Integrated Sensor IS Structure
Abstract
This PE will focus USAF efforts on long endurance remotely-piloted aircraft (RPAs), which allow days, months, or years of endurance as well as their associated sensors and communications suites. Efforts can include airships and more standard aircraft structures. The Integrated Sensor IS Structure (ISIS) Program is developing a radar that is fully integrated into a station-keeping stratospheric airship. ISIS will support the nation's need for persistent wide-area surveillance, tracking, and engagement of time-critical air and ground targets. Automated surveillance and tracking includes air targets to the radar horizon of 600 km and ground targets to a range of 300 km. The radar aperture also provides track data and other communications directly to users in-theater. The system is expected to be launched from CONUS locations with a multi-year operational life. No support personnel or facilities are required in-theater. Efforts will include work on the ground station and the corresponding Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) connectivity. DARPA is funding development of the prototype in FY11. Air Force funding is required in FY12-FY14 to complete development of the prototype and conduct a flight test and potential operation demonstration. This project includes completion of the designs for the radar, propulsion, power systems, and the airframe. The efforts also include development and testing of the hull materials, antenna design/production, calibration system design, software development for the radar and flight control systems, and integration of the radar into the hull structure. Funds can also cover studies and analysis to support both current program planning and execution and future program planning. 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, 2012
- Source ID
- 675372_0305205F_7_3600_PB_2012
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