Joint Aero Stat Program -EMD Effort
Abstract
JLENS is a supporting program of the Army and Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense, providing persistent, over the horizon surveillance and fire control quality data on Army and Joint networks. This over-the-horizon radar system enables protection of the U.S. and coalition forces, as well as geopolitical assets from Cruise Missiles, Aircraft, Unmanned Air Vehicles, Tactical Ballistic Missiles, Large Caliber Rockets, and Surface Moving Targets. A JLENS Orbit consists of two systems: a fire control radar system and a wide-area surveillance radar system. Each radar system consists of a separate 74-meter tethered aerostat, mobile mooring station, radar and communications payload, processing station, and associated ground support equipment. The systems are designed to work together, but can operate independently. The JLENS Orbit is transportable by road, rail, sea and air. JLENS uses advanced sensor and networking technologies to provide persistent, 360-degree, wide-area surveillance and precision tracking of Land Attack Cruise Missiles and other types of Air Breathing Threats. This information is distributed via joint service networks and provides fire control quality data to Surface to Air missile systems, such as Army Patriot and Navy Aegis, increasing the weapons' capabilities by allowing systems to engage targets normally below, outside, or beyond surface based weapons' field of view. JLENS also provides fire control quality data to fighter aircraft, allowing the aircraft to engage hostile threats from extended ranges, and contributes to the development of a single integrated air picture. JLENS Product Office successfully demonstrated the system's operational capability with the Weapon Systems Evaluation Program (WSEP) proof of concept for the National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense System exercise. The Exercise used JLENS with an United States Air Force (USAF) operational aircraft and a Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), to track and neutralize targets in August 2013. JLENS has been directed to support a Homeland Defense Operational Exercise in the National Capital Region (NRC) from Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 to FY 2017 and will be assessed during the exercise to support a follow on decision from the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC). The JLENS Product Office has a requirement for the acquisition of services through the JLENS Exercise Contract to support the deployment of a JLENS Orbit at Aberdeen Proving Grounds (APG), MD as directed by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum (JROCM) 021-13 signed by the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 31 January 2013.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- E55_0102419A_7_2040_PB_2016
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