Patriot Product Improvement

Abstract

This funding line is a key enabler of the Army Modernization Priorities in support of the PATRIOT surface to air missile system. PATRIOT is an integral part of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Architecture, and enables the incremental fielding of the IBCS capability for Army Air and Missile Defense Battalions. The PATRIOT Product Improvement Program (PIP) provides for the upgrade of the PATRIOT System and the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system through software improvements and individual materiel changes and upgrades to current force and IAMD-connected PATRIOT system components (interceptors, ground system equipment, launcher, and current radar) to address operational lessons-learned and necessary system performance improvements to include enhancements that support joint force interoperability and enable convergence with IBCS to ensure overmatch capability. As software and hardware improvements are developed, there is a continuing need for system level modeling, simulation, integration and testing. Modeling and Simulation (M&S) allow for performance assessment against emerging threats in a manner that is not practical to demonstrate with live fire flight tests alone due to cost, target availability, and range constraints. Flight testing is periodically required for validation of the modeling and simulation as well as satisfying Army Test and Evaluation Command/ Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (ATEC/DOTE) requirements of segment improvements. 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 including effective detection, tracking, discrimination, and engagement. 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. The PIP line also supports the identification, analysis, design, and test of materiel solutions to counter cyber security and electronic warfare shortcomings to all elements of the Lower Tier Battle Space. FY 2023 base dollars in the amount of $152.312 million support the continuance of critical software improvements for current force PATRIOT and Army IAMD, including Software Improvement for Threat Evolution, PAC-3 Seeker Software Improvement, Advanced Electronic Counter Measures (AECM), Combat ID enhancements, Tasks 2, 6, and 7 activities, program integration, modeling and simulation, acquisition of test assets and targets, Mobile Flight Mission Simulator (MFMS), PDB-8.1 and Patriot Component Software Build (PCSB) software, convergence with the IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) and government and contractor support.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0607865A_7_2040_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President's Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Ballistic Missiles
• Contracts
• Defense Systems
• Emerging Threats
• Flight Simulators
• Flight Testing
• Ground Control Stations
• Ground Support
• Ground Support Equipment
• High Altitude
• Lessons Learned
• Reliability
• Simulators
• Tactical Ballistic Missiles
• Target Recognition
• Test And Evaluation

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
• Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Microelectronics
• Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
• Space