FIREFINDER

Abstract

This Program funds design, development and test of primary target acquisition and counterfire radars to automatically detect, locate and classify hostile indirect fire weapons (mortars, artillery, and rockets). This PE directly supports the prioritization, tracking, and locating of targets, and dissemination of that information for simultaneous attack of multiple threats. It provides the Warfighter with continuous and responsive counterfire target acquisition systems for all types and phases of military operations. Project L86, Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar, Version AN/TPQ-50 provides 360 degree coverage and is used to detect, locate and report hostile locations of enemy indirect firing systems. Project L88, Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 (EQ-36), is a highly mobile radar system that will leverage the latest in technology design to accelerate technology infusion and increase range while improving False Alarm Rate, reducing obsolescence and increasing reliability. EQ-36 will provide 90 degree coverage and extended range, with an incremental development to increase detection capability to 360 degrees.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0604823A_5_2040_PB_2012
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Afghanistan Conflict
• Command And Control
• Contractors
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Demonstrations
• Detection
• Engineering
• Environment
• Governments
• Procurement
• Program Management
• Radar
• Target Acquisition
• Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Military Science
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Radar Systems Engineering.