Increased Capabilities Against Moving and Stationary Targets

A Multi-Mode Sensor Seeker (MMSS) will integrate visible, infrared and LADAR (laser radar) sensors. The multi-mode sensor output will be utilized by advanced Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) algorithms.

Correlation fi lter-based ATR efforts, easily applied to LADAR data, offer improved target identifi cation performance. Direct Attack Seeker Head (DASH) is developing low-cost dual-mode seeker utilizing a radar and an imaging infrared focal plan array. MMSS will provide increased target identifi cation range in clear weather and adverse maritime weather. The increase in the probability of accurate identifi cation of targets will reduce false alarms rates of friendly or neutral objects of interest. A reduction in operator workload will be achieved by wedding automated target recognition algorithms with precise targeting location data. Currently there is need for weapons capable of attacking moving land targets or capable of providing aim-point selection on maritime targets in adverse-weather. The DASH goal is to provide an adverse weather, moving target capability to weapons with a low-cost seeker. The DASH seeker intends to add this needed capability to an upgraded Tactical Tomahawk. The modular approach can also potentially support a variety of weapons types such as rockets, JDAM, JSOW, etc.