Communications Engineering for the Ground Based Interceptor,

Abstract

The task of developing a communications system to support the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's (BMDO) Ground Based Interceptor (GBI) Program is a challenging one. The majority of the challenge stems from the fact that the communications link must be designed to be survivable in the potentially nuclear scintillated environment of a national missile defense (NMD) system. Operation in a potentially nuclear environment requires the use of Extremely High Frequency (EHF) communications technology with a waveform optimized for survivability. A communications system of this type has never been built for an application with the stringent size, weight, and power requirements of a ballistic missile interceptor, but the Air Force's Rome Laboratory is responsible for developing a prototype transceiver for BMDO. The prototype transceiver will consist of 44 GHz uplink components, 20 GHz down link components, and a modem, which is capable of the required waveform.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA319962

Entities

People

  • Gregory J. Hadynski

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Extremely High Frequency
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Shift
  • Ground Based
  • Prototypes
  • Radio Frequency
  • Survivability
  • Transceivers
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.