ELECTRONIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS
Abstract
This R2 activity is devoted to mid-term technology development in close concert with programs of record. The products of these efforts are expected to transition at the end of their schedule into the associated program of record. These Future Naval Capability (FNC) Enabling Capabilities (EC's) span across the Electronics, EW, Radar, Communications, and other technology areas supporting Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR). This R2 activity also appears in PE 0603271N. For Enabling Capabilities (EC) receiving funding from both PE's the PE 0602271N portion is generally focused on component design and development while the funding from PE 0603271N is focused on integration and demonstration. The specific objectives of the current EC's are: a) Next Generation Airborne Electronic Attack: Develop and demonstrate advanced capability Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) sub-systems (e.g., broadband exciters, power amplifiers, and transmit arrays) that provide Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD), deliver Non-Kinetic Fires, counter Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS), and provide suppression of Command, Control & Communications (C3) links and data networks. b) Countermeasures Technologies for Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCM) and Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles (ASBM) Defense: Improve ship survivability by disrupting the terminal engagement phase of hostile anti-ship cruise and ballistic missiles, including improvements to both onboard (Enhanced Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program,(SEWIP)) and offboard (Nulka) radio frequency (RF) Electronic Attack systems. c) Next Generation Countermeasure Technologies for Ship Missile Defense: Develop and demonstrate the fundamental technologies required to conduct next generation, persistent Electronic Warfare (EW) in support of ship, sea base, and littoral force missile defense operations in a distributed, coordinated manner across the entire battlespace. d) Long Range Detection and Tracking: Develop capability for simultaneous full volume radar coverage of contacts at long ranges and in a dense contact environment. e) Affordable Electronically Scanned Array Technology for Next Generation Naval Platforms: Develop and demonstrate electronics components technologies using wide bandgap semiconductors, mixed signal analog and digital, RF, microwave, millimeter wave and associated passive components thus enabling high efficiency transmitter element chains for arrays. f) Affordable Common Radar Architecture: Develop a common affordable, scalable, open radar architecture that provides affordable capability improvements and addresses total ownership cost challenges for 5 different radars. g) Low Cost over the Horizon Communications, Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Line of Sight (LOS) Apertures: Develop technologies that provide the tools to implement a wideband tactical communications infrastructure. Developments will include techniques for LOS relay and routing using airborne platforms, as well as a SATCOM on-the-move capability for United States Marine Corps (USMC) tactical ground vehicles. Also included are technologies for pointing and tracking of airborne platforms, open architecture radio technologies, communications security (COMSEC), networking, and airborne apertures necessary for airborne relay and routing. Further developments include techniques for integrating multiple shipboard apertures in a limited space, cosite mitigation and the investigation of digital radio technologies that permit digitization at the aperture itself. h) SATCOM Vulnerability Mitigation: Develop technologies for mitigating SATCOM vulnerabilities using a wideband airborne and air-to-surface infrastructure. Technologies include approaches for development of ultra-low cost phased arrays and techniques for mitigating multi-path and scintillation on communications links. Architecture and application development will include surface-to-air communications in the 14-17 gigahertz (GHz) band, and air-to-air communications in the millimeter wave bands. Additionally, advanced techniques for the use of the ultra high frequency (UHF) spectrum will be developed which include beam forming techniques and alternative waveform designs that are used to support high bandwidth infrastructure establishment and control. i) Radar Electronic Attack Protection (REAP): Develop single platform precision passive electronic support measure (ESM) and electronic protection (EP) techniques and technology to counter hostile use of modern electronic attack (EA) self protection jammers. j) Data Exfiltration Nanosatellite Innovative Space Enabler (DENISE)(formerly known as Global Applications for Data Exfiltration(GLADEX)): Develop a nano-sat satellite bus with all its requisite structural, power, thermal, control, and separation subsystems and a nano-satellite compatible payload and ground terminal for monitoring and relay of unattended sensor data for global situational awareness. k) Joint Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) 3.3: Develop integrated RF communications and RF jammer capability that addresses the electromagnetic interference (EMI) issue to enable interoperability. l) Wide Area Surgical and Persistent Surveillance (WASPS) Capabilities For Tier 2/3 UAVs: Develop and integrate enhanced capability interactive autonomous, small, lightweight EO/IR SAR, SIGINT sensors and integrate into an upgraded smaller lightweight, stabilized gimbal designed for 24/7 persistent surveillance applications. m) Submarine Survivability-Electronic Warfare: Develop and demonstrate technologies that will provide submarines an EA capability against surveillance radar systems through EW payloads integrated with submarine masts, as well as networked offboard platforms. These capabilities will improve the submarine's survivability in a hostile RF environment by providing a non-kinetic strike capability against enemy Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensors n) Hostile Fire Suppression System: Develop effective non-lethal suppression against current and future non-guided threats through application of a visible laser with closed-loop power management to cause temporary loss of visual acuity to the weapon operator sufficient to defeat the weapon engagement. o) Cooperative Networked Radar- Develop radar techniques to enhance sensitivity, improve electronic protection, expand intercept geometries, and save costs for advanced radars. p) Long Range RF Find, Fix, and ID- Develop radar techniques and algorithms for airborne identification. The increase from FY 2011 to FY 2012 is due to initiating EC programs "Submarine Survivability - Electronic Warfare" and "Wide Area Surgical and Persistent Surveillance (WASPS) Capabilities For Tier 2/3 UAVs" and increased investment in JCREW. The decrease of funding from FY 2012 to FY 2013 is the result of the transfer of resources from this R2 Activity to a new FNC R2 activities titled, Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare, Enterprise and Platform Enablers, FORCEnet, Sea Shield, and Sea Strikes. Efforts in this R2 Activity have been continued from FY 2012 to FY 2013 in the new R2 Activities to support all FNC program EC investments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- 3ce84ff6dd7263657a00aab9a6c01526