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Page 59 - ... posture. We are exploring a variety of advanced system concepts to efficiently perform these surveillance functions, concepts that range from large sensors at very high orbital altitudes to proliferated smaller sensors at lower altitudes, as well as appropriate mixes for specialized functions. These sensor concepts use staring infrared detector mosaic focal planes as opposed to the scanning sensor techniques currently employed. The staring sensor inherently provides many orders of magnitude,...
Page 60 - C reconstitution experiment with the Air Force (which is primarily a strategic forces experiment with application to tactical forces.) The Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisition (BETA) program is a DARPA/Army/Air Force effort to develop and test a tactical intelligence "fusion
Page 44 - Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Page 57 - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) continues to provide corporate research support for DoD.
Page 9 - Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Research and Advanced Technology...
Page 61 - Force effort to develop and test a tactical sensor "fusion" system. Charge Particle Beam. Key technical issue for charge particle beam concepts is whether the beam will propagate stably in the atmosphere. Low energy experiments have led to the stable propagation at sub-atmospheric densities. A much higher energy Advanced Test Accelerator is currently under construction. Assault Breaker. The Soviet conventional forces in Eastern Europe have undergone significan.t expansion and improvement during the...
Page 59 - ... techniques; and (c) beam expander. DARPA is also developing technologies that have potential high payoff for longer terms. For example, laser radar technology is being developed which achieves high resolution by adaptively correcting for atmospherically induced beam aberrations. 3. Space Surveillance. Our program for space surveillance is expanding the technology base for advanced system concepts to support a broad spectrum of surveillance missions from space-based sensor systems. Examples of...
Page 61 - A Steering Group consisting of Army, Air Force and DARPA members is formulating a plan for Service development, as appropriate, following the FY 1981 concept demonstration.
Page 60 - The X-Wing concept combines the vertical lift efficiency of a helicopter with the high speed performance of a fixedwing aircraft by stopping the rotor (in an X configuration) in forward flight. Analysis and test results indicate an operational XWing vehicle would have approximately three times the range and speed capability of a conventional helicopter with equivalent payload lifting capability. Key to the concept is a method for increasing blade lift by a circulation control scheme that is attained...
Page 61 - ... late FY 1978. The Assault Breaker (AB) Program is developing demonstration of a nonnuclear targeting and weapon system capable of engaging many breakthrough forces in a short time period. The concept makes use of a processor intensive target acquisition radar to find and track company sized targets. Standoff-launched weapons carrier is then guided into the air above the target array after which terminally guided submunitions can automatically engage and destroy armored targets. The program is...