Earmark - Applications of LIDAR to Vehicles with Analysis (ALVA)

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force (57-3600)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Applications of LIDAR to Vehicles with Analysis (ALVA)

1 recipient will receive $7,753,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: ALVA overall research develops remote sensing laser radar technology for space and battlefield surveillance, and ballistic missile defense applications. ALVA HiCLASS continues to serve as the Government truth range sensor and will be augmented with low-power photon-counting laser radar for small and/or dim object tracking, characterization, and imaging. ALVA SID research is targeted at transitioning new laser intel and targeting sensors to the MAJCOMs, and continues to move toward showing the effectiveness of deployment of laser radar technology to the warfighter in Iraq.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Textron	$7,753		For-Profit	Wilmington, MA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 29, Page 325

Citation Excerpt: Applications of LIDAR to Vehicles with Analysis (ALVA)

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007