MISSILE DEFENSE (MD)
Abstract
This activity describes Missile Defense Science and Technology (S&T) projects of the Sea Shield Future Naval Capability (FNC) program. - Naval Interceptor Improvements (NII) technology upgrades for STANDARD Missile (SM) future missile. Metrics are to achieve SM performance requirements in specified tactical rain environments and all specified electronic countermeasures environments, while meeting the planned transition date. - Extended Distributed Weapons Coordination (EDWC) algorithms for an Automated Battle Management Aid (ABMA) that recommends hard kill weapons, soft kill countermeasures, and emission control measures to reduce the probability of being hit or to optimally engage threats with self-defense weapons. Metric is improved probability of negation (Pneg) against advanced ballistic & cruise missile anti-ship threats that may be susceptible to decoys & jamming, while meeting the planned transition date. - Positive Control of Naval Weapons (PCNW) - additional technology upgrades for SM to enable forward relay, remote launch and potentially forward pass engagements. Metrics are classified. - Midcourse and Terminal Algorithms (MTA) for prototype state-of-the art weapon system algorithms for STANDARD Missile (SM) engagements vs modern anti-ship missile threats. Specific metrics are classified. - Enhanced Lethality Guidance Algorithms (ELGA) to increase Navy shipboard missile probability of kill versus an expanded threat set including ASBMs and advanced ASCMs. Metrics for this project are classified. - Enhanced Maneuverability Missile Airframe (EMMA) technology for Navy shipboard missile systems to intercept highly agile maneuvering ASCMs and ASBMs. Metrics for this project are classified. - Integrated Active & Electronic Defense (IAED) technology basis for response combinations of active and electronic weapons & systems to optimize Pneg against ASBMs and ASCMs, including potential interactions. Metrics are classified. - Radar Resource Manager (RRM) algorithms and software for weapon control system capability to provide dynamic platform and force-level radar management and coordination of radar resources for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD). Metrics will be classified. Funding increases from FY 2010 to FY 2011 as a result from EDWC, NII and PCNW project funding migrating from Applied Research (6.2) to Advanced Research (6.3) in their last year of effort before transition to acquisition. The MTA project ramps up in FY 2010 while the ELGA and EMMA projects start in FY 2010, also accounting for part of this increase. The FY 2011 to FY 2012 decrease represents completion of EDWC, PCNW, and NII projects in FY 2011 and is not offset by initiation of the RRM project in FY 2012.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 174c47e8e5a0712673a67ee3837cb770