PPT Slide
SECTION 3 - The FA of the Future
Other Significant S&T Programs:
Powered Submunition Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD). This program seeks to demonstrate the integration of a high resolution seeker, a multi-option warhead, GPS guidance, and a DARPA developed small turbojet engine to create a powered submunition. The submunition can fly 180 km after dispense to find, identify, and destroy critical threat deep emitters, command and control facilities, and associated high value targets.
Low Cost Competent Munitions (LCCM). This program will demonstrate concepts to improve accuracy of the current inventory of 155mm artillery projectiles. The first demonstration features miniaturized global positioning system (GPS) technology in a 155mm fuze, which provides "should hit" versus "did hit" data. Follow on demonstrations will include a miniature inertial measurement unit either with a drag system to allow for range corrections or a canard system to allow for both range and deflection corrections.
Bistatic Radar for Weapons Location (BRWL) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD). This ATD uses bistatic and other advanced radar techniques and technologies to demonstrate potential solutions as a candidate for the Firefinder P³I requirement. The demonstration system has superior detection range compared to the AN/TPQ-37 and features reduced false locations as well as throughput of locations at a rate greater than 100 per minute. It will provide improved classification of counterfire targets, and will simultaneously perform friendly and hostile fire missions as well as detection, classification, and tracking of theater ballistic missiles.
Indirect Precision Fire Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD). This ATD demonstrates low cost, miniaturized GPS/INS guided modules to improve the effectiveness of all current and future artillery projectiles for all platforms, enabling first round fire-for-effect.
Army TACMS Earth Penetrator Demonstration (Proposed). This program is a candidate for the Counter Proliferation ACTD, and will demonstrate the integration of the Army TACMS with a Navy re-entry body, GPS guidance, penetrating warhead, and a hard target smart fuze. This earth penetrator system will provide the capability to attack hardened targets including; storage and manufacturing facilities of weapons of mass destruction, command and control facilities, and protected weapon systems. Proposed demonstration residual capabilities include six EP demonstrators to remain under Army control.