Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM)

Abstract

The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) budget line includes CIRCM (EB4), and funding to counter emerging technology as identified in Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement (JUONS) SO-0010 Phase 2a and the Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Directed Requirement for the Advanced Threat Warner Common Infrared Countermeasures Quick Reaction Capability (ATW & CIRCM QRC). CIRCM (EB4) The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) is the next generation lightweight, laser-based Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) component that will interface with both the Army's Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) and future missile warning systems (MWS) to defeat current and emerging missile threats that use multispectral technology for rotary-wing, tilt-rotor and small fixed-wing aircraft across the DoD. CIRCM receives an angular bearing hand-off from the MWS, employs a pointing and tracking system which acquires the handed-over threat and tracks the incoming missile during and after motor burnout. CIRCM jams the missile by using modulated laser energy in the missile seeker band, thus degrading the tracking capability of the missile and causing it to miss the aircraft. CIRCM is utilizing Open Systems Architecture which allows flexibility with software and hardware refreshes to keep pace with future threats. The CIRCM A-Kit includes mounting hardware, wiring harnesses, and other components necessary to install and interface the mission kit on host aircraft. The A-Kit ensures the mission kit is functionally and physically operational with a specific host aircraft type. The CIRCM B-Kit is the mission kit (laser, pointer tracker, and controller) required to achieve near spherical coverage for an aircraft. JUONS SO-0010 and ATW & CIRCM QRC Phase 2a DoN LAIRCM (JUONS S0-0010) and Phase 3 ATW & CIRCM QRC: Initially, a select number of aircraft in the threat area of responsibility will be outfitted with the Phase 2a Department of the Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (DoN LAIRCM) system. However, this approach came with a Space, Weight and Power - Cooling (SWaP-C) penalty which is being addressed as a follow-on JUONS solution requirement using the Phase 3 Advanced Threat Warner (ATW) and Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC). The intent of the Phase 3 ATW & CIRCM QRC effort is to reduce the SWaP-C associated with the Phase 2a solution. FY 2019 Base Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funding in the amount of $51.178 million funds continued A-Kit and B-Kit development, and post Milestone C planning and execution of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E). FY 2019 RDT&E Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding in the amount of $2.670 million will support regression testing efforts related to the Phase 3 ATW & CIRCM QRC effort.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: 0605035A_5_2040_PB_2019
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2019 funding will support efforts related to the Phase 3 ATW & CIRCM QRC effort.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Contingency Operations (Military)
• Contracts
• Countermeasures
• Emerging Technology
• Engineering
• Fixed Wing Aircraft
• Infrared Countermeasures
• Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures
• Military Acquisition
• Product Development
• Test And Evaluation
• Tilt Rotor Aircraft
• Warning Systems

Readers

• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• 5G
• 5G - DoD 5G Program
• Directed Energy
• Space
• Space - Satellites