The Miss Distance Scoring Sensor (MDSS) is the airborne element of the Kratos Scoring System Suite. Tracking data from the MDSS is transferred in real time to the Automated Ground Scoring Ground Station, where it is captured and processed to produce scores for the user.
The MDSS is installed within airborne platforms to measure the miss distance between the target and the passing projectiles or missiles. The Kratos Scoring System has been field-proven supporting ballistic missile target and subscale aerial target missions, providing scoring results for air-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-sea missions. It is a noncooperative Doppler radar system that is capable of providing real-time telemetry signals; to the Kratos Ground Scoring Station for fast and accurate miss distance, time, and closing velocity data for high altitude and low altitude intercept scenarios.
The MDSS operates against high performance missiles as well as ballistic projectiles as small as 76 mm. The Kratos Scoring System Suite supports live-fire training mission environments containing up to six target vehicles, with each vehicle equipped with the scoring sensor. Each MDSS operates without concern of interference from other miss distance sensors. It consists of two functional elements; a miss distance radar sensor to acquire the scoring information and a telemetry transmitter downlink to send the scoring information to a ground scoring station.
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