Endurance
Abstract
The Endurance program aims to develop laser technology to protect airborne platforms from emerging and legacy electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) guided surface-to-air missiles. Endurance is planned to have an open architecture, granting the flexibility to integrate different subsystems with varying capabilities. Endurance is an early application of technology developed through DARPA's Excalibur program and is planned to transition to the Services. The advanced technology component of the program will focus on developing and field testing various subsystems for laser beam generation, command and control, threat missile warning, target acquisition and tracking, beam control, energy storage and delivery, and thermal management. It will also develop subsystem interfaces and integrate the components into a packaged system for field testing. An applied research component of the program, which focuses on miniaturizing and reducing the weight of subsystems, is budgeted in PE 0602702E, Project TT-06.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 61d28c2f093e6a9bddda090bba61af62