Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED)

Abstract

3068 - The Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED) program will deliver an expendable long endurance autonomous off-board decoy Countermeasure system, comprised of a flight vehicle and Radio Frequency (RF) payload with modular capability allowing for rapid evolution of the Electronic Warfare (EW) payload. LEED will integrate with SLQ-32 and address EW gaps in response to a fleet requirement to counter Anti-Ship Missile (ASM) threats. LEED will provide the fleet with enhanced EW coordination and capability, including the ability to stretch engagement timelines and counter heterogeneous missile attacks. LEED Countermeasure Development Phase 1 includes competitive development of operational-level Countermeasure prototypes that demonstrate and validate critical capabilities, including flight performance and RF functionality. LEED Countermeasure Development Phase 2 will build on the critical technologies from Phase 1 to develop production-representative Engineering Development Models (EDMs). The FY22 LEED effort includes Phase 1 development of LEED Countermeasure prototypes, including hardware procurements and all development activities required to procure, design, and integrate hardware and software components. LEED will be developed alongside the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Long Endurance Airborne Platform (LEAP) Project, which begins in FY21. In FY22, LEED Countermeasure Development Phase 1 will be initiated, which will leverage technologies developed and matured under the ONR LEAP Project.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 3068_0604757N_5_1319_PB_2022

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• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics