SPACE BASED BATTLEFIELD DECEPTION STUDY

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF PHASE I ARE TO DEVELOP FEASIBLE, EFFECTIVE SYSTEM CONCEPTS FOR UTILIZING SPACE-BASED ASSETS AS PLATFORMS FOR RF DECEPTION EQUIPMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE BATTLEFIELD COMMANER. THIS PHASE WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC SYSTEM DESIGNS WHICH IMPLEMENT THE CONCEPTS DEEMED EFFECTIVE. THE STUDY WILL FOCUS ON DEFINING THE SUITABILITY OF SPACE ASSETS TO THE FOLLOWING USES: SIMULATION OF BLUE (US/NATO) RADAR SIGNALS; SIMULATION OF BLUE COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS; SIMULATION OF RED COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS; GENERATION OF FALSE RADAR TARGET RETURNS. EACH OF THESE USES SERVES ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: CONFUSION OF THE ENEMY'S TACTICAL SITUATION ASSESSMENT; OVERLOAD OF ENEMY SENSOR SYSTEMS; DILUTION OF HOSTILE LETHAL ASSETS; CREATION OF TACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES.THE PROPOSED APPROACH IS TO EMPLOY COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) EQUIPMENT AND PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BASELINE DEMONSTRATION SYSTEM. PHASE II WILL FOCUS ON THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE KEY FUNCTIONALITIES IDENTIFIED IN PHASE I.