Core Avionics Master Plan - NAVAIR - U.S. Navy

Core Avionics Master Plan 2011 Appendix A-6Appendix A-6Self-ProtectionScope: Addresses Aircraft Self-protection Equipment (ASE) for Electronic Support(ES), Electronic Attack (EA) and advanced Electro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) sensing thatenable platforms to conduct operations in a battlefield with impunity. The systems causeRadio Frequency (RF) confusion, prevent self-identification, create deceptive targets,detect radar signals and threat lasers, identify hostile radar detectors, and detectballistic events (such as threat missiles and hostile fire). They also employ tactics andcountermeasures against threats using directed RF and IR jamming, chaff dispensing,flares, decoys or other obscurants that prevent hostile weapons system effectiveness.Capability Evolution:Capability Enablers Capability Desired WarfightingElements Enhancements CapabilitiesDispensedCountermeasuresElectronicCountermeasuresRadar ProtectionMissile ProtectionInfrared ProtectionRF ReceiversEO/IRSensorsInterrogatorsJammersDispensersDisplaysAdvancedProcessorsObjective: Platform & Warfighter ProtectionBaseline to Objective Transition Strategy:Increased fidelityViable threatdatabasesIntelligent jammingSmart DispensingMulti-functionaldisplaysExpanded RFfrequency bandsComprehensiveEO/IR sensingForceNet Distributed OpsCoordinated Detect-to-EngageSelf-ProtectionIntegrated On-board & Off-boardSelf-ProtectionModular Open Systems Architecturefor ASEIntelligent, Multi-band JammingInternational Intelligence FilesSmart InterrogatorsTarget ID Correlation from MultipleSystemsSmart DispensersDirected Energy for ASECurrent baseline mission sensor capabilities equip Navy and Marine Corps fixedwing,tilt-wing and rotary-wing aircraft with a variety of situational awareness andcountermeasure capabilities in the RF and EO/IR spectrums. Many of these capabilitiesare aircraft platform-specific solutions that are stove-piped and do not fully address theemerging/future threats.The vision of the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) is to equip all naval aircraft withintegrated self-protection systems with modular, open system architectures that areoptimized to ensure survivability across the full range of operations. PMA-272, N88 andCNAF combine to form the NAE‟s Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems(ATAPS) team, which is chartered to achieve this objective.A-6 Self Protection 1