ATD Program Name

Description

Status

Comments

FY1997

Counter-Camoflauge Concealment and Deception

Provides the warfighter the ability to detect and classify targets obscured by foliage and tactical deception techniques.

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For the use of this class of sensors on the Predator and Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), and integration of the image exploitation capability on the battlefield into the Semi-Automated IMINT Processing common integrated ground/surface system (CIGSS) architecture, being developed under a separate ACTD.

Joint Task Force

Provides a deploying CJTF a rapid crisis response capability for a range of situations, from major regional conflicts (MRCs) to operations other than war. The program develops advanced information processing concepts to support a geographically dispersed staff for crisis management.

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Concepts include an architecture and infrastructure, software tools, applications, and repository that can be integrated to form the foundation of a next-generation JTF C4I capability for planning, execution, and the management of joint force operations in the areas of logistics, transportation, weather, and communications.

Target Acquisition

Provides the warfighter a system for night or poor visibility usage that will give him knowledge of the battlespace in real time. By FY98, the program will develop and demonstrate an extended-range, multisensor target acquisition suite for future tank, cavalry and scout vehicles.

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The multisensor suite will consist of a second-generation thermal imaging sight with an automated wide-field-of-view search capability coupled to aided target recognition/identification algorithms, a multifunction laser, and a low-cost moving target indicator (MTI) radar (growth to stationary target indicator (STI)).

Air/Land Enhanced Reconnaissance and Targeting

Provides the helicopter pilot/gunner the ability to automatically acquire and identify stationary and moving targets from a high-speed, dynamic aerial platform such as a scout/attack helicopter. The net result will be a more efficient warfighting platform with greater survivability.

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By FY98, the program will demonstrate baseline on-the-move performance using second-generation FLIR and standard rangefinding mode.
The FY99 goal is to integrate laser rangemapping capability and enhanced on-the-move search/detection algorithms.
By FY00, the program will integrate a laser profiling capability to demonstrate target identification and transition to the survivable armed reconnaissance on the Digital Battlefield ACTD.
The final demonstration in FY00 will demonstrate the ability to provide long-range detection (in excess of 4,000 m) from a platform moving at speeds up to 180 kn

Hunter-Seeker Suite

Develop and demonstrate a lightweight, low-observable, advanced long-range sensor suite with automatic target recognition (ATR) that provides rapid, multiple target acquisition and precision targeting handoff, integrated on stealthy hunter vehicles operating both stationary and on the move.

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Milestones for the HSS include a sensor and positioning demonstration in 8/97, delivery of HSS 1 to RFPI integration in 4/97, an ATR/HDIP/image compression demonstration in 6/97, an HSS/ATR demonstration in 8/97, and delivery of HSS 1 and HSS 2 (ACTD leave-behind systems) for user training in 12/97.

Precision Guided Mortar Munitions (PGMM)

Develop and demonstrate through simulation and testing the ability to engage, detect, and defeat armored vehicles and high-valued point targets such as earth-and-timber bunkers (ETBs), command posts, and logistic sites. The PGMM program will accomplish three tasks: in FY97, conducting common (120/105-mm) seeker captive flight tests (CFTs); in FY98, demonstrating an integrated man-portable fire control system; and in FY99, conducting all-up-round demonstrations for the 120-mm PGMM.

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Specific demonstrated capabilities for the PGMM include (1) as a measure of effectiveness (MOE), the ability to defeat armed vehicles and ETBs; and as a measure of success (MOS), a seeker CFT (FY97) that will provide required probability of detection and false target density data for RFPI simulation experiments. All-up PGMM firings (telemetry rounds, FY98-99) against armored vehicles and an ETB will demonstrate the full functional sequence of the PGMM to detect, guide to, and hit targets downrange.

Guided MLRS

Develop and demonstrate aguidance and control (G&C) package integrated with the current MLRS Extended Range Rocket. The Phase I G&C package consists of an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a flight computer, and canards driven by electro-mechanical actuators housed in the nose section of the rocket. Phase II integrates Global Positioning System (GPS) technology into the G&C package. The guidance package is designed to be compatible with various rocket payloads such as bomblets, precision guided submunitions, mines, and earth penetrator/unitary warheads.

Improvements in rocket delivery accuracies will reduce (1) the following number of rockets required to defeat the target by as much as sixfold at extended ranges, (2) the required number of launchers per fire mission, (3) the logistical burden, (4) the duration of the fire mission, and (5) the minimum safe distances to avoid fratricide and collateral damage.

Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile (EFOGM)

Develop and confirm a precision standoff capability against high-priority ground and airborne (helicopter) targets under day, night, and adverse weather (DNAW) conditions out to a range of 15 km. The ATD will demonstrate, during the Rapid Force Projection Initiative (RFPI) ACTD, a remotely directed missile system that can operate from defilade to engage targets also in defilade. The seeker incorporated into the missile provides for friendly force recognition, which, coupled with the gunner in the loop, contributes to fratricide avoidance and, under most conditions, positive hostile identification.

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EFOGM will deliver one mobile and two stationary simulators; a fire unit load of simulated missiles; and 12 FUs, three platoon leader vehicles, and 300 missiles to support a series of three demonstrations to be conducted during the performance of the ATD.

5/19/95: Raytheon Company, Bedford, Massachusetts, was awarded on May 16, 1995, a $14,017,000 increment as part of a $39,540,534 cost plus incentive fee contract with a potential value of $140,244,354 if all options are exercised, for the Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile (EFOG-M) program. EFOG-M have precision anti-armor, anti-helicopter kill capability in day, night, or adverse weather conditions up to 15 kilometers. The anti-armor feature is emphasized in this program. EFOG-M is a part of the Department of Defense Rapid Force Projection Initiative (RFPI) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) which seeks to provide light, highly lethal and survivable technologies to an early entry force with available airlift. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama (44%), Bedford, Massachusetts (23%), Syosset, New York (7%), Birmingham, Alabama (7%), St. Louis, Missouri (4%), Cedar Rapids, Iowa (4%), and various other locations (11%), and is expected to be completed by April 4, 2001. Of the total contract funds, $10,891,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

Intelligent Minefield

ntegrate new minefield munition systems and new technologies (acoustics, decision aids) into an optimized, autonomous anti-armor/antivehicle weapon system. The Intelligent Minefield will demonstrate command, control, and communications; fusion of acoustic sensor data; autonomous implementation of engagement tactics; remote control and observation; advanced acoustic sensor; and provision of combat and targeting information to the Maneuver Command System (MCS).

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Specific demonstrated capabilities for the Intelligent Minefield include measures of effectiveness (MOE) and measures of success (MOS): improving wide-area munitions (WAM) performance, controlling more than one WAM minefields, interfacing with the MCS, detecting heavy vehicles at 2-3 km, and simultaneously tracking more than five targets.

Concentric Canister Launcher

Demonstrate, by FY99, the feasibility of a universal launching system employing concentric canisters. This can be applied to future Navy combat ships capable of firing a wide range of missiles including the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile System (ESSM), Tomahawk, Standard Missile Blk. 4, and the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).

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The launching system is an array of concentric cylinders; the inner cylinder supports the weapon and guides its initial flight, while the annular space between the inner and outer cylinders provides for gas management during the launch sequence. The ability to design a concentric canister self-contained gas management system capable of successfully and safely handling both flyout and restrained firing of Tomahawk, Standard Missile Blk. 4, and ATACMS missiles will be demonstrated.

Low-Cost Missile (Fasthawk)

Demonstrate, by FY99, a unique, finless, low-drag bending annular missile body (BAMB) airframe and ramjet propulsion concept to give the Navy the capability to attack time-critical and hardened targets. In this concept, the ramjet combustor and tandem booster are connected to the frontal missile airframe by an articulating thrust vector control joint.

A free-flight test of a BAMB ramjet missile configuration will be demonstrated by FY99. This provides the technologies necessary for a low-cost missile.
Fasthawk can be air-launched and provides a common low-cost delivery platform. The supersonic velocity provided by the Fasthawk missile will significantly reduce time to target and provide increased maneuverability and range. These attributes will provide a supersonic, low-observable, high-energy payload delivery to fixed targets, including hardened targets, eliminating the need for precision delivery by aircraft.

Cruise Missile Real-Time Targeting

Develop technologies for brilliant autonomous cruise missiles with onboard mission planning and control systems.

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The program will demonstrate, by FY00, a brassboard real-time guidance and control system with an associated laser radar (LADAR) sensor and with associated mission planning to demonstrate distributed guidance technology needed to provide (1) immediate launch-on-coordinates capability for weapons; (2) in-flight, onboard decision making to provide in-flight coordinated attack against fixed and mobile targets, including the ability to switch alternative targets given information by either external or internal sources that an individual cruise missile's primary target has been damaged or destroyed by a preceding cruise missile; (3) precise aimpoint selection; and (4) battle damage indication.

Battlefield Combat Identification(BCID)

Build upon the Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS) near-term solution presently being developed for vehicle platforms and validate the architecture for a comprehensive air-to-ground and ground-to-ground, BCIS-compatible system including the dismounted soldier. Battle Lab Warfighting Experiments (BLWEs) in FY95 assessed requirements and several concepts for the dismounted soldier.

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In FY97, the ATD will demonstrate an enhanced BCIS digital datalink on combat vehicle platforms in conjunction with the Task Force XXI field exercise and combat ID for air-to-ground operations.
In FY98, as part of the Digitized Division exercise, BCID ATD will demonstrate advanced concepts for enhanced ID that leverage target acquisition sensors. Reduction of target ID timelines by at least a factor of three will be demonstrated.
Also in FY98, the ATD will demonstrate miniaturized hardware for the dismounted soldier as part of the 21st Century Land Warrior effort.

Advanced Identification

Develop and demonstrate an advanced combat identification capability for use on current and next-generation aircraft. This joint Air Force-Navy ATD will leverage the investment already made in multiple science and technology programs.

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For airborne targets the program funded is the Navy Noncooperative Air Target Identification program [which] provides advanced inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging techniques for air targets via an adaptive-range Doppler imaging process (roofhouse demonstration in FY99).
For surface targets, the program funded is the DARPA/Air Force Moving and Stationary Target Acquisition and Recognition (MSTAR) program.
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program is developing model-driven automatic target recognition (ATR) synthetic aperture radar technologies. The Navy Littoral Surveillance/Moving Target Recognition program will provide a demonstration of imaging small craft (flight demonstration in FY98).
The Air Force Air-to-Ground Radar Imaging program will demonstrate an advanced one-dimensional radar imaging/identification technique in a fire control radar (flight demonstration in FY01)

Enhanced Recognition and Sensing Laser Radar (ERASER)

Improving the airborne identification process for air and ground targets through the use of active laser technologies. Efforts for this program will concentrate on integrating ERASER laser and signal processing technology into an F-117A targeting system turret for flight demonstration on a testbed aircraft. The flight demonstration technology base is directly applicable to Low-Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN), Joint Strike Aircraft (JSF), and other emerging forward-looking infrared (FLIR)/designator targeting systems.

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ERASER will incorporate two-dimensional laser imaging technology and CID algorithms developed for ground target identification; ATR concepts from one-dimensional radar technology will be adapted to laser wavelengths for air target ID. Evaluations in FY96 assessed current ID capability and defined ERASER requirements to complement these capabilities.
In FY97, ERASER will conduct a long-range (10-20 km) field test/data collection to demonstrate functional performance and expand the database for ATR.

In FY98, the ERASER short-wave infrared camera will be delivered and integrated.
In FY99, a tower test will be followed by flight demonstration of ERASER technology at militarily significant ranges

Specific Emitter Identification

Specific Emitter Identification (SEI) technology enables passive identification of platforms emitting radio frequency signals, thus enhancing ocean surveillance and combat ID capabilities. The warfighter has a highly reliable method of passively identifying emitters and hence knows the identity of each individual ship and aircraft. This capability allows for the correct identification and surgical removal of threat systems.

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In FY97, algorithms will be developed to perform automatic platform recognition using SEI as a primary input.
In FY98, miniaturization of the SEI processor unit will be completed, resulting in a factor of 100 reduction from the current size.

Advanced Amphibious Logistics and Seabasing for Expeditionary Force Operations

Develop and demonstrate advanced seabase sustainment and combat service support technologies to support emerging operational concepts. The program will model, analyze and propose improvements, prototype and transition to these new technologies. [This is a monster! - MILNET]

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Objectives include developing new warfighter seabase interface concepts for enhanced joint force and allied interoperability; analyzing and documenting future seabasing platform concepts to improve efficient support of Naval Expeditionary Force and Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) reinforcement, sustainment, and underway replenishment; developing and demonstrating technologies to improve seabase operational efficiency, reduce manpower requirements, and increase intermodal throughput capacity by 25-50%; developing and integrating common operating environment C2 architectures and tactical logistics (TACLOG) C2 improvements for inter- and intra-seabase total asset visibility and tactical logistics for all classes of supply.

Mine Hunter/Killer

Demonstrate the capability to neutralize individual mines and other unexploded ordnance from a mounted platform at maneuver speeds by integrating advanced mine detection and mine neutralization technologies with automated targeting and fire control mechanisms.

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Milestones for the MH/K ATD include, in FY97, evaluating concepts for standoff point neutralization of mines; in FY98, completing the design and confirming the performance of baseline neutralizer; in FY99, integrating MH/K components and conducting technical and integration tests; and in FY00, conducting the MH/K ATD using a surrogate platform in operational environments.

Vehicular Mounted Mine Detector

Demonstrate the capability to detect surface laid and buried mines and other unexploded ordnance from a vehicle-mounted platform, through development of new sensors and integrating sensor fusion and automatic mine recognition techniques. A robust mine detection capability that relies on mine detection technologies for target acquisition is essential for the success of the Mine Hunter Killer (MH/K) ATD (see above)

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Milestones for the VMMD ATD include, in FY97, selecting the most promising multiple sensor options; and in FY98, conducting the VMMD ATD with integrated components on a tele-operated platform.

Multispectral Countermeasures

Develop and test advancements in laser technology, energy transmission, and jamming techniques for an all-laser solution to infrared countermeasures (IRCM), as P3I to the Advanced Threat IRCM/Common Missile Warning System (ATIRCM/CMWS) program.

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By FY97, the program will evaluate IRCM techniques with competing solid-state laser technologies and evaluate FO cable options. The FY98 goal is to integrate laser, FO coupler, and advanced tracker/jammer algorithms and begin lab testing. By FY99, the DTO will conduct a live-fire cable car test to demonstrate countermeasure capability against advanced imaging IR missiles and other secondary threats, such as antitank guided missiles, to rotary-wing aircraft.

Large-Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures

Design, develop, and demonstrate an advanced laser-based infrared countermeasure (IRCM) capability suitable for self-protection of high-IR-signature, large AF aircraft (e.g. C-17, C-5, C-141). Currently fielded IRCM systems are designed to protect lower signature helicopters and suppressed platforms (noncoherent source/open-loop baseline), while large aircraft are equipped with limited warning capabilities and conventional flare technology for self-protection.

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By FY99, the program will conduct captive-carry and live-fire IR missile tests verses a full-up IRCM suite, demonstrating (1) end-to-end IR countermeasure capability from advanced missile warning system (MWS) detection and handoff, with a twofold improvement in threat detection range/demonstration of two-color MWS; (2) tracking of the threat and adaptive pointing control of the CM laser; (3) laser jamming, with sufficient laser power to protect large aircraft IR signatures in the 10-100 times baseline regime (aforementioned suppressed signature helicopters and SOF aircraft); and (4) real-time CM effectiveness assessment/analysis (allowing the large aircraft IRCM system to engage multiple threats/shots).

Advanced Electronic Countermeasures Transmitter

Develop and demonstrate a broadband shipboard RF, ECM transmitter capable of defending against modern antiship missiles and related threat weapon systems from surveillance/ targeting through terminal missile run-in phases of an engagement. A brassboard ECM system producing the required transmit beams over one full quadrant will be designed and demonstrated.

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In late FY97 and early FY98, fabrication and integration tasks will be executed.
During the last quarter of FY98, a full-up field demonstration will be conducted at a coastal test site.
Starting in FY99, the system will be ready for shipboard integration with the electronic support receiver measurement system of the Advanced Integrated EW System.

Enhanced Situation Awareness Insertion

Design, develop, evaluate, and demonstrate hardware and software approaches and techniques to provide aircrews (tactical, strategic, airlift, space, and special operations) a timely, enhanced threat alert and situation awareness capability. Emphasis is on direct application of previously developed, automated, decision-making algorithms, hosted by commercial off-the-shelf, real-time symmetric multiprocessing (RTSMP) computer open architecture, and integration with onboard sensor/offboard information correlation techniques.

By FY97, the program will demonstrate ESAI on a C-130 platform, and by FY98, on an F-16 tactical fighter.

The successful ESAI ATD will achieve automated aircrew defensive SA and real-time retargeting; a hundredfold increase in processor throughput via RTSMP; and a net three to four times acceleration of automatic, enroute correlation of all available offboard/onboard aircraft mission information (regarding threat emitter laydown, mission tasking, precision targeting, and platform defensive response/resource management.)

Onboard Electronic Countermeasures Upgrade

A two-tiered requirement exists to increase survivability of friendly aircraft against the radio frequency (RF) guided missile threat: first, to prevent hostile forces from launching RF guided missiles, and second, to effectively counter those missiles that are launched. This ATD focuses primarily on the first option to maximize the defeat of the threat in the earlier detection/acquisition phases of radar engagement prior to targeting and missile launch.

By FY97, a MAJIC risk reduction brassboard will be fabricated and lab tested, followed by a Phase 1 flight test demonstration in FY99 (Monopulse Angle Jamming Integrated Countermeasure).
By FY98, DSEAT electronic architectures will be evaluated and analyzed for affordability (Demonstration of Selected Electronic Attack Techniques).
By FY99/FY00, DSEAT/MAJIC component down-selections will occur. Fabrication and final-phase flight testing of each will begin by FY01.

Integrated Biodetection

Demonstrate two technologies: one that provides a preexposure warning for a biological attack, and another that provides an order-of-magnitude increased sensitivity to agents while adding a first-time virus identification capability with significantly reduced logistics.

By FY97, a demonstration of a remote biological aerosol warning capability using micro ultraviolet fluorescent laser-based particle counting technology will be completed. This technology will provide preexposure warning of biological agent attacks for protection of personnel and high-value battlespace assets.
The FY98 goal is to demonstrate a point biosensor capability that incorporates an automated DNA diagnostic technology to identify biological agents with the highest known degree of reliability and sensitivity.
By FY99, products will be demonstrated separately and as an integrated force protection suite in future battle lab warfighting experiments.

Low Cost Capability Multiplication for 5" Fire Support Projectiles

 Demonstrate a high-capacity projectile utlizing a high lift-to-drag composite airframe for launch from a 5" gun. Will increase payload and extend range of Naval Surface Fire Support guns.

FY98

DNA Vaccines for Complex Multiistage Organisms and Other Organism of Military importance.

Demonstrate DNA vaccines designed to protect against complex, multistage microorganisms such as malaria or against multiple simple pathogens. Will reduce impact of infectious diseases on the operational readiness of U.S. forces.

Low Observable, Multi-function Stack

Demonstrate a surface ship composite exhaust stack having embedded multi-function satellite communication array antennas. Will provide increased information warfare capability while reducing topside signature, volume, weight, and mast antenna population.

Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System (RAMICS)

Demonstrate an airborne system to detect, target, and explosively destroy near surface mines using laser directed (LIDAR) fire of a supercavitating projectile from a helicopter mounted gun. Will provide an in-stride capability for rapid mine clearance.

Affordable Array Technology

Demonstrate an affordable, reliable, and all-optical acoustic sensor/array technology for reconfigurable large aperture sonar arrays. Will provide increased array gain for deployed, towed, and hull sonar arrays at reduced cost with significant weight and volume reductions.

Anti-Torpedo Torpedo Technology for Surface and Submarine Applications

Demonstrate anti-torpedo torpedo capability for both surface ships and submarines. Effort continues joint undertaking begun in FY98 with the UK.

Advancdd Linear Motor Technology

Demonstrate an electric aircraft recovery system, utilizing linear electric motors, power conversion, and control technologies to provide shortened arrestment, soft recoveries, and reduced manpower requirements.

FY99

Reduced Ships-Crew by Virtual Presence

Demonstrate at-sea an automated system providing complete situational awareness of environment, machinery, structure, and personnel conditions in ship's compartments, to remote locations shipboard, in support of reduction in crew size and mission effectiveness.

High Band (4.5-18 Ghz) Multifunction Receive System (HBMRS)

Develop and demonstrate shared radar, electronic warfare and communication functions in a low observable, dynamically reconfigurable, receive-only phased array aperture(s).

Long Endurance, Low Frequency Acoustic Source (LELFAS)

Demonstrate a low-cost, affordable, rapidly deployable, long-endurance, low frequency acoustic source. Will provide active undersea surveillance in littoral waters or open ocean pending the arrival of SURTASS LFA ships.

Plasma-Arc Pyrolysis of Shipboard Solid Waste

Demonstrate full-scale plasma-arc pyrolysis system for controlled thermal destruction of shipboard wastes. Will allow Navy ships to operate anywhere unencumbered by environmental regulations.

FY00

Reactive Material Advanced Warhead

 Demonstrate the capability of solid reactive materials to double the mission kill or catastrophic kill radius in missile warheads for Air Defense, Cruise Missile and Ship Self Defense, and Air Superiority while maintaining or enhancing the TBM kill effectiveness.

Advanced Shipboard Crane Motion Control System

Demonstrate a crane control system that combines recent advances in nonlinear control system technologies with existing strategic Auxiliary Crane Ship electro-hydraulic cranes. The control scheme will control load pendulation through sea state 3 by applying nonlinear control algorithms appropriate to the ship motion environment to the shipboard crane control system and the crane operator commands.

Vectored Thrust Ducted Propeller (VTDP) Compound Helicopter

Demonstrate reduction in fatigue loads, vibration levels and maintenance requirements through use of a ducted propeller for forward thrust and small wings for added lift, aimed at Airborne Mine Countermeasures (MCM) towing missions.

Multifunction Buoyant Cable Antennas for Higher Data ate Subcomms

Demonstrate an advanced Buoyant Cable Antenna (BCA) System to provide a submerged submarine with two-way, higher data rate UHF FLTSATCOM and LOS, L-band (Iridium) and K-band communications, as well as accessory sensor functions - GPS, Video, and Radar Early Warning. This will enable the submarine as a Net Centric Player without mission interruption and improve submarine deployment in Battle Group and Joint Task Force (JTF) operations thereby allowing rapid information exchange and a common tactical picture.

Multi-Platform Broadband Processing

Demonstrate a common, broadband integrated processing architecture for submarine, surface ship, and weapon sonar system platforms. The processing architecture uses three levels of signal processing and environmental adaptation including frequency agility, simultaneous multicomponent signals and a coherent broadband estimator/ correlator. This will enable enhanced active and passive target detection and classification, enhanced discrimination of false targets, and improved weapon performance in a countermeasure environment.