Radar Development
Abstract
This system is a component of the overall Air and Missile Defense (AMD) architecture and will provide for an incrementally fielded Integrated Air and Missile Defense Fire Control System/capability for the composite Army Air and Missile Defense Brigades. The Sentinel system is a key component of the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) architecture and provides critical air surveillance of the forward areas. Sentinel (AN/MPQ-64A3) consists of a radar-based sensor with its prime mover/power, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), and Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Command, Control and Intelligence (C2I) interfaces. The radar is deployed in both an air defense role and a force protection role for Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) missions. The sensor is an advanced three-dimensional battlefield X-Band air defense phased-array radar with an instrumented range of 75 kilometers. Sentinel is capable of operating day or night, in adverse weather conditions, in the battlefield environments of dust, smoke, aerosols and enemy countermeasures. It provides 360-degree azimuth coverage for acquisition tracking. Sentinel contributes to the digital battlefield by automatically detecting, classifying, identifying and reporting targets (cruise missiles, unmanned aircraft systems, rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft). Sentinel acquires targets sufficiently forward of the battle area to allow weapons reaction time and engagement at optimum ranges. Sentinel's integrated IFF reduces the potential for fratricide of US and Coalition aircraft.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 0604820A_5_2040_PB_2020
- Change Summary Explanation
- The increase in overall program funding will support ongoing Sentinel A3 modifications and the Sentinel Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) (Sentinel A4) contract award for Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD). FY 2020 increase of $13.709 million addresses upgrades to the Sentinel Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) capability as well as the Resiliency and Software Assurance Modification (RSAM) upgrade to incorporate software messaging to counter emerging threats.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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