BAE Systems’ vehicle protection systems are developed and manufactured at the company’s facility in Austin, Texas.
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to provide soft kill active protection systems for U.S. Army combat vehicles, according to an announcement from the company.
These layered vehicle protection systems are designed to detect, track, and neutralize incoming anti-tank guided missiles, andthreats before they reach the vehicle hull. These systems enhance crew and vehicle survivability as well as mission effectiveness The contract will also support further development of BAE Systems’ Stormcrow and Terra Raven countermeasure systems and the delivery of prototype systems for vehicle integration and testing.
An APS integrates radar, electro-optical and infra-red sensors, a fire control processor, and a countermeasure launcher into a single defensive suite mounted on anvehicle. When the radar or the EO/IR sensor detects an inbound projectile, the system calculates intercept geometry and fires a countermeasure either a hard-kill interceptor or a soft-kill electronic jammer, depending on system type within milliseconds. The entire engagement cycle is largely autonomous, operating faster than a human crew can react.
APS systems comprise of sensors, countermeasure systems, and AI-enabled autonomy functions. The sensors comprise of a network of four high-definition , extended-view longwave IR camera cores that deliver 360 degree situational awareness and threat warnings to ground vehicle crews. The countermeasures system uses aircraft derived non-kinetic, infrared countermeasures to shield ground vehicles. The APS system leverages BAE Systems’ Rapid Optical Observation and Kill system.
It is a soft-kill countermeasure system which renders the threats ineffective by jamming them while also preserving the limited magazine depth of hard-kill kinetic countermeasures. These vehicle protection systems are developed and manufactured at the company’s Austin, Texas plant, whereas research and development support takes place at Merrimack, New Hampshire. Integrating APS onto existing vehicle platforms is not a straightforward retrofit.
The sensors require unobstructed fields of view, which can conflict with crew hatches, external stowage, and antenna mounts already present on legacy vehicles. Weight and power budgets are additional constraints. Combat vehicles carry finite electrical generation capacity, and adding sensor suites, processors, and actuators draws from the same bus that powers communications, thermal imaging, and other mission-critical systems. Get the latest in engineering, tech, space & science - delivered daily to your inbox.
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