TACMOR Development
Abstract
Efforts funded in this Program Element include the Tactical Multi-Mission Over the Horizon Radar (TACMOR) is a compact Over the Horizon Radar (OTHR) in the Republic of Palau to provide enhanced Air Domain Awareness in the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility. TACMOR will be operated by the United States and located in the Republic of Palau, with the agreement of the government of Palau. Development, test and evaluation, and acquisition of the system and associated components will provide warfighters with the capability to close gaps in surveillance coverage in key regions of the Pacific area of interest to the United States and our Allies. TACMOR transitions to a production ready system after the successful completion of a Military Utility Assessment (MUA) and system-level Production Readiness Review (PRR). Additional OTHR efforts targeted at Homeland Defense (HLD) funded in FY22; will develop modeling and simulation capability to validate performance required at up to 4 sites in CONUS. TACMOR efforts funded in this Program Element include but are not limited to: A remote, unattended Transmit site consisting of ten elements and high power amplifiers transmitting High Frequency (HF) Skywave Over-The-Horizon Radar (OTHR) waveforms. The transmit site will also consists of a HF vertical sounder antenna and a HF backscatter sounder providing ionogram information for optimizing frequency selection. A remote, unattended Receive site consisting of 128 dual-monopole antenna elements receiving the over-the-horizon reflected energy from the transmit site. The receive site also contains the secure facilities for signal processing of the received data and real-time target extraction information. This effort will also fund the communications infrastructure necessary to enable the data flow from the Transmit and Receive sites to an off-site operations control center. The operations control center plans and executes missions in support of the Combatant Command (CCMD) and provides real-time, target tracking information to all-source information fusion and dissemination systems. TACMOR data will also be accessible to and exploited by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) for detailed, post-event analysis. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In PY22 0.0M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in CY23 0.0M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.e This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 674865_0102417F_7_3600_PB_2023
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