End-to-end solution for Shock Hardened Laser Targeting System

ABSTRACT:The future of small unmanned air systems and miniature munitions is in the precise delivery of small ordinance and smaller, potentially adjustable, explosive effects. To enable this capability, a miniature Semi-active Laser (SAL) end-to-end solution is needed. Current laser designators are too large, fragile, and far too expensive and current SAL seekers are too large to be used in miniature weapons and SUAS ordinance delivery. We propose to develop a dual-band seeker solution as well as the pointers for both of these bands. The first band uses a conventional Laser Designator/Laser Target Marker, and the second band uses and eye-safe target marker.BENEFIT:A compact dual band seeker head will allow the warfighter to use munitions with better accuracy. The seeker head can also be used as a spotter in other applications where laser spot tracking is necessary. In addition, the new miniature markers developed under this contract would allow more warfighters to use them because they are eye-safe.