Concept Development and Assessment of a Multi-Mode Seeker for the National Missile Defense Exotmospheric Kill Vehicle

This Phase II SBIR will result in the design, fabrication and demonstration of advanced components for a semi-active RF sensor for the EKV of the Ground based Midcourse Defense System (GMDS). The baseline concept is derived from the results of the Phase ISBIR titled Concept Development and Assessment of a Multi-Mode Seeker for the NMD EKV. That effort identified the key technologies required to provide a light weight RF adjunct sensor to support target acquisition, threat object map correlation,discrimination and terminal homing. Critical components include a light weight, inflatable dish antenna and a light weight, compact array receiver that together provide the receive senstivity and measurement accuracy to meet the stated objectives. Theresults of this Phase II SBIR will include a demonstration of the capabilities of the semi-active RF components and the data and analysis to justify selection for integration into the EKV program.