Sensor Technology
Category: RDT&E
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Line Item: 0603767E
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FY25 Budget Request: $268.0M
Overview
Budget Account
0400D - Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
Budget Activity
03 - Advanced technology development
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Description
The Sensor Technology Program, managed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), focuses on advancing sensor technologies to enhance surveillance and targeting systems. The Surveillance and Countermeasures Technology project aims to improve battlefield awareness, strike capability, and battle damage assessment through timely surveillance under all weather conditions. This initiative leverages advancements in multispectral target phenomenology, signal processing, and microelectronics to develop sophisticated systems capable of operating clandestinely and countering enemy deception efforts.
The Sensors and Processing Systems project is dedicated to developing technologies necessary for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. It addresses the challenges posed by mobile and concealed targets on future battlefields. The project focuses on providing day-night ISR capabilities, countering camouflage and deception, detecting targets across wide areas in near-real-time, and enabling precise identification and engagement of ground targets. This involves integrating novel sensing approaches with advanced sensor technologies and processing algorithms to ensure comprehensive battlespace knowledge.
The Sensor Technology project also includes classified DARPA programs that are reported under specific legal provisions. These programs are designed to address sensitive defense needs with details provided separately due to their classified nature. The overarching goal of these initiatives is to maintain technological superiority in sensor capabilities that support national defense objectives.
The Sensor Technology Program seeks to push the boundaries of current sensor capabilities through research and development efforts that address both current operational needs and anticipate future challenges in military engagements. By investing in cutting-edge technologies, DARPA aims to provide the armed forces with enhanced situational awareness and operational effectiveness across diverse combat environments.
The Sensors and Processing Systems project is dedicated to developing technologies necessary for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. It addresses the challenges posed by mobile and concealed targets on future battlefields. The project focuses on providing day-night ISR capabilities, countering camouflage and deception, detecting targets across wide areas in near-real-time, and enabling precise identification and engagement of ground targets. This involves integrating novel sensing approaches with advanced sensor technologies and processing algorithms to ensure comprehensive battlespace knowledge.
The Sensor Technology project also includes classified DARPA programs that are reported under specific legal provisions. These programs are designed to address sensitive defense needs with details provided separately due to their classified nature. The overarching goal of these initiatives is to maintain technological superiority in sensor capabilities that support national defense objectives.
The Sensor Technology Program seeks to push the boundaries of current sensor capabilities through research and development efforts that address both current operational needs and anticipate future challenges in military engagements. By investing in cutting-edge technologies, DARPA aims to provide the armed forces with enhanced situational awareness and operational effectiveness across diverse combat environments.
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Sensor Technology Research Development, Test & Evaluation Programs (0603767E) budget history and request
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Enacted | Requested | Forecasted | Forecasted | Forecasted | Forecasted |
| $268,754,000 | $283,905,000 | $231,633,000 | $239,391,000 | $202,189,000 | $174,094,000 | $158,040,000 | $189,051,000 | $286,705,000 | $292,757,000 | $358,580,000 | $267,961,000 | $129,658,000 | $159,392,000 | $159,875,000 | $156,808,000 |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Enacted | Requested | Forecasted | Forecasted | Forecasted | Forecasted |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 239,391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FY2025 Budget Released: 03/09/24