The Navy wants a sensor system that can detect and identify optically-guided anti-ship missiles.
The Combined EO/IR Surveillance and Response System (CESARS) project features several capabilities, according to the Office of Naval Research presolicitation. There is an enhanced electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) countermeasure (CM) and situational awareness capability, as well as the Shipboard Panoramic EO/IR Cueing and Surveillance System (SPECSS) and Multispectral EO/IR Countermeasures for Advanced Threats (MEIRCAT).
Resource: Read the Presolicitation
“The primary function of SPECSS is to perform wide field-of-view target detection and tracking, with subsequent cueing of MEIRCAT high-resolution sensors,” the Navy said. “The primary threats that define the requirements for SPECSS are anti-ship missiles and FAC/FIAC (Fast Attack Craft/Fast Inshore Attack Craft). The threats of secondary importance are UAVs.”
