NATO STO

Common to most weapon and surveillance systems are sensors that collect data used in forming a threat informational chain of finding, fixing, tracking and targeting. Protection against these systems is provided by the insertion of countermeasures that may disrupt, contaminate, or destroy a sensor’s data collection. The current state of countermeasure technology is evolving swiftly to meet the rapid and spontaneous ways adversaries deploy their weapons systems. Nowhere is this more important than in the following two areas: 1) existing and emerging technology that may be deployed to degrade or defeat existing countermeasures and 2) emerging technology that will allow countermeasures to develop beyond traditional expendables such as flares to directional systems based on lasers. Consequently, it is vital to research both current and emerging EO/IR technology in order to meet these dynamic and rapidly changing requirements. The purpose of this task group, is to establish a group of EO/IR scientists and engineers to research disruptive and emerging EO/IR technologies of both the weapon and the countermeasure systems. Our meetings will serve to establish: 1) a testing methodology, 2) modelling and simulation techniques, and 3) specify and develop hardware for proofing concepts.