Aerial Target System Dev

Abstract

Aerial target systems, target control, and associated target augmentation and auxiliary systems are developed to support test & evaluation and advanced fleet training for Joint Strike and Littoral Warfare Systems required to defend fleet surface and air units in a hostile environment. This project includes - Subsonic Targets. Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) development. The SSAT primarily represents subsonic anti-ship cruise missile threats in direct support of the test & evaluation of major combat weapons systems programs and fleet training. - Supersonic Targets. Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST), Multi-Stage Supersonic Target (MSST) and supersonic high-diver capability development. The family of supersonic target capabilities represents supersonic anti-ship cruise missile threats in direct support of developmental & operational test and evaluation of major combat weapons systems programs in development. - Target Control (TC) and Target Augmentation & Auxiliary Systems (TA/AS) development. TC provides command and control of targets to enable the execution of threat representative mission profiles. TA/AS enables each target to be uniquely configured for specific mission profiles. TA/AS configured targets are used for radar acquisition test, electronic countermeasures (jamming) evaluation, infrared measurement/test, radar cross section evaluation, decoy effectiveness, maneuver analysis, electronic warfare, warhead effectiveness and evaluation of fleet tactics. TA/AS scoring capabilities include both surface and airborne scalar and vector scoring systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0609_0604258N_6_1319_PB_2011

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Hypersonics
  • Microelectronics

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