Aerial Target System Dev
Abstract
Aerial target systems, Target Control (TC), and associated TA/AS 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. In addition to hardware, software and operational concept development, studies will be performed by an University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) to specify and verify needed target performance for future target development. For the design and validation of targets under development, the UARC will provide engineering studies in areas such as structures, controls, guidance, and propulsion. For those hardware and software items presently under development by commercial vendors, the UARC will provide oversight and validation of vendor design and development approach. As to specific harware development, this project includes: - Subsonic Targets: BQM-177A development primarily represents subsonic anti-ship cruise missile threats in direct support of the Test & Evaluation of major combat weapons systems programs and of fleet training. - Supersonic Targets: GQM-163A, GQM-173A, and supersonic high-diver capability development. The family of supersonic target capabilities represents supersonic anti-ship cruise missile threats in direct support of Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E), Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) and Live Fire Test and Evaluation of major combat weapons systems programs in development. - TC and 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 and testing, radar cross section evaluation, decoy-effectiveness testing, maneuver analysis, electronic warfare evaluation, warhead-effectiveness testing and evaluation of fleet tactics. TA/AS scoring capabilities include both surface and airborne scalar and vector scoring systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 0609_0604258N_6_1319_PB_2015
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