Low Cost/Near Term Counter Asymmetric Systems
Abstract
Investigate low cost, near term technologies solutions to allow aircraft to fly in medium to high ManPADS threat airspace in support of OCO. Emphasis is on threats, aircraft and system approaches that are not covered by existing programs of record including but not limited to: innovative threat warning, advanced pyrophoric decoys, miniature high reliability lasers, magnetically steered high reliability pointer-trackers, higher powered and higher duty cycle lasers, preemptive countermeasures systems. Three specific tasks leading to a rapid technology transition will be completed by FY 2011: DGTDS is a passive electro-optic technology that can detect an airborne ManPADS threat and declare it to aircraft in the vicinity so that active or passive countermeasures can be employed to defeat the incoming missile. DGTDS provides the technology for a ground based regional aircraft missile warning system that can protect a large airspace using passive optical sensors. This warning system has an extremely high probability of detection and a very low false alarm rate. The intellectual property, which is protected by multiple patents, was developed by the government. This technology will augment current missile warning systems in urban environments. The technology also can protect CRAF when they are retrofitted with IRCM. CENTCOM, SOCOM, and TRANSCOM have all expressed interest. AMPS was created to provide ground based missile launch detection notification to participating aircraft via ground to air data link and release of pyrotechnic or pyrophoric countermeasure to defeat missiles. Development of AMPS was a contracted effort. It will supplement current installed UV missile launch detection systems to improve aircraft survivability against both long range and minimum range ManPADS engagements. SOCOM and TRANSCOM have all expressed interest. SMAUD is an advanced multi-part IRCM decoy which is non-pyrotechnic, safe, covert, and effective. The contractor is the advanced special materials developer and decoy designer. Decoy will provide effective IRCM using small (1x1 inch) decoys with minimal expenditure of payload (two decoys). SOCOM and Army have funded part of the work and expressed interest.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 0f66e04e2759ae6109fb8941c2bf9340