Direct Strike Penetrator Systems
Abstract
The Direct Strike Penetrator Systems develops advanced precision guided penetrator munitions to include development/integration of advanced precision, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities (i.e., GPS, non-GPS, optical, passive, active, etc.) that will provide the Air Force with improved ability to attack Hard & Deeply Buried Targets (HDBT), such as bunker and tunnel facilities, using air-to-surface conventional munitions. Systems developed will hold HDBTs at risk using fewer weapons, reducing the number of missions necessary to defeat targets, and resulting in an increase to mission survivability. Direct Strike Penetrators will provide critical global strike capability not met by inventory conventional weapons. It will hold at risk the best defended and protected high value assets essential to an enemy's warfighting ability. A Hard Target Munitions (HTM) Analysis-of-Alternatives (AoA) was conducted to determine the best weapons and/or development efforts for addressing the HDBT mission area. The HTM AoA determined it was necessary to develop a family of HTMs in order to apply effects to the entire range of HDBTs set. The Air Force is using the AoA to start development, production, and modification activities for HDBT attack weapons identified in it as most effective and affordable. Major thrust areas include: - Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is a 30,000 lb class precision guided penetrator designed to defeat hard and deeply buried targets. - Advanced 5000-pound Penetrator (A5K) will develop an improved 5000-pound class penetrator to address capability gaps identified in the HTM AoA. Funding for the A5K penetrator development effort falls under Direct Strike Penetrator Systems beginning FY18. - M-Code and Enhanced Anti-Jam (EAJ) develop and integrate advanced PNT capabilities to allow operations in anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments. M-Code and EAJ also provide increased accuracy, better signal acquisition, and advanced security. Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P) because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes, and prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 645341_0604327F_4_3600_PB_2018
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