Mission Areas
Below are Lincoln Laboratory’s primary mission areas. Each mission area has a link to an overview of that field of research, its programs, accomplishments, and outlook for future direction as well as topics relating to the mission. The leadership for each mission area is also displayed, with a link to each leader's biography.
Space Control › |
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The Space Control mission area detects, tracks, and identifies man-made satellites; assesses payload and satellite mission; and makes improvements for monitoring space weather and atmospheric and ionospheric effects. LINEAR | Lincoln Space Surveillance Complex | Ceres | Through-Wall Imaging Radar |
Air & Missile Defense Technology › |
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The Air and Missile Defense Technology mission area develops integrated systems for defense against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air vehicles in tactical, strategic, and homeland defense applications. |
Communication Systems and Cyber Security › |
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The Communication Systems and Cyber Security mission area supports the Global Information Grid vision, including transport, network and data services, information assurance, and applications. Cyber Systems and Technology | Human Language Technology | Wireless Networking Library |
ISR Systems and Technology › |
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The Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems and Technology mission area conducts research and development in advanced sensing concepts, networked sensor architectures, and decision systems. pMatlab | MatlabMPI | HPEC Challenge | LLGrid |
Advanced Technology › |
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The Advanced Technology mission area focuses on the invention of new device concepts, their practical realization, and their integration into subsystems. |
Tactical Systems › |
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In the Tactical Systems mission area, Lincoln Laboratory focuses on assisting the Department of Defense to improve the acquisition and employment of various tactical air and counterterrorist systems.
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Homeland Protection › |
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The Homeland Protection mission area develops technology and systems to prevent terrorist attacks, to reduce vulnerability to terrorism, and to minimize the damage and assist in recovery from terrorist attacks.
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Air Traffic Control › |
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The Air Traffic Control mission area supports new technology for air traffic control, developing advanced integrated weather systems, decision-support technologies, and open systems architectures for air surveillance sensors, information security, and collaborative air traffic management. |
Engineering › |
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The Engineering mission area builds hardware systems incorporating advanced technology. These systems are used as platforms for testing new concepts, as prototypes for demonstrating new capabilities, and as operational systems for addressing warfighter needs.
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