CIRCM
Abstract
The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) budget line includes CIRCM (EB4), and funding to counter emerging technology as identified in Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement (JUONS) SO-0010 Phase 2a and the Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Directed Requirement for the Advanced Threat Warner Common Infrared Countermeasures Quick Reaction Capability (ATW & CIRCM QRC). CIRCM (EB4) The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) is the next generation lightweight, laser-based Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) component that will interface with both the Army’s Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) and future missile warning systems (MWS) to defeat current and emerging missile threats that use multispectral technology for rotary-wing, tilt-rotor and small fixed-wing aircraft across the DoD. CIRCM receives an angular bearing hand-off from the MWS, employs a pointing and tracking system which acquires the handed-over threat and tracks the incoming missile during and after motor burnout. CIRCM jams the missile by using modulated laser energy in the missile seeker band, thus degrading the tracking capability of the missile and causing it to miss the aircraft. CIRCM is utilizing Open Systems Architecture which allows flexibility with software and hardware refreshes to keep pace with future threats. The CIRCM A-Kit includes mounting hardware, wiring harnesses, and other components necessary to install and interface the mission kit on host aircraft. The A-Kit ensures the mission kit is functionally and physically operational with a specific host aircraft type. The CIRCM B-Kit is the mission kit (laser, pointer tracker, and controller) required to achieve near spherical coverage for an aircraft. JUONS SO-0010 and ATW & CIRCM QRC Initially, a select number of aircraft in the threat area of responsibility will be outfitted with a Department of the Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (DoN LAIRCM) system. However, this approach came with a Space, Weight and Power - Cooling (SWaP-C) penalty which is being addressed as a follow-on HQDA Directed Requirement with a Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) using Advanced Threat Warner (ATW) and CIRCM. The intent of the ATW & CIRCM QRC program is to reduce the SWaP-C associated with the Phase 2a solution. FY 2018 Base Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funding in the amount of $105,778 million completes the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase to include continued A-Kit and B-Kit development/Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), and developmental testing. FY 2018 RDT&E Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding in the amount of $21.540 million will support efforts related to the HQDA Directed Requirement to include CIRCM QRC integration with the Army ATW processor and associated follow-on Test and Evaluation (T&E) efforts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- EB4_0605035A_5_2040_PB_2018
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