Ship-based Long-endurance Airborne Platforms & EW Payloads

ONR is interested in discovering what technologies industry currently has that can provide a quick-reaction, affordable ship-based long-endurance airborne decoy with modular EW mission compatible payloads. The decoy will be part of a multi-layered approach to enhance the soft-kill capability of the U.S. Navy against current and evolving anti-ship missile (ASM) threats.

Background:

U.S. Navy ships are subject to attack by high speed, maneuvering missiles with the potential to be delivered in salvos sized to overwhelm defenses. Existing defenses include hard-kill as well as on-board and off-board electronic warfare (EW) systems; all three combined are needed .... Read More