Ballistic Missile Defense Radars Capability Development
Abstract
Sensors Capability Development includes completion of existing software builds for AN/TPY-2, and consolidation of common software functionality across X-Band radars. Existing software will be migrated to a common software build that will standardize functionality, and minimize software development and maintenance costs. Additional Capability Development efforts include Test & Evaluation, BMDS Architecture engineering, Common Threat engineering, External Sensors Lab (ESL), and Airborne Infrared Surveillance (AIRS) efforts. The T&E effort covers Sensors BMDS-level testing including flight tests, ground tests, and Concurrent Training, Testing and Operations (CTTO). The CTTO capability will allow warfighter and MDA to safely conduct concurrent training, test and operations with BMDS sensors. BMDS Architecture Engineering efforts address two areas: Infrared (IR) Sensor Integration and Advanced Sensor Development and Prototypes. The objective of Infrared (IR) Sensor Integration is to provide a pervasive cueing and early track capability with IR sensors, with a focus on regional defense scenarios. This initiative will accelerate existing efforts to create an operational interface with Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) sensors external to the BMDS as a near-term contingency capability. This will enable interceptor launch on an OPIR track, a capability critical to extending interceptor reach against regional threats, and to controlling the growth of interceptor inventory as regional threats multiply. This effort will also explore the feasibility of fielding unmanned aerial vehicles to augment regional IR sensor coverage. The objective of Advanced Sensor Development and Prototypes is to develop scalable prototypes of advanced options for threat negation; to assess the potential capability in terms of interceptor inventory savings; and, to evaluate the technical and programmatic feasibility toward an increased threat-negation capability. Common Threat engineering produces common and consistent adversary trajectory and signature data to enable Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System and sub-system concept and requirements, design, verification, and assessment. Common Threat data is contained in the Adversary Capability Document (ACD) and Adversary Data Packages (ADP) and drives BMDS ground tests, flight tests, digital simulations, and pre-mission analysis activities. It is also used to develop the BMD System Description Document and BMD System Specification. The External Sensors Lab (ESL) provides a research and development test bed to find and assess data sources external to the Agency. As these new sources are brought into the lab, the overall performance of existing capabilities are improved and new capabilities for the BMDS are discovered. Algorithms developed by ESL will contribute to precision radar cueing, system track, and hit/kill assessment. Precision radar cueing by ESL has been successfully demonstrated several times during flight testing. ESL provides engineering-level code to the C2BMC program for maturing the algorithms into robust, operationally suitable code. The Airborne Infrared Surveillance (AIRS) program is a proof of concept program to demonstrate and evaluate the potential benefits of airborne infrared sensor systems to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The AIRS program was funded by a Congressional Add in FY 2009. Capability Development also includes quality, safety, and mission assurance operations to ensure compliance with Agency requirements for design, test, manufacturing, quality, safety, and reliability. Funding will also provide quality and safety infrastructure support for Agency operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- WX11_0603884C_4_0400_PB_2011
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