Moving Target Exploitation

Customer:
DARPA STO

Goal of Program:
The Moving Target Exploitation Program will develop and demonstrate the capability of ground moving target tracking and behavior pattern analysis algorithms to extract information about militarily significant activities from radar MTI, HRMTI and SAR data. These algorithms will be demonstrated with Joint STARS and SEP test data.

Key Technologies:
Airborne Radars, High Range Resolution MTI and Moving Target Image generation. Moving Target Imaging, 1D-ATR. HRMTI-based Multiple Hypothesis Ground Target Tracking and Identification. MTI and Track-Based Motion and Behavior Pattern Analysis of ground moving target activities.

Key Product:
The MTE program is a DARPA initiative to demonstrate the tremendous potential provided by Airborne radar MTI data to provide situational awareness to the warfighter. This potential was demonstrated during the Gulf War by the Joint STARS airborne radar system. The MTE effort will develop and demonstrate the capability to gain situational awareness from airborne radar systems in less favorable environments where enemy activities are relatively small and the activities may be camouflaged by civilian activities and mountainous terrain.