Hard Kill Active Protection System (HK APS) Development, Integration, and Demonstration
Abstract
This effort matures, integrates, and demonstrates a HK APS capable of defeating Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, and Recoilless Rifles ensuring the platform's ability to shoot, move and communicate after an engagement. The system will be compliant to the Modular APS Framework (MAF). This effort will optimize an HK APS that includes the following subsystems; counter-measure, launcher, and sensors (active/passive). Will demonstrate HK APS capabilities in a virtual and live fire demonstration in a relevant operational environment. Counter-measure (CM): Matures and demonstrates CM designs that includes the following aspects: blast size, time of flight, velocity, engagement distance, accuracy, and SWaP-C. Analysis will be conducted for each counter-measure component as well as at the sub-system level. Demonstrations will be performed in the following environments: virtual, hardware in the loop, and live fire. Launcher: Matures and demonstrates launcher designs that considers the following aspects: SWaP-C, engagement speed and accuracy, number of launchers, material composition and reliability. The most mature and suitable launcher for the project will be demonstrated in the following environments: virtual, hardware in the loop, and live fire. Sensors: Matures and demonstrates overall sensor suite design (active/passive) that considers the following aspects; radar frequency, power, weight, volume, algorithms, accuracy, search range, tracking and identification time, and passive cueing integration and optimization. The most mature and suitable sensor suite (active/passive) for the project will be demonstrated in the following environments: virtual, hardware in the loop, and live fire. Integration: Demonstrate the matured HK APS sub-systems on a platform in the following environments: virtual, hardware in the loop, and live fire. This will also analyze subsystem and system performance characteristics against Integrated Product Team (IPT) stakeholder requirements. Develop a performance baseline for future hard kill system evaluations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- d5c8bec69ca215f471dab6679bf5578b