The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).

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(U) Radiant CRIMSON

Description (U):

(U) Radiant CRIMSON combines tracking of non-cooperative aircraft or ships and reporting in near-real-time via the TDDS broadcast. This project grew from an operational requirement to overcome limitations of most existing tracking systems, which require frequent emissions from the target (i.e, passive tracking) or transmissions by the forces interested in the target (i.e., active tracking)

(U) The following advances are part of the Radiant CRIMSON effort:

- (U) Determination of aircraft and ship course and speed, aircraft altitude, and the ability to discern closely spaced targets using bi-static radar techniques.

- (U) Increase knowledge of sensitivity limitations for detecting bi-static reflections.

User Impact (U):

(U) None.

Programmatics (U):

(U) Operational.

Images (U):

(U) None.

Related Initiatives (U): None.

Related Requirements (U): None.

Related Categories (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
Navy TENCAP	Navy Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP)

Road Map Placements (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
ISR	SPACE FORCE ENHANCEMENT: INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE

Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):

(U) None.

Lead Office (U):

Navy.

Point of Contact (U):

(U) National Security Space Road Map Team, NSSA, Open Phone: (703) 808-6040, DSN 898-6040.

Date Of Information (U):

(U) 04 September 1997

(U) Road Map Production Date: 23 June 2001