Combat Laser Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) Preemptive Survivability System (CLIPSS)
Abstract
The Combat Laser Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) Preemptive Survivability System (CLIPSS) will enable air dominance at low altitude and at night against infrared missile threats. Man portable air defense (MANPAD) systems, guided air defense missile systems, and advanced search and track systems, will be addressed with the development of advanced infrared countermeasures. CLIPPS will leverage the systems and focal plane array (FPA) technologies developed in the near and mid-wave infrared (NMIR), and potentially the long-wave infrared (LWIR) bands of the optical spectrum and the directed infrared countermeasures capabilities currently in the field. CLIPSS will provide a near-term demonstration and transition of the advanced capabilities and serve as a pathfinder for the transition to the Services. The primary technical obstacles are the continued development and integration of high sensitivity infrared Focal Plane Array (FPA) and multi-frequency laser technologies into compact, efficient packages for demanding IRCM environments. The real-time processing of the data over wide-fields-of view to rapidly cue countermeasures poses significant systems integration challenges and will be addressed by this demonstration. CLIPSS technology is planned to transition to the Services.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- dc3d547e0177b1c68d79962aef64398c
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