Principal Accomplishments

Missile Defense

  • A sensor sidecar for the Aegis AN/SPY-1 radar was developed to test discrimination algorithms and architectures for the Aegis Block 08 Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability. The sidecar was integrated with the AN/SPY-1 radar at a contractor facility and was installed on an Aegis BMD operational cruiser for use in an Aegis BMD intercept test in June 2007.
  • The Laboratory completed a successful critical measurements and countermeasures (CMCM-2) flight test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii. A long-range target with advanced countermeasures was launched, and radar and optical data were collected to reduce risk for the development of advanced counter-countermeasure capabilities.
The FBR test bed program uses a sensor sidecar (above) to develop and test advanced discrimination algorithm technology.
  • Lincoln Laboratory demonstrated discrimination algorithms and decision logic for the Missile Defense Agency’s Forward-Based Radar (FBR) program. This demonstration was executed during the CMCM-2 test on a sidecar within the FBR test bed. The FBR algorithms and decision logic have been successfully transferred to a contractor for incorporation in the Forward-Based Radar.
  • The Reagan Test Site Distributed Operations project had significant milestones this year, including real-time demonstrations involving the control of Reagan Test Site radars at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands from Lexington, MA. This new capability will allow operators to view and execute missions from geographically dispersed operational sites.

Air Defense

  • The Laboratory collected and analyzed data from the initial flight tests of the Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye C-130 test bed to verify the performance of the new radar system for the E-2D. A separate test campaign was conducted at the Point Mugu Test Range to examine the performance of advanced waveforms for the E-2D.
  • The Laboratory completed development of a signal processing sidecar for a ground-based surveillance radar. The sidecar will be used for testing advanced electronic protection techniques against electronic attack systems. It includes modern displays, auxiliary antennas and receiver channels, and high-speed instrumentation.
  • A new pod was developed for the Airborne Seeker Test Bed, enabling captive carry of a variety of man-portable air defense missile seekers. The missile seekers were also tested extensively in the Laboratory’s passive optical system test facility, and the measurements were used to validate detailed seeker models.
  • The Laboratory is helping the Air Force develop goals and new technology to correct gaps in capabilities against future threats, particularly in the areas of electronic attack and electronic protection. The Laboratory is developing a new airborne test bed based on a converted aircraft to be used for prototyping and testing of advanced threat systems and to test the electronic protection performance of advanced Air Force sensors.

 

 

 

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