Multimode IR/RF Surrogate Seeker

Passive sensor countermeasures development requires a full electromagnetic spectrum defense (RF, EO, and IR), defending against single mode, multimode, and multi-band threats. Threat weapon systems are evolving at a rate faster than the development/test community’s typical acquisition cycle. Therefore, to reduce the number of acquisition cycles, a modern, open, flexible, and modular dual mode seeker surrogate is vital to the USG to keep up with and, hopefully, outpace our adversaries. For commercial applications such as air surveillance—FAA—and the automotive industry—collision avoidance and autonomous control—dual mode sensors offer a very robust solution to the sensor measurement accuracy and all-weather capability requirements. Leveraging AMS’s experience and expertise in air and missile defense technologies, command and control, radar systems, seekers, threat exploitation, modeling & simulation, and prototype hardware development and testing, AMS proposes a Phase II approach for a multimode RF/IR seeker surrogate focusing on a modular and configurable digital simulation solution. The digital simulation solution will provide an efficient means to identify and assess multimode sensor technology prior to transitioning to hardware-level development and testing activities.