Weapons Impact Assessment Technology

The objective of the proposed study is to address technology issues associated with tradeoffs between costs and requirements for a system capable of providing weapon impact assessment data that show the location of impact of a weapon relative to an intended target and warhead function. The study will address: (1) night time and adverse weather imaging; (2) data link range and robustness; (3) aircraft and weapon integration complexity; and (4) data marking for post strike analysis. The study will also address the infrastructure needed to support and use a weapons impact assessment system and acquisition costs.