SLAAC / ECMA (Electronic CounterMeasures Analysis) Application of ACS Lockheed Martin Government Electronic Systems and University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute SLAAC / ECMA (Electronic CounterMeasures Analysis) Application of ACS 6 - 8 April 1999 Prepared for DARPA-ITO ACS PI Meeting Rick Pancoast (609) 722-2354 rick.pancoast@lmco.com

USC SLAAC Affiliates DARPA DARPA Sandia UCLA ACS BYU Research Sonar Beamforming DARPA DARPA Ultra Wide- Band Coherent RF NUWC IR ATR NVL LANL Sandia ACS Research Community UCLA SAR/ ATR Sandia BYU Multi- dimensional Image Processing LANL USC ISI Component Developers Lockheed Martin GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS L O C K H E E D M A R T I N SLAAC Developers Electronic Counter- measures Challenge Problem Owners Applications 05/18/98 4

ACS - Electronic Countermeasures Analysis (ECMA) Background Shipboard ECMA Processor Upgrade Application Will Demonstrate a Different Application of ACS Technology ECMA Processor Utilizes Non-Linear Processing Functions Future Surface Combatants Must Respond to New TBMD Mission Adaptive Computing Provides the Ability to Respond to a New Threat That Must Be Addressed Provides for Real-Time Reconfiguration to the Current Threat Provides for Additional Fault Detection / Fault Isolation (FD/FI) Capability

ECMA Frame ECMA Frame Performs Electronic AEGIS CRUISER WITH AN/SPY-1 RADAR ECMA ECMA Frame Performs Electronic Counter-Measures Assessment for the AN/SPY-1 Radar on AEGIS Cruisers and Destroyers AN/SPY-1 GSA CABINET (4 BAY)

SLAAC- ECMA Program Goals DEMONSTRATE PROGRAMMABLE (COUNTER) COUNTERMEASURES FUNCTIONS IN ACS TECHNOLOGY DOCUMENT THE PROCESS DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL SLAAC DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY 90% REDUCTION IN SIZE (95% OR BETTER GOAL) CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN COST CAPABLE OF MISSION THREAT UPDATES ON A DAILY BASIS (PER DWELL UPDATE EVENTUALLY) DEVELOP A PLAN FOR NAVY TRANSITION

Legacy AN/SPY-1 Electronic Countermeasures Assessment (ECMA) Function - Provide Countermeasures Analysis and Jamming Analysis Processing Characteristics - Small Scale & Medium Scale Integrated Circuits (1970s) - Hard Wired Module Functions - Non-Linear Processing Functions - Aluminum Backplane - 6 Foot High 19” Equipment Rack Limitations - Fixed Configuration - Not Adaptable to Changing Threat - Difficult and Costly to Modify - Consumes Entire Frame (10% of DSP) - No Room for Growth AN/SPY-1 GSA CABINET (4 BAY)

Adaptive Computing-Based ECMA Signal Processor (SLAAC/ECMA) Function - Provide Functionality Identical to the Tactical ECMA Processor Characteristics - Utilize Modern High Density, High Speed COTS FPGAs - Module Functions Programmed via VHDL on COTS ACS Modules - Same (as Tactical) Processing Functions - Single COTS or Ruggedized VME Nest Advantages - Provides Real-Time Reconfiguration For the Current Threat - Provides Adaptability to Future Threats - COTS SLAAC Modules Provide Size Reduction (Approximately 90%) - Easy to Modify (VHDL Modifications) - Partially Populated VME Nest (<50%) - Room for Growth Desktop PC AMS Wildforce Board VME Nest CSPI 2641S Board SLAAC2 Board SLAAC COTS ECMA NEST (6U VME)

ACS - ECMA Technical Status Algorithm Mapping to ACS Technology Has Been Smooth 8 Existing ECMA Non-Linear Processing Functions Modeled 1 Enhanced (New Capability) Processing Function Modeled 5 ECMA Functions Have Been Board Tested (AMS Wildforce) Initial Mapping to AMS Wildforce Board in a PC Desktop Transition the VHDL Algorithms to a SLAAC2 / CSPI in VME Data Has Been Captured from a SPY-1 ECMA Frame 2 ECMA Functions Have Been Fully Implemented and Compared to an Actual SPY-1 Processor March Demonstration for DARPA-ITO at SLAAC Retreat 3Q99 Demo Planned With ECMA Functions in SLAAC2 Navy Interest in Demonstration With a SPY-1 Signal Processor Navy Funding Received to Implement Interface to SPY-1 & FD/FI Transition to Production Planning is Ongoing

SLAAC / ECMA Implementation ECMA Function 1: SPY ECMA Input Data SPY ECMA Output Data SLAAC ECMA Output Data ECMA Function 2: SPY ECMA Input Data SPY ECMA Output Data SLAAC ECMA Output Data

COTS ACS / SLAAC Modules Provide Significant Size & Cost Reduction Benefits of Adaptive Computing Technology for SPY ECMA Benefits - ACS FPGAs Provide for Higher Speed Operation . . . Enables Multiplexing - ACS FPGAs Provide Much Higher Gate Densities . . . More Functions per Board - ACS FPGAs Provide For Reconfiguration . . . Adaptability to the Changing Threat . . . Implementation of New Functions - ACS FPGAs Provide a Better Solution Than Programmable Processors (e.g PowerPC) and ASICs for Some Applications SPY ECMA Function 1 SPY ECMA Function 2 • ECMA Function 1 Utilizes 14% of 1 Wildforce FPGA (XC4062) and 2.8% of the Wildforce Board • ECMA Function 2 Utilizes 10% of 1 Wildforce FPGA (XC4062) and 2.0% of the Wildforce Board Annapolis Wildforce Board • ECMA Function 1 Utilizes 5.8% of 1 SLAAC2 FPGA (XC40150) and 0.97% of the SLAAC2 Board • ECMA Function 2 Utilizes 4.1% of 1 SLAAC2 FPGA (XC40150) and 0.68% of the SLAAC2 Board USC-ISI SLAAC2 Board COTS ACS / SLAAC Modules Provide Significant Size & Cost Reduction

SLAAC / ECMA Program Schedule 1998 1999 SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG Specify ECMA Algorithms Testbed Configuration & Assembly Demo. Scope & Definition Demo. Plan Algorithm Implementation Document Test Vector Simulation / Capture Document Verification & Test Document AMS -> SLAAC Conversion. DARPA Demo. (AMS / SLAAC I) DARPA Demo. (SLAAC II) Navy Demo. AEGIS Insertion Plan Final Report Real-Time Interface Definition (Navy TI) SLAAC/ECMA Scope Navy TI Scope

ACS Payoff for AEGIS Combat System Current Efforts - AEGIS SLAAC / ECMA ACS-Based ECMA Provides Significant Size, Weight, Cost Advantage ACS-Based ECMA Can be Easily Modified to Address New Threats ACS-Based ECMA Can be Reconfigured Real-Time (i.e. minutes) to Adapt to the Current Threat Future Areas of Payoff - Rapid Tactical Reconfiguration ACS Can Provide for Rapid Reconfiguration to Support Future AEGIS and Advanced Surface Combatant Requirements Real-Time Mission Level Adaptation (seconds) Radar Test Dwell HW Reconfiguration (10s of milliseconds) Radar Dwell-to-Dwell Reconfiguration (milliseconds) Reconfiguration Within a Dwell (<1 millisecond)

Next Generation SLAAC Board SLAAC / ECMA Roadmap 4Q 1998 1Q 1999 2Q 1999 3Q 1999 4Q 1999 1Q 2000 2Q 2000 3Q 2000 4Q 2000 1Q 2001 2Q 2001 TRANSITION TO AN/SPY-1 PRODUCTION DARPA / USC SLAAC SLAAC / ECMA NAVY ACS / ECMA NEXT GENERATION RADAR SYSTEMS FUTURE SURFACE COMBATANTS XP_LEFT XP_LEFT XP_XBAR X1 XP_RIGHT XP_XBAR X1 PMC BUS XP_RIGHT XP_LEFT XP_LEFT XP_XBAR X2 X2 XP_RIGHT XP_XBAR PCI BUS XP_RIGHT AMS Wildforce Board USC-ISI SLAAC1 Board USC-ISI SLAAC2 Board Next Generation SLAAC Board ACS-ECMA Potential : Backfit for Cruisers and Destroyers (84 Ships) Future Surface Combatants Next Generation Radar Systems