Moving Target Exploitation Ground Station Testbed

Customer:
DARPA

Goal of Program:
ALPHATECH is leading a team of DARPA associate contractors in developing, integrating, and demonstrating the Moving Target Exploitation (MTE) Ground Station Testbed. DARPA has set challenging technical goals for this program in an effort to support a mission that is vital to both the Army and Air Force - the detection, tracking, and classification of Time Critical Targets (TCTs), and the acquistion of intelligence regarding enemy ground force dispositions and movements using advanced airborne radar sensor systems such as Northrop Grumman's E-8 Joint STARS platform and Raytheon's A-3 SEPplatform. When deployed, the MTE Ground Station will provide an affordable, continuous all weather surveillance capability to the battlefield commander providing the essential intelligence necessary to achieve information superiority throughout the battlespace.

Key Technologies:
Advanced ground surveillance exploitation technologies for target and force detection, tracking and classification. Airborne surveillance system providing essential MTI and HRR radar data for enhanced situational awareness.

Key Product:
This program has also set challenging technical goals to support DARPA's desire to transition the advanced, complex ground surveillance exploitation technologies developed to the Army's operational Common Ground Station (CGS) system for use by warfighters in the field. When deployed, the MTE Ground Station will provide an affordable, continuous all weather surveillance capability to the battlefield commander providing the essential intelligence necessary to achieve information superiority throughout the battlespace.