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Reconstruction of Acoustic
Collection Missions Against Three Cruise Missiles
September 2000
Daniel J. Lowen, The MITRE Corporation
ABSTRACT
Between July 1996 and June 1997, The MITRE Corporation
planned and directed the collection of acoustic data on cruise
missile flights as part of a corporate Mission-Oriented
Investigation and Experimentation (MOIE) study examining the
feasibility of using off-board sensors for over-the-horizon detection
of low flying cruise missiles. The Offboard Sensing Initiative (OSI)
MOIE proposed to identify and develop methods for exploiting
non-traditional signatures associated with low-flying, anti-ship
cruise missiles. The concept envisioned an improved detection
capability, against these increasingly stealthy threats, using
deployed sensors to provide early cueing, longer detection
timelines, and an extended depth-of- fire. While many different
sensor types were considered, MITRE and government resources
limited the collection of information to acoustic signatures. The
MOIE was performed under the auspices of the Program
Executive Officer, Theater Air Defense PEO(TAD), with the
support of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for Air
Warfare (Opnav N88) and the Commander, Patrol Wings U.S.
Pacific Fleet. Each of the three missions targeted a different
cruise missile. Two August 1996 missions collected acoustic
data on the MQM-8G Extended-Extended Range (EER) VANDAL
and the Russian-built MA-31. A June 1997 mission collected
acoustic data on a Navy Special Engineering Test Target (SETT)
SETT-8A. This report presents a reconstruction of the acoustic
collection missions.
Additional Search Keywords
Cruise missile, detection, acoustic, MQM-8G EER VANDAL, MA-31, SETT-8A
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