Multifunctional Electro-Optics for Defense of U.S. Aircraft (MEDUSA)

Abstract

The Multifunction Electro-Optics for Defense of U.S. Aircraft (MEDUSA) program developed the technologies and systems to give the U.S. air dominance at low altitude and at night. This program developed technologies to leap-frog reactive end-game countermeasures and enable increased threat warning times, denial of launch, and put Electro Optical-Infrared (EO-IR) air defense threats at risk in the Near Infrared (NIR), Mid-wave Infrared (MWIR) and Long-wave Infrared (LWIR) regimes. MEDUSA 1) conducted phenomenological measurements and developed countermeasures and target classification/identification techniques; 2) developed critical component technologies such as high-power IR laser sources, advanced IR detectors, and fibers for high-power IR transmission; and 3) developed and demonstrated an end-to-end MEDUSA system. The MEDUSA technology is available for transition to the Air Force and Army.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
ea2170ce1643241316bb10d5ec252197

Tags

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy

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