(U) Radiant CRIMSON

(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).)

Overview: (U)
(U) Radiant CRIMSON combines tracking of non-cooperative aircraft or ships and reporting in near-real-time via the TDDS broadcast.

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.

Related Initiatives: (U)
(U) None.

Related Requirements: (U)
(U) None.

Related Categories: (U)
(U) Navy TENCAP

Road Map Placements: (U)
(U) ISR.

Lead Office: (U)
(U) Navy.

Date of Information: (U)
04 September 1997

(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).)