Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology

We develop and assess integrated systems for defense against missiles and other threats. Our activities include investigating system architectures, developing advanced sensor and decision support systems, making field measurements, and assessing deployed system capabilities.

Instrumentation sensor for detecting clutter

Advanced Concepts and Technologies
Advanced Sensor Systems and Test Beds
Advanced Undersea Systems and Technology
Integrated Missile Defense Technology
Interceptor and Sensor Technology
Kwajalein Field Site
Systems and Architectures

Our expertise is in developing radar, electronic warfare, and system-of-systems technologies for future integrated air and missile defense systems. We design highly digitized phased array radars, equipped with advanced signal processing and electronic protection, for the next generation of land, shipboard, and airborne sensors.

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The exterior main entrance of MIT Lincoln Laboratory is shown with a radar antenna in the background.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a workhorse for national security

Apr 11

Lincoln Laboratory supports Missile Defense Agency space sensor testing

Dec 11

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Surface-based sonar system could rapidly map the ocean floor at high resolution

Dec 2

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KREMS Technology Rearchitecting

A complete rearchitecting of radar backends will enable the missile and space missions on Kwajalein for decades to come.

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Wind Turbine Interference–Mitigation Study

A strategy for lessening wind turbines’ effects on the performance of an aircraft measurement system at a naval air station on the Chesapeake Bay could inform future research into interference mitigation for other radar applications.

An illustration of two self-driving cars detecting nearby objects and sharing sensor data using the same radio-frequency band.

RF technology

Dual-Use Waveforms for Radar Detection and Wireless Communication

New waveforms enable efficient spectrum sharing between radars sensing moving objects and wireless communications systems transmitting data.

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Kwajalein Modernization and Remoting Program Radar Open System Architecture

We developed an open system architecture that reduces the complexity and cost of operations at the Reagan Test Site.

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The Laboratory is a great place to incubate and bring challenging ideas to life alongside others who share similar pursuits.

Peter Asuzu

Electrical Engineer

Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology

Advanced Sensor Systems and Test Beds

An outdoor portrait photograph of Peter Asuzu.

With the Laboratory sitting on the boundary of academia and industry, I can observe and participate in various areas of cutting-edge research and see some of that work implemented in the real world.

James Casey

Data Scientist

Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology

Advanced Undersea Systems and Technology

I appreciate having the support of my group leaders, who assign me tasks that let me take the lead and who trust me to make decisions on their behalf.