Air Force Research Laboratory selects BAE Systems to develop advanced seeker for maritime targeting from air-launched platforms
11 Januar 2023 - 04:00PM
Business Wire
BAE Systems has received a $12 million Phase 2 contract from the
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to further develop a low cost,
all-weather, multi-mode (radar/infrared) open architecture seeker
under the Maritime Weapon Innovation Program (MWIP) Joint
Capability Technology Demonstration (also known as QUICKSINK).
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BAE Systems has received a $12 million
Phase 2 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to
develop an advanced seeker for maritime targeting from air-launched
platforms. (Photo: BAE Systems)
QUICKSINK munition concept provides air-delivered maritime
surface vessel defeat capability for the warfighter via a
cost-effective precision-guided munition kit. The program aims to
integrate the new seeker developed by BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™
research and development organization. The Weapon Open Systems
Architecture (WOSA) compliant seeker is designed to be plug and
play – providing semi-autonomous precision targeting of maritime
surface vessels at low cost by retrofitting existing weapon systems
to achieve torpedo-like seaworthy capabilities from the air.
“Our new multi-mode modular seeker enables precision
identification and engagement of surface targets at great distances
over a large area,” said Peter Dusaitis, chief scientist at BAE
Systems’ FAST Labs. “Our seeker technology will greatly increase
the warfighter’s capabilities, enabling combatant commanders with a
new way to defend against maritime threats in a cost-effective
manner.”
Phase 2 focuses on integration and test maturation of a
prototype multi-mode seeker system through free flight capability
demonstration against a maritime target.
Under the terms of the contract, BAE Systems is leading the
development, integration and testing of its multi-mode seeker for
maritime strike applications. The company’s solution extends and
uses its experience from Phase 1, its precision munitions
portfolio, and sensor research area. Its previous open architecture
seeker development work includes the Seeker Cost Transformation
(SECTR) program and its Microwave Array Technology for
Reconfigurable Integrated Circuit (MATRICs™) Transceiver – a
field-reprogrammable array of radio frequency subsystems.
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