Joint Multi-Mission Electro-Optical System (JMMES)
Abstract
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) validated the capability need for JMMES as an FY 2007 new start. The outcome of JMMES is demonstration and transition of airborne sensors and automated processing for automatic detection of items of interest for Joint Service, Coalition, and Interagency partners. The JMMES project will demonstrate use of advanced multi-spectral sensors in an aircraft turret compatible with existing turret mounts in US Navy, US Army, Drug Enforcement Agency, and British and Canadian aircraft, as well as future planned unmanned air systems. The project will develop and demonstrate automatic processing and automated operator cueing for targets such as submarines, mines, targets under trees, illicit crops, and search-and-rescue targets at sea. The primary outputs and efficiencies to be demonstrated in JMMES Military Utility Assessments are: (1) ability of JMMES to recognize targets of interest, in terms of (a) percent of auto detections and auto cues that are relevant, (b) distance error of auto detect and auto cue reports, (c) timeliness of reports (seconds) to decision makers; and (2) ability of JMMES to defeat denial and deception efforts, in terms of (a) percent of denial and deception efforts defeated, (b) where and when JMMES applies (operating environments, seasons, time of day, range, etc.), (c) percent of time operable during missions, and (d) reliability and logistic support requirements. JMMES is a 3-year project sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Southern Command. Initial capabilities were demonstrated and operated in FY 2007, with demonstrations against additional targets with additional aircraft types planned in FY08 and FY09. Transition activities began in FY 2007, leading to likely transition to program of record in FY 2012, a two-year slip in original program of record plan. BA-4 will provide a funding bridge to the Navy transition Program of Record in FY 2012. The lead Service is U.S. Navy. FY09 activities included: (1) flight tested second generation JMMES system; (2) collected data for algorithm Development; (3) continued algorithm testing for mine detection, search and rescue, counter concealment and deception, and illicit crop detection; (4) completed Project Agreement with Canada, enabling Canadian participation in additional algorithm development and testing aboard Canadian aircraft (5) integrated sensors for third generation JMMES system; (6) completed flight testing and military utility assessment activites. The projects was informed that the targeted Navy Program of Record for transition will slip to FY 2012, therefore the project planned bridge funding and activities to bridge the FY 2010 gap.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 9e8042b3436a6ef1f92524997ae2c0e4