Program Element: 0603217C Project Number: 1405
PE Title: Ballistic Missile Defense (U) Budget Activity: 03
Adv Technology Dev (U)
February 1994
A. (U) RESOURCES: ($ in Thousands)
Project Title: Communications Engineering Tech
FY1993 FY1994 FY1995 FY1996 FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 Total
Program Name: Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Program
0603217C RDT&E 12,205 1,932 500 0 0 0 0 Completed
B. (U) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES:
(U) Develop communications technology to support operational requirements for defensive systems.
Develop communications components, both radio frequency (RF) and laser communications, for space-to-space, space-to-ground, and ground-to-space links. Efforts to define requirements for space
qualification and radiation hardness of extremely high frequency (EHF) components needed for robust
communications are included.
(U) This project is assigned to the Budget Activity and Program Element codes as identified in this
descriptive summary in accordance with existing Department of Defense policy. Further justification of
the Budget Activity code assigned to each Program Element is contained within the Brief Description of
Element section of each Program Element Summary.
C. (U) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PLANS:
(U) FY 1993 Accomplishments:
o ($741K) Delivered 3-Watt, 60 Ghz Solid State Power Amplifier.
o ($1.0M) Delivered integrated EHF transceiver brassboard.
o ($1.935) Integrate radiation hardened 60 Ghz transceiver and test for radiation survivability.
o ($200K) Demonstrated 1 watt power and 1 Ghz modulation of MAG-MOPA laser diode.
o ($201K) Delivered radiation hardened CCD design rules and Acousto-Optic beam steerer.
o ($200K) Completed advanced adaptive networking development.
o ($600K) Completed seeker data compression breadboard.
o ($700K) Completed design of miniature high data rate telemetry system for KKV testing.
o ($1.174M) Initiated design of 60 Ghz communications flight test package.
o ($589K) Increase power output from broad area MOPA laser diode.
o ($.035M) Completed 60 Ghz Phased Array Test at Rome Laboratory.
o ($.05M) Continued 60 Ghz InP Technology Study.
o ($.35M) Initiated 60 Ghz Agile Aperture Program.
o ($700K) Initiated 20/44 Ghz GEP antenna design.
o ($170K) Initiated software design to support 20/44 Ghz GEP antenna design.
o ($1.55M) Completed programmable digital modem perliminary development module design.
o ($1.157M) Continued Rome Laboratory direct support of contracts.
o ($183K) Continued system modelling.
o ($309K) Completed Code Division Multiple Acess (CDMA) Receiver.
o ($300K) Completed 8x8 APD Array.
o ($100K) Completed Liquid Crystal Device Prototypes.
o ($44K) Completed Acousto-optic Beam Steerer.
(U) FY 1994 Plans:
o ($450K) Complete second integrated 20/44/60 Ghz transceiver breadboard.
o ($40K) Complete and deliver miniaturized telemetry breadboard for high data rate seeker applications.
o ($218K) Deliver programmable digital modem preliminary development module.
o ($0K) Complete life testing of 60 Ghz MMIC power amplifiers.
o ($724K) Complete and deliver miniature high data rate telemetry system for KKV testing.
o ($100K) Continue radiation testing of radiation hardened 60 Ghz transceiver.
o ($400K) Continue Rome Laboratory Direct support of contracts.
(U) FY 1995 Plans:
o ($500K) Termination Costs.
(U) Program Plan to Completion: FY95 funding will be applied to termination costs.
D. (U) WORK PERFORMED BY:
o USAF Rome Laboratories - Griffiss AFB, NY and Hanscom AFB, MA
o Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NM
o Harris Corporation - Melbourne, FL
o TRW - Redondo Beach, CA
E. (U) COMPARISON WITH FY 1994 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY:
1. TECHNICAL CHANGES: Due to budget constraints no reports or hardware for:
o 20/44 GHz ground based phased array antenna ADMs.
o Composite high speed, high power, long lifetime MAG-MOPA laser diode.
o 60 GHz agile aperture/advanced solid state power amplifier
o 60 Ghz crosslink flight test.
o Programmable Flexible Modem Advanced Development Module.
o No miniaturized telemetry testing.
o No Data Compression Flight Test.
2. SCHEDULE CHANGES:
3. COST CHANGES:
F. (U) PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION:
o Final technical reports and test plans.
o Component evaluation reports.
G. (U) RELATED ACTIVITIES: This project supports all BMD projects requiring advanced communications
component technologies for space communications. There is no unnecessary duplication of effort within
BMDO or the DoD.
H. (U) OTHER APPROPRIATION FUNDS: None
I. (U) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS: None
J. (U) MILESTONE SCHEDULE:
o Data Compression Brassboard 2Q/FY94 o MMIC EHF Transceiver Brassboard #2 3Q/FY94
o Complete 60 Ghz MMIC power amplifier tests 3Q/FY94 o Programmable Flexible MODEM PDM Demo 2Q/FY94
o Subminiature Telemetry Prototype 3Q/FY94