hardware and software, a scalable design and Open Architecture (OA) compliance. The FY19-22 controls include funding to procure long lead hardware to build a single AMDR array as well as support the installation and checkout on an unmanned self-defense test ship. This funding will support the at-sea testing of the DDG-51 Flt III and Aegis Advanced Capability Build 20 (ACB 20) requirements. However, this does not include any funding for procurement of testing assets and the conduct of the testing efforts. The program is on track to complete developmental testing and deliver to the DDG 51 Flight III.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
• Source ID: 0604522N_5_1319_PB_2018
• Change Summary Explanation: FY16: $5.6M reduction due to Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) adjustment. FY16 and FY17 funding requirements have changed since PB17 primarily due to a change in Development Test (DT-3) test methodology from inbound shipboard launch to outbound land-based launch which resulted in an overall reduction to total Government FY16 and FY17 Test & Evaluation costs. "Test Assets and Facilities" funding decreased in FY16 and increased in FY17 due to re-phasing funds required for AEGIS Readiness Assessment Vehicle (ARAV) targets. "Operations and Analysis" funding decreased in both FY16 and FY17. The significant decrease in FY17 is due to removing costs associated with the shipboard launch platform. The overall decrease in Government Test and Evaluation costs was offset by Raytheon contract overruns. Raytheon FY16 and FY17 funding increased primarily due to Digital Receiver/Exciter and Digital Beamformer performance problems. This resulted in changes to "AMDR Hardware", "AMDR Software", and "AMDR Design, Support, Integration, Test & Evaluation" funding levels in the R-2A.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Defense
• Ballistic Missiles
• Contractors
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Phased Array Radar
• Phased Arrays
• Procurement
• Production
• Radar
• Software Development
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Facilities
• Uss Arleigh Burke

Readers

• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
• Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs