Miniaturization of RF Seekers

ABSTRACT:TSC has been developing miniaturized, Low Cost RF seeker subsystems and RF seeker solutions for more than a decade. We will leverage this experience to meet this program's needs. TSC has been involved with several efforts over the last few years to develop technologies to reduce the cost of certain RF seeker subsystems, including the RF exciter and antenna technologies. We have also developed a Cost vs. Performance tool that provides a tool for the system engineers and requirements developers to see real-time the affect that system performance requirements have on the final seeker AUPC, thus reducing the possibility of seeker over-design and thus reducing seeker cost, size, weight and power requirements (SWCaP). This program offers the opportunity to merge all of these technologies and tool sets to see how small and low cost an effective RF seeker can be developed for missile application.BENEFIT:The primary benefits of this program is the development of lower cost RF seeker technologies for missiles that require improved accuracy and lethality. Due to budget constraints as well as the proliferation of low cost threats, numerous missiles could benefit from these technologies as we are aware of various missile programs within the Air Force and the Army that are trying to reduce the cost and size of RF Seekers while maintaining or improving the performance.