Detection, Location, and Tracking of Cruise Missiles

Advanced long-range cruise missiles are a significant threat to America and its allies, especially in NORAD and USNORTHCOM, USINDOPACOM and USEUCOM theaters. NWS and other Homeland defense/protection capabilities must be supplemented, so that they can cover even wider areas, could be projected forward, and to fill-in even more gaps in coverage. This suggests an airborne capability, via long-endurance UAS supplementing improved Ground Radars, that can exploit altitude (30,000 to 50,000 ft) to enable LOS detection and tracking capabilities in excess of 250 nmiles, even for low flying targets such as low altitude Cruise Missiles. JST has developed three new technologies that can enable both improved Ground NWS systems, but also provide the necessary performance and low power requirements, to delivery of high-performance Radar with a range in excess of 250 nmiles.