Low Cost Cruise MissileDefense (LCCMD)

Program

Lt Col Ed Gjermundsen

DARPA/SPO

OUTLINEOUTLINE

• MOTIVATION

• THREAT

• PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

• TECHNICAL APPROACHES

• SUMMARY

• MOTIVATION

• THREAT

• PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

• TECHNICAL APPROACHES

• SUMMARY

MOTIVATIONMOTIVATIONTHEN…

• 30,000 Produced

• $3K/unit

NOW…

• 70,000 Worldwide

• $150K-$1M/unit

THEN…

• 30,000 Produced

• $3K/unit

NOW…

• 70,000 Worldwide

• $150K-$1M/unit

GERMAN V-1

MODERN CRUISE MISSILE

US Air Defense

AMRAAM

Standard Missile

Patriot

• Cruise Missile Defense

• Ballistic Missile Defense

• Anti-Air Warfare

Cruise Missile Threat

5

Russian AS-11/KH-58

French Armat

• 82 Countries Possess• 75 Systems in Service• 42 in Development

UAV Threat

INFO DOMINANCE

CHEM/BIO WARFARE

CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

• 74 Systems in Service• 51 in Development

LCCMD ProgramLCCMD Program

• System Architecture Studies

• Seeker Concept Exploration

• Seeker Laboratory Demonstrations

• Seeker Ground Demonstrations

• Seeker Captive Flight Testing

• Seeker Live Fire Testing on MALD-Derivative Interceptor Vehicle

• System Architecture Studies

• Seeker Concept Exploration

• Seeker Laboratory Demonstrations

• Seeker Ground Demonstrations

• Seeker Captive Flight Testing

• Seeker Live Fire Testing on MALD-Derivative Interceptor Vehicle

LCCMD CONOPSLCCMD CONOPS

Aerostat

AWACS

LCCMDInterceptor

CruiseMissilesUAV

45

LCCMDInterceptor

MALD-Interceptor

Mod Engine and FlightControls Section

Add Warhead

Add Seeker

Strengthen FuelTank Section

Add Booster Adapter Interface

Seeker ApproachesSeeker Approaches

Ladar Seeker Infrared Seeker

Front ViewFront View

Side ViewSide View

Antenna TechnologiesAntenna Technologies

Optically Steerable Antenna

UHF Antenna

MEMS ESA SeekerMEMS ESA Seeker

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MEMSPhaseShifter

A

C

B

D

Antenna Subarray

ESA

MEMSESA

Seeker

Noise Radar SeekerNoise Radar Seeker• Features: Extremely High Bandwidth, Jam

Resistant, No Ambiguities• Reduced Requirements: Antenna

Sidelobes, H/W Stability, 1 Bit A/D• Challenge: Signal Processor

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+-

PulseCompressor

DopplerProcessor

ReferenceDemodulator

Receiver

TransmitterNoise

Modulator

1 GHz

Noise Radar Imaging

Flight TestFlight Test

Aircraftwith Seeker

Falcon-20

Target Drone

Small Aircraft

SummarySummary• Program Addresses Threat that Can Quickly

Emerge

• Program Pursuing 6 Promising Concepts

• We Continue to Look for More NovelApproaches to Cruise Missile Defense andTechnologies that Enable Multi-MissionApplicability

• Program Addresses Threat that Can QuicklyEmerge

• Program Pursuing 6 Promising Concepts

• We Continue to Look for More NovelApproaches to Cruise Missile Defense andTechnologies that Enable Multi-MissionApplicability