Advanced Threat Aircraft

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Advanced Threat Aircraft Countermeasures (ATACM)
Enabling Capability Manager Dr. Peter Craig,
Code 312
Date 2 Aug 2007 Sea Strike Pillar
Distribution Statement A Approved for public
release distribution is unlimited
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ATACM Needs / Requirements

• 2006 TACAIR Strike/Assault Operational Advisory
  Group (OAG)
• A robust self-protect capability for fixed wing
  tactical aircraft against a competent integrated
  air defense system is a priority issue.
• DIRCM Directed IR countermeasure system
  should have growth capability to defeat future
  electro-optical and imaging seekers, laser
  guided, and unguided surface to air missiles,
  rockets, and small arms.
• Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) Science and
  Technology Strategic Plan (1 July 2006)
• STR Capability Gap STO-4 Aircraft Survivability
  (1 Priority)
• Defensive avionics and counter SAM capabilities,
  including missile and laser warning systems,
  expendables, and passive and active
  countermeasures
• Defense against Man Portable Air Defense Systems
  (MANPADS)
• Multi-spectral threat warning and defeat

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POM 09 Gap 13 Aircraft Survivability
Description Protect aircraft operating at all
altitudes from near-term foreseeable mid-term
threats using seekers, guidance, or jamming
systems operating across the full acoustic, RF,
EO, and IR spectrum to enable TACAIR platforms to
maintain air superiority over the battle space
and ensure operational success.
Capability Delivered by this EC EO, IR, and RF
countermeasures that retain effectiveness against
current and foreseeable mid-term threats, support
constrained air platforms, and leverage
cooperative off-board threat suppression.
STK FY09-05 Advanced Threat Aircraft
Countermeasures (ATACM) has been coordinated with
OPNAV and NAVAIR to identify, demonstrate, and
transition technologies that address this gap.
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Countermeasures for Advanced ImagingInfrared
(IIR) Guided Missiles
Product Description
Develop techniques for coordinated use of
laser-based Directed Infrared Countermeasures
(DIRCM) and kinematic flares to defeat
Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) and Air-to-Air
Missiles (AAM) incorporating Imaging Infrared
(IIR)-seekers with advanced counter-countermeasure
(ECM) capability.
TRL at Start 3 TRL at Transition 6
Warfighting Payoff
Planned Demos/Deliverables/Transitions

• Coordinated onboard/offboard techniques in
  computer simulations 4QFY10
• Coordinated techniques in hardware-in-the- loop
  laboratory simulations 4QFY11
• Field testing of IIR techniques 4QFY12
• Flight testing IIR techniques 4QFY13
• PMA-272 4QFY13
• Applicable to all USN, USMC and USAF
• tactical aircraft

• Enhanced survivability for tactical aircraft
  operating within the SAM envelope in airspace
  below 20,000 ft
• Provides protection against IR SAM and IR AAM,
  including both spin scan and full imaging threats
• Adaptable to multiple aircraft types due to
  modular architecture

Metrics Effective countermeasures against full
imaging infrared (IIR) threats. 85 missile track
interrupt. 70 lock transfer to offboard
expendable

FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
FY12 FY13 Demos -
Transitions -
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Approved For Public Release. Distribution
Statement A
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Countermeasures for Millimeter Wave (mmW) Guided
Missiles
Product Description
Develop millimeter wave (mmW) jamming transmitter
using solid state components to achieve adequate
jamming power against missiles with mmW command
guidance and active seekers
mmW Guided SAM
TRL at Start 3 TRL at Transition 6
Planned Demos/Deliverables/Transitions
Warfighting Payoff

• Lab testing of mmW solid state jamming
  transmitter
• 4QFY11
• 2. Field testing of mmW Towed Decoy
  Prototype 4QFY12
• Flight testing of mmW Towed Decoy Prototype
  4QFY13
• PMA-272 4QFY13
• Applicable to all USN, USMC and USAF
• tactical aircraft

• Allow operations at all altitudes against missile
  threats with advanced seekers operating in
  extended frequency domains
• Adaptable to multiple aircraft types due to
  modular architecture

Metrics XX watts effective jam power in mmW
bands. mmW Fiber Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD)
production cost not to exceed current AN/ALE-55
FOTD. Compatible with AN/ALE-55 FOTD form factor
and interfaces.

FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
FY12 FY13 Demos -
Transitions -
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Approved For Public Release. Distribution
Statement A
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Advanced Threat Aircraft Countermeasures (ATACM)
Summary

• ONR is pursuing new technology solutions to
  counter advanced threats to Navy tactical
  aircraft
• Effective countermeasures against full imaging
  infrared seekers
• Effective countermeasures against millimeter wave
  command guidance and active seekers
• Program will follow a phased approach
• Year 1 Design studies and concept evaluation
• Year 2 Computer simulations of coordinated
  onboard/offboard IIR techniques and mmW jamming
  transmitters
• Year 3 Coordinated IIR techniques
  hardware-in-the-loop lab demo and mmW solid state
  jamming transmitter lab demo
• Year 4 Field test IIR techniques and mmW towed
  decoy prototypes
• Year 5 Flight test IIR techniques and mmW towed
  decoy prototype
• ONR 312, NAVAIR PMA-272, OPNAV N880 will work in
  close partnership to assure maximum payoff for
  defense of Naval aircraft