METEOR
Abstract
Currently, the Joint Force suffers from a lack of redundant, resilient hard kill/soft kill options against stressing stream raid threats of Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles (ASBM). The issue is particularly acute in the USINDOPACOM AOR due to the vast geographic distances involved, ship magazine size and adversary actions. Without additional hard kill/soft kill options preserving magazine depth, US forces in the AOR face unacceptably high risks to the mission and to the force. Available assets in the AOR are limited with a limited number of missile inventory. HPM payload capability will solve this problem by supplementing and conserving the ships kinetic defensive weapons. HPM Acceleration will also develop novel Radio Frequency waveforms to improve HPM effectiveness. When combined with other non-kinetic capabilities and integrated with the ship's command and control (C2), the program will provide a low cost-per-shot, deep magazine capability for significantly expanding the self-defense capabilities of afloat and ashore platforms. Rapid engagement of targets for large threat raid defeat is a major feature of the system. The system will demonstrate full kill chain integration from find to assess. The payoffs for the program include integrated non-kinetic air defense systems to improve the layered defense, optimized use of defensive kinetic weapons and improved sensor and control systems. PRJ 6008-METEOR, is a new start in FY 2024.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 3a4afd036221a767bf4b9599c8d964db