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ACAT III
Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Targets
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WARFIGHTING
FUNCTION
Mission Command
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Maneuver Support
and Protection
Engagement
ACQUISITION
LIFECYCLE PHASE
Materiel Solution Analysis
Technology Maturation &
Risk Reduction
Engineering & Manufacturing
Development
Production & Deployment
Operations & Support
MILESTONE DECISION
AUTHORITY
Defense Acquisition Executive
Army Acquisition Executive
Program Executive Officer
DESCRIPTION
The Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Targets program provides live targets and
scoring systems in support of ADA Standards in Training Commission
Department of Army Pamphlet 350-38 training and qualification tables.
ADA Targets is comprised of three primary components: MQM-170
Remotely Piloted Vehicle Target (RPVT) Outlaw, MTR-15 Ballistic
Aerial Target System (BATS) and Scoring Miss Distance Indicator
(MDI) systems.
The MQM-170 RPVT Outlaw system and the scoring systems are
government-owned/contractor-operated with target operations provided
on unit training ranges. The MTR-15 BATS is a government-owned/
government-operated system with targets provided to the unit for
operation on their ranges. These systems are available for use on DoD
test or training ranges within the continental United States and overseas,
as well as in support of foreign military sales clients.
Crew-gunnery and live-fire training are conducted using various
unmanned aerial targets. The targets are threat representative of real
cruise missiles, unmanned aircraft systems and tactical fixed-wing
aircraft currently being employed against U.S. forces. These targets must
be capable of representing generic threat characteristics and must allow
the ADA weapon systems crew to employ missile and gun systems to
engage and destroy the target systems. ADA unit training programs
must result in demonstrated tactical and technical competence, Soldier
confidence in their weapon systems, and the abilities of our Soldiers to
employ their weapon systems in a field environment.
BENEFIT TO THE WARFIGHTER
The ADA Targets program is an integral part of supporting ground
combat readiness. ADA units cannot train or maintain certification for
their wartime mission without enemy-representative targets supporting
their live-fire training events.
SPECIFICATIONS
The ADA Targets program is composed of three primary components:
• MQM-170 RPVT Outlaw
• MTR-15 BATS
• Scoring MDI systems
PROGRAM STATUS
• 2QFY15: Annual Gunnery Qualification Training for Avenger
and Indirect Fire Protection Capability Army Air Defense units
• 3QFY15: Marine Corps Stinger Training
• 4QFY15: Navy Carrier fleet (surrogate threat Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (UAS)) training and surrogate UAS joint
testing requirements
PROJECTED ACTIVITIES
• FY16-17: Continued support for ADA Qualification Training,
Black Dart Counter UAS demonstration support, National Training
Center Surrogate Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance,
UAS Opposing Force training with other Combat Training Center
involvement, continued support for testing, and support for multiple
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation activities for Army and
other military services laboratories
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