RDT&E, Defensewide / BA 03 (Advanced Technology Development) PE:0603173C (Proj: 1155)
PE Title: Support Tech (U)
| FY1995 | FY1996 | FY1997 | FY1998 | FY1999 | FY2000 | FY2001 | |||
| Program Name: | Actual | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | To Complete |
Total Program |
| 0603173C RDT&E | 6,249 | 1,539 | 13,931 | 27,078 | 26,670 | 22,130 | 22,071 | Continuing | Continuing |
(U) To prepare for critical future defense needs, advanced technology programs will invest in a balanced program of high leverage technologies that yield improved capabilities across a selected range of boost phase and terminal missile defense interceptors, advanced target sensors, and innovative science. The objectives of these investments are component technologies with improved performance or reduced costs for acquisition programs and technical solution options to mitigate advanced and unpredicted threats.
(U) A team of U.S. experts in the areas of discrimination, reentry signatures, background signatures, and plume signatures is necessary to assess proposals for joint efforts and ensure that interchanges result in benefits to U.S. programs. This team proposes, plans, and executes joint data collections, data analyses, and Phenomenology Program code and algorithm comparisons. Current U.S. background, target signature, and plume technology bases include a wealth of data and a number of Phenomenology Programcodes and models which have been systematically built up over the past few years. Several efforts, including international programs, provide the means to advance the backgrounds and plume technology bases and leverage foreign technology. Current programs include: U.S./U.K. Scientific Cooperative Research Exchange (SCORE) Program - Target Signatures & Backgrounds (TSB) Panel and System Trials Group; NATO Extended Air Defense (EAD)/Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Ad Hoc Working Group (AHWG) - Plume Phenomenology Expert Group (U.S., U.K., France, Canada); U.S./French Bilateral Group - Plumes, Backgrounds, and Reentry Signatures; U.S./Israeli Theater Ballistic Missile (TBM) Signature and Phenomenology Research; and U.S./German Phenomenology Research.
(U) Space-based Phenomenology Program Database Development is the work to expand the database for background data through the collection of data from the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) satellite starting in FY97. This effort will include analysis of the background data for its impact on current and future elements of the NMD program, especially the Space Missile Tracking System (SMTS), formerly Brilliant Eyes (BE).
(U) Data Collection Platform is the program to provide funding for data collection and sensor development efforts that support ballistic missile defense programs. These activities include use of existing high altitude aircraft to collect spectral signature of ballistic missiles in all phases of flight.
(U) This project provided for international activities such as ground and flight tests, phenomenology code/algorithm comparisons, data exchanges, and joint data analyses that support TMD and National Missile Defense (NMD) systems development. These international efforts will continue, in FY96, under the NMD and TMD PE's for Project 1155.
o ($1.100M) Discrimination:
Conducted joint U.S./U.K. analysis of data sets to compare and validate codes for discrimination techniques, optical and radar signatures, data fusion, aerothermal heating, and hardbody modeling through the SCORE TSB Panel.
Provided for the exchange of data sets from past and future joint experimental flight tests (specifically Red Tigress and TMD Critical Measurements Program (TCMP)) to drive these analyses.
Completed Data Exchange Agreement (DEA) between the U.S. and France on exchange of TBM reentry signature data through the U.S./French Bilateral Group.
Prepared proposals for a threat representative target test case for joint analysis with the French in the area of TBM reentry signatures.
Exchanged reentry, intercept, and kill assessment data through the U.S./Israeli TBM Signature and Phenomenology Research program.
o ($1.000M) Backgrounds:
Conducted joint background data collections involving U.S. Miniature Sensor Technology Integration (MSTI) satellite and French sensor aircraft.
Provided for U.S. expert team to evaluate proposals for comparison of state-of-the-art phenomenology codes through the U.S./French Bilateral Group.
Began exchange agreement on earth background and environmental data through a U.S./Israeli program.
Established U.S./German Phenomenology Research program for cooperation in the backgrounds phenomenology area.
o ($1.566M) Plumes:
Completed analysis of shared plume data from previous U.S./French missions.
Continued the investigation of joint test cases, through the SCORE TSB Panel, comparing U.S. and U.K. plume flow field and radiation models.
Continued to sanitize and work on disclosure issues for Quid Pro Quo with the UK on the release of the Composite High Altitude Radiation Model (CHARM).
Provided a data set from observations of an Atlas plume for joint analysis and code comparisons by the French Bilateral Group.
Identified parameters for a threat representative target to begin code/algorithm comparisons and begin analysis.
Worked on a proposal to collect data on the static firing of a French rocket motor, where France, the U.S., the U.K., and Canada will provide optical sensors for data collection.
o ($2.583M) Technical Analysis:
Provided BMDO with the specialized support required to resolve development and deployment issues, including trade studies of the cost, schedule, and technical risks of alternative deployment readiness options.
Provided special studies and reviews involving long-range program planning, technical and programmatic issues such as methods to maximize NMD deployment by leveraging development efforts of the TMD program.
o ($1.539M) Technical Analysis:
Provided BMDO with the specialized support required to resolve development and deployment issues, including trade studies of the cost, schedule, and technical risks of alternative deployment readiness options.
Provided special studies and reviews involving long-range program planning, technical and programmatic issues such as methods to maximize NMD deployment by leveraging development efforts of the TMD program.
o ($5.516M) Space-based Phenomenology Program Development:
Collect and analyze background data from the MSX to support SMTS and other users.
Provide for expanded data collection and sensor development to collect spectral data on natural backgrounds and signatures of ballistic missiles during boost, mid-course, and terminal phases of flight including the use of existing high altitude aircraft.
o ($8.415M) Data Collection Platforms:
Evaluate technology and develop selected components for new long wavelength sensing techniques for discrimination on airborne and space borne platforms.
Provide for expanded data collection and sensor development efforts, including the use of existing high altitude aircraft, to collect spectral data on natural backgrounds and signatures of ballistic missiles during their boost and mid-course and terminal phases of flight.
o ($4.517M) Space-based Phenomenology Program Database Development:
Collect and analyze background data from the MSX to support SMTS and other users.
Provide mission support costs for high altitude background and target spectral measurements.
Develop promising Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) sensor/processor technologies for discrimination, beginning test integration.
Initiate long lead component fabrication for X-band airborne technology demonstrator.
o ($22.561M) Data Collection Platform:
Provide mission support costs for high altitude background and target spectral measurements.
Develop LWIR sensor/processor technologies for discrimination, beginning integration testing.
Initiate long lead component fabrication for X-band airborne technology demonstrator.
| FY1995 | FY1996 | FY1997 | FY1998 | TOTAL COST | |
| Previous President's Budget | 6,566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,566 |
| Current Budget Submit | 6,249 | 1,539 | 13,931 | 27,078 | 48,797 |
Funding: Increase in funding due to the addition of a Space-based Phenomenology Program Database Development effort in FY97-99 and Technical Analysis in FY95-96.
Schedule: None
Technical: None
C. (U) OTHER PROGRAM FUNDING SUMMARY
| Related RDT&E: | Funding Dependency? (Yes1/No) |
| 1155 Phenomenology Program, PE: 0603871C/0603872C | Yes |
| 1360 Directed Energy Programs, PE: 0603173C | No |
1Funding data for related RDT&E efforts that have a funding dependency can be found in the respective project summary/program element.
D. (U) Schedule Profile
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a U.S./U.K. SCORE Program - TSB Panel Meetings
b NATO EAD/TMD AHWG - Plume Phenomenology Expert Group (U.S., U.K., France, Canada) Meeting
c U.S./French Bilateral Group - Plumes, Backgrounds, and Reentry Signatures Meetings
d U.S./Israeli TBM Signature and Phenomenology Research Meetings
e U.S./German Phenomenology Research Meeting
f Collect and analyze background data from the MSX
g Continue to collect and analyze background data from the MSX
o Complete analysis of background data 4Q/FY99