Air and Missile Defense Radar

Abstract

Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR): (NOTE: FY 2014 and prior year funding is in PE 0604501N) The AMDR suite is being developed to fulfill Integrated Air and Missile Defense requirements for multiple ship classes. This suite consists of an S-Band radar (AMDR-S), an X-band radar and a Radar Suite Controller (RSC). Funding will develop AMDR-S and RSC, and integrate these components with an available X band radar. AMDR will provide multi-mission capabilities, simultaneously supporting both long range, exoatmospheric detection, tracking and discrimination of ballistic missiles, as well as Area and Self Defense against air and surface threats. For the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability, increased radar sensitivity and bandwidth over current radar systems are needed to detect, track and support engagements of advanced ballistic missile threats at the required ranges, concurrent with Area and Self Defense against Air and Surface threats. For the Area Air Defense and Self Defense capability, increased sensitivity and clutter capability is needed to detect, react to, and engage stressing Very Low Observable/Very Low Flyer (VLO/VLF) threats in the presence of heavy land, sea, and rain clutter. This effort provides for the development of an active phased array radar with the required capabilities to address the evolving threat. The AMDR suite will obtain performance and technology enhancements throughout its service life based upon an approach that includes modularity of hardware and software, a scalable design and Open Architecture (OA) compliance. The FY 2018 increase is to conduct the Mission Flight retest in Q2 FY2019. The FY 2020 and following funds are required to scale AMDR to backfit Active Electronically-Steered Array and digital beamforming technology on a Flt IIA DDG and to complete development and integrate Advanced Distributed Radar (ADR) capability into AMDR. ADR will enhance BMD detection performance, increase sensitivity at large scan angles, and insert the core algorithms to enable AMDR to operate in receive-only mode, in cooperation with other radars. In addition to the BMD mission, this capability will also improve Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) warfighting capabilities and provide advanced electronic protection techniques. The program is on track to complete developmental testing and deliver to the DDG 51 Flight III.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
3186_0604522N_5_1319_PB_2020

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