TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORP — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: MDA19-004

TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORP — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$1,495,675
Agency
Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
Topic
MDA19-004
Solicitation
19.2
NAICS
Place of performance
VA
Period
2020-12-21 → 2022-12-20

Description

An evolving set of missile threats will challenge Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) in the future. Advanced long-range radar is one component of a system to counter this threat, yet such powerful radars can also inadvertently detect and track a number of non-threat objects and signals in the environment. In Phase 1, TSC reviewed advanced methods in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), developed prototype AI/ML algorithms to mitigate the impact of such non-threat objects and signals on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) radars, and demonstrated the feasibility of this approach on a surrogate problem. In Phase II, TSC will expand the scope of work including exploring a broader set of AI/ML techniques, modifying the algorithms for application to specific operational systems, and validating the overall approach on measured and higher-fidelity simulated datasets. Approved for Public Release | 20-MDA-10643 (3 Dec 20)