ARAT-TSS - MIP
Abstract
The Army Reprogramming Analysis Team (ARAT) is a Department of the Army established program to develop techniques, methods, tools and architecture to reprogram mission software embedded in Army Force Protection Systems (FPS) and Target Sensing Systems (TSS) in response to changes in threat signatures. The regulatory guidance directing this mission is contained in AR 525-15, AR 525-22, and AR 95-1. Current military operations are conducted in a rapidly changing threat environment, where Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Infra Red (IR) man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) seekers, radar guided surface-to-air-missiles (SAM), laser guided weapons, anti-helicopter mines, and targeting sensors are proliferating and evolving. Integrated solutions are required to counter increasingly sophisticated Electronic Warfare (EW) threats, and the ARAT reprogramming infrastructure supports the tactical Commander by providing timely rapid-reprogramming, and software/information dissemination for Army supported, Joint, allied service, electronic warfare integrated reprogramming of target acquisition, target engagement, vehicle survivability, and Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE). ARAT efforts support Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protect (EP) and Electronic Support (ES). The ARAT rapid-reprogramming infrastructure supports tactical requirements for deployed aircraft and ground-based (e.g. CREW) survivability systems including those deployed in the CENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR). ARAT identifies and analyzes threat signature changes which affect FPS and TSS; determines the impact of observed signature changes; creates new mission data software to adapt the system to the changes; disseminates the mission software changes; and provides methods to upload the new mission software into the affected FPS and TSS. Each element within the ARAT infrastructure plays a specific role within the program's rapid reprogramming process, providing the Soldier with the capability to install mission and target identification software at the lowest possible level - maximizing flexibility for tactical commanders. ARAT participates in the operational and developmental test design of Army FPS and TSS, and supports Service and JCS Reprogramming Exercises in all theaters. ARAT Research and Development enables continuing development of: 1) automated threat analysis tools to rapidly detect (flag) threat changes within the intelligence system, 2) tools to minimize the time to develop Mission Data Sets (MDS), 3) tools and technology to minimize the time required to test and validate MDSs, 4) improved communications conduits to transmit mission software changes to field users, and 5) enhanced mission-software uploading tools. These efforts allow for rapid threat analysis, simulation, mission software development, distribution and uploading of mission software changes directly to the supported Soldier.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- EW6_0304270A_5_2040_PB_2013
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