A -- DISCOVERER II JOINT PROGRAM BRIEFING TO INDUSTRY SPECIAL NOTICE 98-14, (Technical POC: Dr. William Jeffrey, DARPA/TTO; Contractual POC: Ms. Algeria Tate, DARPA/CMD): The Program Manager, Discoverer II Joint Program, will host a day-long, unclassified review of the Discoverer II program for interested representatives of U.S. Government and U.S. industry only, 24 June 1998, at the Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), Laurel, MD. The Discoverer II program (descendent of the DARPA STARLITE concept) is a joint DARPA, Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) program to develop and demonstrate an affordable space-based radar (SBR) providing high range resolution ground moving target indication (HR-GMTI) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging capabilities, as well as direct theater tasking and downlink to the warfighter. Current program plans envision the competitive design of the Discoverer II system (space and ground segments), the fabrication of two satellites, and the conduct of a one-to-two year (FY03-04) on-orbitconcept demonstration. The primary Discoverer II program objective is to sufficiently evolve technology to enable deployment of an affordable SBR constellation (average satellite acquisition cost of less than $100M) that addresses theater reconnaissance and surveillance needs. The intent of hosting a briefing to industry is to introduce the Discoverer II Joint Program Manager and members of the program staff, describe the joint program organization, specify appropriate channels for communicating with the joint program, and review program history, objectives, current status, schedule, funding, on-going risk reduction activities (such as the efforts to design a spaceborne low-cost, light-weight, multi-mode, phased array radar), and on-going programs to field upgraded/new tactical reconnaissance tasking, data processing, exploitation and dissemination systems. The Joint Program Manager will also encourage input from industry on the Discoverer II schedule, and the structure of the forthcoming solicitation for proposals for Discoverer II system design, integration and demonstration (planned for initial release in late summer 1998). Organizations wishing their representatives to attend should submit attendance requests, in writing, to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Discoverer II Joint Program (DJPO), Attn: Ms. Christine Kaiser, fax number (703) 807-0678, email: ckaiser@snap.org, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22303-1714. Registration requests must specify proposed attendees by name and SSN. If you do not wish your name released, please indicate such at the time of registration. Requests should be received NLT 10 June 1998. Registrations will be confirmed by 15 June.

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