SUPPORTING THE FUTURE FORCE
beginning in October. Tese short-range air defense systems will be mounted on a new Stryker variant with a turret that will initially hold two HELLFIRE missiles, an M230LF 30 mm chain gun, a 7.62 mm machine gun and four Stinger missiles. M-SHORAD will provide 360-degree air defense protection for Stryker and armored brigade combat teams.
As part of a complex system of ground- based radars, satellite sensors and interceptor missiles, missile intercep- tor technologies work by using infrared sensors on satellites to monitor heat signa- tures produced by launching rockets. Once a launch is established, tracking is transferred to radar systems that help verify the missile’s trajectory.
Missile interceptor technologies are also designed to operate with current and next- generation fires radar technology via the network. Next Generation Fires Radar is a collaborative CCDC, Aviation & Missile Center, ARL and C5ISR project to
develop technology for an all-digital radar system that will substantially increase performance and reliability over current and planned radars by enabling multiple target tracking and adaptive beam form- ing. Multimission systems enabled by Next Generation Fires Radar will provide Soldiers with a more resilient capability because they will be able to operate across multiple radar bands for improved perfor- mance and survivability.
We are designing, developing and integrat- ing advanced software architecture and digital components into a state-of-the-art radar test bed with an open systems soft- ware environment. A government-owned test bed and open architecture software will enable the Army to field new capabili- ties more quickly and increase competition for best-of-breed upgrades. Te test bed, which is planned for fiscal year 2021, will demonstrate improved readiness by allow- ing Soldiers to perform maintenance and upgrade cycles primarily through software changes.
Layer 5: HEL-TVD
Many of our projects begin as prototypes or technology demonstrators, which enable us to refine technologies and inform the Army’s path ahead. Te High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstra- tor (HEL-TVD) is a good example.
Te current HEL-TVD is a 100 kilowatt
-class laser system on a Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles platform. It consists of a laser projected through a high-velocity, target-tracking beam control system; power and thermal management systems to power and cool the subsystems; and agility to defeat complex targets. During the past few years, Army S&T work on this effort made significant progress in integrating a militarily significant power level on a tactically relevant platform.
Now the Army is leveraging that prog- ress to merge the HEL-TVD with similar efforts by the Navy and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Tis partnership
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A Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station – Javelin mounted on a Stryker. Soldiers at the tactical edge need to be able to shoot moving targets such as unmanned aerial systems. (U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger, Training Support Activity Europe)
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