Air Force Research Laboratory

OneRY Range Overview

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Dr. Tony Kim DR-IV AFRL/RYM Integrity  Service  Excellence Air Force Research Laboratory

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Agenda

• OneRY Range

• Range Process

• Outdoor Range Overview

• Indoor Range Overview

• Summary

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED OneRY Range Mission/Vision

Provide OneRY Range the capability to perform Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation of Radars, EW, Bi-Static Scattering, and Antenna systems capability in the AFRL

OneRY featuring State of the art RF Range for in-house measurement capabilities to primarily support AFRL research, Air Force, and DOD. Collaboration with other military service laboratories, academia, industry, and international partners when possible. Provide facilities to researcher & scientist for the purpose of performing experimentation & demonstrations - basic and applied Radar research and development.

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED OneRY Range Team

RY Range Lead Ms. Jessica Holland Dr. Tony Kim Range Coordinator

Outdoor Range Manager Deputy/PM Indoor Range Manager Mr. Wayne Penix TBD Dr. Jim Stewart

RF Engineer Equipment Custodian RF Engineer Ms. Loria Wang Ms. Jill Chambers Ms. Brittany Wells RF Engineer Logistician RF Engineer Mr. Mike Ryyaken Mr. Jake Simpson Mr. George Kakas RF Engineer RF Technician RF Technician Mr. Andrew Kordik TBD Mr. Jarod Petry RF Technician Mr. John Borger RF Technician Mr. Dave Coates Student (50%) Ms. Sarah Terry RF Technician Mr. Tom Corigliano

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 Gov’t-10 Contractor-8 UNCLASSIFIED OneRY Current Status

OR IR

• L-Band Radar System • Anechoic Chamber • S-band Radar System • Dimension: L=88’, W=77’, H=56’ • X-band Radar System • Controlled temp/humidity • Springfield ANG • Certified for Classified operations • DiSeRR (Tillman Pit) • Compact Range • Portable S-Band • Frequency Range 0.4 – 50GHz • SCI C-Band Radar • Quite Zone 12’X12’ Cylinder • Ingram Hill • Reflector: 6m x6m parabolic • RF Instrumentation • PNA: 4ch pulsed/CW, 50GHz • Signal Gen: 250KHz – 44GHz • Arbitrary Waveform Generator • BW: 50MHz -5GHz • Target Positioning • Low Scattering Pylon • Dielectric tower with 6’x6’ platform

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Contract Vehicles

Current BAA (DEC)

OneRY BAA Sensor Innovative ALAS Research (SIR) BAA RADERS BAA

• R&D Contract • Service Contract

CRADA/IRAD

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED One RY Service Rate

Internal External Test Variations Customer Customer • Pre-test effort • Type of measurement • No costs* • Rates set by level of • Special test requirements • Compact Range Tests: effort • Analysis OneRY team executes all • Current rates of • Reporting data collections $5k/day*…applies to • Travel pre-test, & post-test • Contracting • Empty Chamber Tests: • Security OneRY team assists activities customer

* All customers must provide any specialized/unique items required for their test…or funding to acquire items

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Outdoor Range

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Current “as is” Operations Overview

Mission: Provide OneRY Range the capability to perform Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation of Radars, EW, Bi-Static Scattering, and Antenna systems capability in the AFRL Primary Measurement Support: L-Band S-Band X-Band Springfield TBD

Limited Measurement Support: In House R&D for S-Band DiSeRR SCI Radar Portable S-Band

OneRY Outdoor Current Capabilities: Outdoor Range Manager: • L-Band radar: (T/R) – Continuous data collection, real time processing, adaptivity Mr. Wayne Penix • S-Band radar: (T/R) – Imaging, tracking – Waveform / polarization adaptivity • X –Band radar: (T/R) – 1024-element phased array • Springfield radar: (R) – Fully digital passive radar with advanced specification • DiSeRR: (T/R) – Distributed sensing range – RF Tomography • Transportable C-Band SCI Radar (T) • Portable S-Band Radar (R) PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 Current UNOperationsCLASSIFIED Bldg 601 and other Location

Springfield

Ingram Hill

OneRY

DiSeRR

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED On-going & Planned Improvements

• Fully Functional Radars for all site • State of Art OneRy Radar Test sites • New & Improve Capabilities • Requirements • MIMO • Bistatic (all Site) • Customer • Radar Performance • Clutter assessment • R&D • Coherent Radar (all site) • Ground Radar for Space • Target Detection/Recognition/Track • Ionosphere Turbulence testing • Fully Integrated to all the CTC’s • Self Sustain

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 Outdoor RangeUNCapabilityCLASSIFIED Upgrade Schedule

FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

Manpower Hires & Skills Development

System Full Fuctional Analysis S-Band Radar

DiSeRR Ingram Hill MIMO & Bistatic CTC 1 Capability

Ground Radar SSA Development

Reqts System New Radar Survey Analysis Development

Continued Internal & External Customer Support & OneRY Techniques R&D as an Operational Range

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED L-Band

Parameter Value Tower New HPA Power 36kW / 100kW* Frequency range 1255 or 1350MHz PRF Fixed, up to 2kHz Pulse length Fixed, up to 100us Bandwidth 10MHz Rx Bandwidth 10MHz Reference channel No ADS-B / JSS feeds No Duty Cycle 3.6% Antenna Beamwidth 2.5Az - 9El Antenna Gain 30dBi Current Capabilities Beampattern Cosec^2 • Programmable Waveform Elevation Control -2 to +5 Mechanical • Create Range-Doppler maps Scan rate 10RPM • Ground targets Waveform programmability Yes, fixed – I-675 traffic ADC Dynamic Range 16bit – 200MS/s asynch – Ground clutter DAC Dynamic Range 14bit – 1.2GS/s asynch • Air targets (Rain / Clouds) Max Record Length 1sec Polarization H • Basic passive experiments

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED S-Band

Parameter Value Type Monopulse Power 2x13kW Frequency range 3.1-3.5 GHz PRF Fixed, up to 50kHz Pulse length 2-200us Instantaneous Bandwidth 140MHz ADS-B / JSS feeds No Reference Channels No Duty Cycle 10% Antenna Beamwidth 2deg Antenna Gain 40dBi Current Capabilities Beampattern Pencil / monopulse • Partial operational but good potential – RF chains not flexible and undocumented Elevation Control 90deg – A/D and D/A use test instrumentation Waveform programmability Yes, fixed – No coherent processing ADC Dynamic Range 8bit – 4GS/s asynch – Data acquisition limited to a fraction of a second DAC Dynamic Range 10bit – 4GS/s asynch • No tracking capability (In work) – Max Record Length <<1sec No monopulse – Antenna needs repair/maintenance Polarization H and V • Software limited and dysfunctional

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED X-Band

Parameter Value Tower Data Recording Power 1.7kW Frequency range 8.4-9.0, 9.2-10GHz (license) Antenna Type 1024 Element AESA Pulse length Fixed, up to 100us Bandwidth 800MHz # Channels 1 (up to 4 possible) ADS-B / JSS feeds No Array Duty Cycle 10% Antenna Beamwidth 3.6° Beam steering +- 60 az; +-45 el Current Capabilities • Basic ranging of ground targets Azimuth Control Manual • Manual control of array through software GUI Waveform programmability Yes, fixed • Wideband data recording with X-Com WARP system ADC Type 8bit – 12GS/s asynch Assessment DAC Type 14bit – 1.2GS/s asynch • Work on the “XBAR” radar is incomplete Max Record Length 44min (continuous) • 4-Channel DREX from Lincoln Labs has not been delivered Polarization LHCP Tx; LHCP or RHCP Rx • Test equipment is currently used for the DREX functions • Firmware work has recently been restarted • The ORR team needs training on how to operate this radar

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Springfield

Parameters Current Current Capabilities Tx Power 0 (Rx Only) • Analog beamforming Frequency range 400MHz to 1.5GHz – 48x4 independent elements Bandwidth Test Equipment Limited – Circular array designed for L-band • Data recording using test equipment # Channels 2 (16 subarray of 48) only ADS-B / JSS feeds No • Tower may be used to host the L,S,X- Antenna Beamwidth 30 deg band Radar calibration source Antenna Gain Not Available Elevation Control Manual Assessment Scan rate Stare • Analog beamformer was functionally ADC Dynamic Range Test Equipment (8bit) tested in 2015 Max Record Length Test Equipment (0.5s) • Data recording of 1 sec on oscilloscope Polarization H limits potential use for passive applications • No Rx chain – Directly digitize UHF TV signals with an oscilloscope • Scarce documentation

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED DiSeRR

Parameters Current Power 1W Frequency range 200-1000MHz PRF Programmable Pulse length Programmable Bandwidth 40MHz Reference Channel Yes Current Capabilities # Channels 12 • ADS-B / JSS feeds No Waveform design Duty Cycle Programmable • Tomography Tx Antenna Beamwidth 30° @ 400MHz • Passive data collection Omni Antenna Gain 0dBi • Drop-in customer hardware Elevation Control No Scan rate NA Assessment Waveform programmability Yes • Facility is up and running, available for ADC Dynamic Range 16bit – 122.88MS/s synch experiments DAC Dynamic Range 14bit – 245.76MS/s synch • Initial tomography experiments were Max Record Length 4GB RAM ~16sec performed in early January 2016 Polarization V

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Sensor Concepts Inc. Radar

SCI E-Series DCOR System Parameters LFMH (Indoor) DCOR (Outdoor) Tx Power 50mW 20W Frequency range 2-7.5, 8–11.5, 12-17.5 GHz 2-5.5, 6.1-11.5, 12.1–17.5 GHz Bandwidth 5.6GHz 5.6GHz # Channels 2 Tx + 2 Rx 2 Tx/Rx PRF 10kHz (max) 10kHz (max) Waveform LFM LFM Pulse Width 10us (max) 10us (max) Antenna User Supplied Parabolic Reflector H+V Beamwidth User Supplied 2°

Current Capabilities Assessment • Real-Time Displays • Limited programmability, turnkey • Dismount Data Collections system • Micro-Doppler Analysis • Indoor model is functional and • RCS Measurements available for experiments • • UAV Imaging Outdoor model needs repairs to RFSA head and Positioner (~$20k) • Vehicle Classification

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Portable S-Band

Parameter Value Power 0 (Rx only) Frequency range 3.25-3.35 GHz Quantity 6 receivers Bandwidth 10MHz Data transfer Ethernet / USB Antenna Gain Standard Gain Horn Elevation Control No Scan rate No Waveform programmability N/A Receive Only ADC Dynamic Range 16bit – 200MS/s asynch Max Record Length 1sec Assessment Polarization H and V • These units are have been used recently for research and are Current Capabilities functioning properly • Multistatic Passive Sensing • A transmitter was fashioned from test • Dual polarized equipment and connectorized components for use in the field

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Indoor Range

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Current “as is” Operations Overview

Mission: • Provide secure controlled environment to validate RF sensor technologies for transition to warfighter…spanning basic research to advance technology demonstration • Provide a research testbed to investigate new measurement techniques, hardware and algorithms Primary Measurement Support: • Antennas: Development of active and passive apertures & arrays for ground, air, and space systems…in situ tests in many cases • Distributed & Multi-static RF Systems: Anechoic chamber use for passive and active target detection, MIMO, RF link tests, etc… Limited Measurement Support: • Electronic Warfare: Anechoic chamber setup for limited types of EW hardware systems & algorithms assessments • Mono-static RCS: BerrieHill developmental system de-activated…

OneRY Chamber Capabilities: Indoor Range Manager: • Anechoic chamber dimensions: 88’ L x 77’ W x 56’ H • Compact range operating band: 400 MHz – 50 GHz Dr. James W. Stewart • Max test target dimensions: 12’ x 12’ AFRL/RYMD • Max test target weight: 5,000 lbs 2241 Avionics Circle Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Other On-Site Chambers: 937-528-8959 [email protected] • Small Compact Range (in-work): 2-67 GHz, 4’x3’ elliptical cyl. QZ [email protected] • Planar Near-Field Scanner: 1-18 GHz, 8’x20’ scan area

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Current Operations Bldg 601 Space Allocation

Prep Rm 5 Prep Rm 4 Prep Rm 3 Prep Rm 2 Fabrication RYMH RYDR RYDR/RYMR Room Lab PANCHO Lab

10k 10k lbCrane Bridge 5k lb Prep Rm 1 Gantry RYAP Crane Lab

Mezzanine 1. RYDR RASCAL Staging OneRY 2. Storage Area Operations & 3. Bulk Storage Control Room

O Collimated plane wave within a limited region -- QZ n e y R Y z QZ C h a m b e r

Reflector

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Current Operations RF Instrumentation & Positioning Eqmt

RF Instrumentation Target Positioning Equipment • Agilent 5245A PNA-X • Orbit pylon – Op Freq: 10 MHz – 50 GHz – 1500 lb tip – 4 Channels, Pulsed/CW…currently using CW – 3000 lb tip • Suite of legacy PAs & LNAs to meet RF link – Model tower assy budgets – Field probe assy, 12’ linear slide Data Acquisition & Analysis Software – Donut ground plane assy, 78” • Orbit 959 Spectrum Measurement • Dielectric tower – Antenna measurement – 5000 lb capacity – Field Probe measurement – 6’ x 6’ elevated platform space – RCS measurement – MI-Tech AZ/EL & roll stages • Pioneer RCS • Orbit field probe system • SABER RCS deconstruction – 12’ linear slide • MATLAB…custom scripts for analysis – Suite of OEW probes

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 Indoor Range CapabilityUNCLASSIFIED Upgrade Schedule

FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

Manpower Hires & Skills Development

In-house & ARA Range Characterization Certification Documentaion

System VHF/UHF Analysis Development

System Monostatic RCS Future Bi-Static Analysis Development RCS Upgrades

Continued Internal & External Customer Support & OneRY Techniques R&D as an Operational Range

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OneRY Range Summary

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Outdoor/Indoor Range Supporting CTC 1

• CTC 1.1 Long Stand-Off Sensing in Anti-Access Environments • Bistatic Space Base Illumination

• CTC 1.2 Robust Adaptive Sensing in Contested Spectrums Long Stand-Off Sensing in Anti-Access Environments • Sherlock Test Bed & Mobile Trailer • Outdoor Range • Project Roo Robust Adaptive Sensing in Contested Spectrums • CTC 1.3 Weapons Enterprise ISR Systems for Difficult Targets • MALD Support Indoor Range

Weapons Enterprise ISR Systems for Difficult Targets • CTC 1.4 Persistent Stand-In Sensing in A2/AD Environments • PMM Outdoor Range Support

• CTC 1.5 Full Spectrum Sensor Resource Management Persistent Stand-In Sensing in • SRM Test Support in OneRY Range (FY18-19) A2/AD Environments

• CTC 1.6 RF Sensor Technology for Efficient Combat ID • Indoor Range Support RF Sensor Technology for Efficient Combat ID

Full Spectrum Sensor Resource Management

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Outdoor/Indoor Range Supporting Other CTCs

• CTC-3 Spectrum Warfare • EW Test Outdoor Range Support • EW Test Indoor Range Support

• CTC-5 Automatic Target Recognition/Performance-Based Sensing • RYAP

• CTC-6 Enabling Sensor Devices/Components • RASCAL (Indoor Range)

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 UNCLASSIFIED Summary

Outdoor Range Indoor Range

Sensors Directorate Research Bi-Static Scattering Phenomenology Sensors Directorate Research Shadow Harvest ELINT Pod Laboratory (Bench-top) RF experiments Small Human Detection General outdoor (real-world) RF experiments Geodesic Phased Array Prototype RF equipment evaluation Sentinel Hawk Comm. Data Link Bistatic Radar experiments SUAS UHF Conformal Antenna Passive Radar Experiments Cooperative Mobil Platform Geolocation Multistatic Radar Experiments Direction Finding Multi-Mode Array Sensor week data collection Distributed Sensor Algorithm Other DoD Research: Cantenna Validation RADARSAT data collection (Canada) JETSiD Technology Demo Next-Generation Over the horizon radar (DARPA) Link 16 GPS Array W-band Noise Radar (USAF/NASA) Other DoD Research: Space Fence (USAF) RCS Handheld Imaging Tool Demo Silver Fang SUAS Mobile Launcher (USAF) SUAS Transponder Interference Assessments Line-of-Sight Data link radio test (US Navy) NPASS SATCOM Link Arrays Academia Collaborations: T-16 RCS Characterization (NATO) Passive surveillance radar (Ohio State university) Riddle (UDRI) Industry Test Support (via DoD Contract): MIMO radar (UDRI) Northrop Grumman RF Tomography (MTRI, U of Colorado) Physical Sciences Corp GPS Propagation Experiments (U of Miami) Defense Engineering Corp General and special purpose RF experiments for Wireless Technologies student training (AFIT) Academia Collaborations: Direction Finding Array (Ohio St. Univ.) UHF Bowtie Antenna (AFIT) LEO Satellite Atmospheric Correction (Utah St. Univ.) Noise Radar (AFIT)

PA Approved: 88ABW-2016-3792 PA 88ABW-2016-3777 UNCLASSIFIED Questions