Airborne Weapons Surveillance System (AWSS)
Abstract
The JROC validated the capability need for AWSS in FY 2007, the JCTD started in FY 2008. AWSS will demonstrate a capability to detect enemy artillery, rocket, and mortar fires, classify those fires, and relay locations of enemy firing units to coalition counter-fire systems. The JCTD will use advanced staring non-imaging infra-red wide field-of-view detectors, together with electro-optic video, aboard unmanned air vehicles. The efficiencies of the AWSS system will be: (1) percent of detections of artillery fires at ranges of up to 20 km; (2) location accuracy of hostile firing units; and (3) transmission time of hostile fires and hostile firing locations to coalition counter fire units, in efficient machine readable formats. The sponsor of AWSS is U.S. Pacific Command, and Republic of Korea is the coalition partner. Operational management is from Commander US Forces Korea and Republic of Korea (ROK) Army. Technical lead is Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center. Technical demonstrations will occur in Korea using ROK unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- d2d81b60a3af3f80b5be4dfb47e0644c