Joint Composite Tracking Network (JCTN)-Benefits to Cruise Missile Defense

Abstract

The Joint Composite Tracking Network (JCTN) concept was developed as a network of sensors that would enable substantial improvements in operational capabilities including the ability to track and destroy cruise missiles. Although it includes a communications element, JCTN is more than a communications network. JCTN is a value-added processing system that includes common software to share and fuse data from participating sensors to create a highly accurate integrated aerospace picture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA359394

Entities

People

  • Steve Waugh

Organizations

  • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Defense
  • Battle Management
  • Clearances
  • Composite Materials
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Data Fusion
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • Test Methods
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).

Technology Areas

  • Space