Active Expendable Electronic Counter Countermeasure (ECCM)

The proposed Phase I research program will define and evaluate techniques and tactics intended to counter active expendable electronic countermeasures (ECM) threats to air-launched radar-guided weapon systems. Performance will be measured in terms of the missile seeker's ability to discriminate between the expendable and the true target. These performance evaluations, together with qualitative assessments of operational complexity, robustness and any adverse impacts on cost and system utility, will provide a basis for recommending one or more of the techniques for further development and evaluation in Phase II of the program. The Phase I program also will specify the technology requirmeents, design data requirements and development requirements, for the selected techniques and recommend a Phase II program plan designed to achieve those goals.