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MDA, Raytheon and other DoD components are interested in Dimensionally Stable and Survivable Silicon Carbide Telescopes for the next generation of Space Tracking and Space Surveillance System (STSS). The requirements for the proposed athermal telescope are: operation in the Proton Belt (LEO, up to 1 Mrad Si total ionizing dose, TID), survive an exoatmospheric nuclear event, high optical performan ...

Tracking and recognition of fast moving targets require fast, sensitive, uniform focal plane arrays (FPAs). However, high performance single-band FPAs are sometimes unable to discriminate a target from its background when they present similar infrared radiation at a given wavelength. This may occur even if the temperature of the objects is very different. In such a case, two-color FPAs offer an ad ...

Divert valve actuators require fast response times and in turn high accelerations. Motor-driven divert actuators offer an opportunity to optimize their performance per weight by minimizing the mass to be accelerated while maintaining high torque capability and increasing the functional temperature capacity. Aveox Incorporated (Aveox) and Alliant Techsystems Incorporated (ATK) propose designing a ...

As part of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review (BMDR) policy, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has enacted a Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) for BMD interceptors over the next 10 years. Phase 4 of the PAA will include the deployment in 2020 of a land based Aegis missile to provide early intercept capability. MDA has identified several technology needs for meeting the next generation requirements ...

In Phase I, Technology Service Corporation (TSC) demonstrated the feasibility of a signal processing technique for improving the detection, tracking, and discrimination of threat objects in the presence of a dense environment of debris. For Phase II, TSC proposes to develop a signal processing algorithm based on the demonstrated technique together with concept refinements to also be made in Phase ...

Objects tracked by optical sensors in ascent phase and midcourse are frequently obscured on the focal plane by closely spaced objects, countermeasures and debris (or clutter) that affect the performance of discrimination and tracking algorithms. Problems include missed detections, false alarms, corrupted signatures and masking of pixels that contain lethal objects. The objective of the proposed ...

The ExoMHT association algorithm is an innovative Multiple Hypotheses Tracker which operates in real-time for large numbers of boosting, maneuvering, and deploying targets. During Phase I, ExoAnalytic Solutions developed the ExoMHT association algorithm into a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 algorithm, incorporated this algorithm into a system-level simulation called SysTRAAK, and demonstrated ...

Resource optimization strategies for engaging multi-stage, long-range missiles carrying multiple warheads during the ascent phase is an area of interest to MDA and the larger DoD community. The ability to rapidly predict the outcomes of extremely large numbers of decision permutations is crucial in allowing commanders make more efficient decisions in time-critical operational settings. Phase I ...

NexGenSemi Corporation (NGSC) is presenting a co-processing method to manufacture highly leveraged BMDS electronics with BAE Systems and Vanderbilt University, Institute for Space Defense Electronics (VU ISDE). Working with VU ISDE"s group to design, model and simulate specialty electronics and BAE Systems Manassas Foundry, NGSC will provide a unique high energy, direct write FIB solution for pat ...

Rhenium hot gas path components are used extensively in the solid divert and attitude control system (SDACS) of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1A Aegis ballistic missile defense system, on which Ultramet is a key subcontractor. The mechanical, thermal, and chemical performance of rhenium is unmatched. However, a need exists to reduce the cost and weight of rhenium-based structures for advance ...