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Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop an automated capability for the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) that maximizes weapon scheduling effectiveness where explicit weapon-target assignment solutions are not possible.
The Navy’s current SSDS employs an explicit weapon-target assignment algorithm to assign one or more defensive missile interceptors to each incoming threat target. This explicit assignment approach may become ineffective in the future, as advances in threat technologies result in reduced accuracy in the estimates of threat count and threat location, attacks are composed of increasing numbers of threat targets, and engagement timelines shrink because of increased threat speeds. To enable effective defense under these future conditions, PSI will develop and evaluate real-time algorithms to rapidly compute dynamic weapon assignment and schedule plans to maximize performance (probability of raid annihilation) under uncertain threat target conditions. The PSI algorithms will accommodate on- and off-axis swarmed attacks consisting of multiple waves of multiple threat vehicles, where available sensor and intelligence data may not provide accurate threat target counts, types, and intended targets or trajectories. These algorithms will be designed to continuously update the weapon employment plan as new threat targets are detected and as intercept success or failure is observed. The algorithms will operate as an ensemble of real-time microservices deployed within the SSDS, compatible with the architectural standards of the Integrated Combat System.
For more information contact:
Dr. Jay Giblin
Group Leader, Exploitation Technologies
jgiblin@psicorp.com
Physical Sciences Inc.
Office: (978) 689-0003
Acknowledgement of Sponsorship: This work is supported under a contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). This support does not constitute an express or implied endorsement on the part of the Government.