Special Technology Area Review on Frequency Control Devices

Abstract

Frequency Control Device Technology is of vital importance to the DoD since the accuracy and stability of frequency sources and clocks are key determinants of the performance of radar, C3I, navigation, surveillance, EW, missile guidance, and IFF systems. The Advisory Group on Electron Devices (AGED) has determined that both additional research and development and, most importantly, the implementation and sustenance of capabilities for manufacturing the needed frequency control components, at an affordable cost, are urgently required. The payoff from these activities will be the ability to field systems such as GPS, MILSTAR, Joint STARS, Patriot, AMRAAM, JTIDS and many others with greatly improved performance characteristics including increased accuracy and range. In addition, system reliability will be enhanced and costs minimized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA446545

Entities

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Clocks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency Agility
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Research
  • Piezoelectric Crystals
  • Piezoelectric Materials
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Radar
  • Surface Acoustic Waves

Readers

  • Economics
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space