The Air Force seeks information from industry for a threat-simulating radar system capable of simultaneously tracking and engaging multiple targets in support of next-generation aircrew training requirements, according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities.
The potential radar system, called Joint Threat Emitter Increment 2 (JI2), will need to address new capabilities desired by Air Combat Command (ACC) to provide live aircrew training against multiple, integrated, “advanced double-digit” Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system threat simulations denying blue force ability to penetrate and operate with persistence in enemy airspace, according to the notice. JI2 will provide accurate, timely and target-quality data to training cadre and decision makers, according to the notice.
Other capabilities the Air Force seeks information on includes:
· Producing threat representative radar systems including effective radiated power, waveform scheduling, beam steering and antenna patterns to include main beam and first order side lobes.
· Generating threat representative radar skin tracking including accomplishing multiple, simultaneous aircraft tracking and engagement scenarios.
· Developing threat representative reactivity to include representative receiving, processing and electronic counter-counter-measure capabilities to provide accurate reactions to aircrew and aircraft defensive tactics, techniques and procedures.
· Replicating the physical threat representative multi-spectral (Electro-optical, Infrared and Radar Cross Section) signatures located in close proximity to the radar signal emitter.
· Achieving self or towed mobility and integrating into existing training range communications networks and Digital Integrated Air Defense Systems (DIADS).
The RFI can be viewed at: http://bit.ly/Jg26RQ