IMAGING INFRARED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY TECHNOLOGY Ship self defense against anti-ship missiles is an ongoing interest to the Navy. The Naval Research Laboratory and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division are performing a study to determine any future requirements for decoys to imaging infrared guided anti-ship missiles. Prospective sources are invited to provide written briefs or existing technical documentation describing pertinent new decoy technologies for use against the imaging threat and/or briefs or existing technical documentation describing imaging seeker algorithms for ship detection and tracking. Information is desired to enhance the Navy's understanding of the current state of technologies and to suggest technical approaches that might be applied to ship board IR decoys to protect against imaging infrared guided anti-ship missiles. Documentation of analyses indicating potential effectiveness should be included if available. The Navy reserves the right to use all information provided for evaluation purposes while protecting proprietary interests. This is not a Request for Proposal. The Government does not intend to pay for the requested information. WEB: Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, jethoms@nswc.navy.mil.

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