Firefinder
Abstract
The RDT&E funds for the AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-53 programs fund the design, development and test of primary efforts. The programs directly support the prioritization, tracking and locating of targets, and dissemination of that information for simultaneous attack of multiple threats. They provide the Warfighter with continuous and responsive counterfire target acquisition systems for all types and phases of military operations. Project L86, Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR), version AN/TPQ-50 provides 360 degrees of azimuth coverage from ranges of 500 meters to 10 kilometers. Project L88, AN/TPQ-53 is a highly mobile radar system that leverages the latest in technology design to accelerate modernization and increase range while improving false location rate, reducing obsolescence and increasing reliability. The AN/TPQ-53 provides a system with increased range and accuracy throughout a 90 degree search sector (stare mode) as well as 360 degree coverage (rotating) for locating mortar, artillery and rocket firing positions. The AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-53 radars are currently fielded to multiple Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) locations to include operational support to Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS). The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Base funding in the amount of $20.008 million supports ongoing AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-53 test efforts, Army interoperability certifications (AICs), and the development and testing of modernization efforts to address extended range, electronic protection, and emerging threats in support of multi-domain operations against peer and near-peer threats. These efforts include the performance of technical assessments, engineering studies, risk reduction, and required documentation. This program line also funds development of an integrated Hypervelocity Armament System (HAS), and associated technologies as they mature to support accelerated demonstration and transition of advanced gun weapon systems, command guided maneuverable projectiles, and tactical sensors. The development of HAS would include advancing artillery powder guns firing Hypervelocity Projectiles (HVPs), resulting in next-generation, common, low drag, guided cannon artillery projectiles capable of completing multiple missions with improved cost effectiveness across different gun systems. Integration with a fire control radar and sensor array will allow closed-loop targeting of moving and relocatable targets beyond the range of conventional artillery.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0604823A_5_2040_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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