Patriot Product Improvement

Abstract

PATRIOT is an advanced Surface-to-Air guided missile system with a high probability of kill, capable of operation in the presence of Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and able to conduct multiple simultaneous engagements against high performance air breathing targets and ballistic missiles likely to be encountered by U.S. Forces. The PATRIOT Product Improvement Program provides for the upgrade of the PATRIOT System through individual materiel changes and upgrades to the PATRIOT system to address operational lessons learned, enhancements to joint force interoperability, and other system performance improvements to provide overmatch capability with the emerging threat. Efforts will be made to expedite PATRIOT materiel solutions (e.g. Radar Digital Processor, Communications Upgrades, address Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) capability, Combat ID, and Advanced ECM improvements) to both enhance capability and facilitate integration into the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) architecture. The software funding provides improvements to the PATRIOT system against the evolving threat. This effort supports work with national agencies to evaluate, assess, and develop means to mitigate threat trends and specific threat developments potentially impacting system performance. Specific improvements may be developed and fielded under this task if warranted. The effort maintains the Mission Tailoring Database, responding to immediate tactical concerns. Database updates are fielded between major software upgrades as necessary. FY2017 base dollars will add assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) activities and continue Software Improvement for Threat Evolution, Advanced Electronic Counter Measures (AECM), Tasks 2, 6, and 7 activities, and Combat ID Enhancements for the PATRIOT Product Improvement Program (PIP).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0607865A_7_2040_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Digital Information
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronically Scanned Array
  • Emerging Threats
  • Engineering
  • Guided Missiles
  • High Altitude
  • Lessons Learned
  • Tactical Ballistic Missiles
  • Target Recognition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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