Advanced Offboard EW

Abstract

3316 - The Advanced Offboard EW (AOEW) program is for the development of long duration off-board decoys integrated with onboard systems for EW coordination to counter identified EW gaps (additional details classified) in response to an urgent operational need from the Fleet that has been approved by the CNO for execution. Currently no counter to the threat exists. The program began with a Rapid Response Effort (RRE) in FY12-15 and a Decoy Development Effort (DDE) culminating in the delivery of a fully supported, full capability system. The RRE consisted of the evaluation and integration of commercially available decoys. The DDE consists of the development and evaluation of a long duration, active electronic offboard decoy system (payload only) integrated on an existing flight vehicle and an onboard/offboard EW coordinator fully able to counter the threat. The AOEW Preliminary Design contract award shifted from June 2016 to December 2016. In order to deliver this capability to the fleet as soon as possible, Engineering Development Model (EDM) contract delivery requirements have been re-phased, which enables the program to reach Milestone C in FY20. The MH60R helicopter AOEW decoy EDM and hardware delivery, integration, and flight test requirements were de-coupled from that of the MH60S. The MH60R and MH60S were originally both scheduled to be integrated and flight tested in the same fiscal year, but the integration and flight testing of the MH60S has now been shifted to FY21. In FY16 and FY17 AOEW includes a government software development effort to integrate AOEW into the Soft Kill Coordination System (SKCS) to gain maximum effectiveness from the AOEW decoy through coordination with on board systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
3316_0604757N_5_1319_PB_2018

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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems

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