[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1396]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2008

  Mr. WALSH of New York. Madam Speaker consistent with Republican 
transparency standards, the following is a disclosure for each of my 
requested projects in the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act of Fiscal Year 2009, H.R. 5658:
  Requesting Member: Rep. James T. Walsh.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army Account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Syracuse Research Corporation.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 6225 Running Ridge Rd., Syracuse, NY 
13212.
  Description of Request: Include $4 million in H.R. 5658--Army Account 
RDT&E--Advanced Tactical Computer Science and Sensor Technology--to 
assist transition of the Foliage Penetrating, Reconnaissance, 
Surveillance, Tracking, and Engagement Radar (FORESTER) prototype to an 
operational configuration adding User specific capabilities.
  The FORESTER Program is on-going with radar integration and testing 
continuing through the remainder of FY08 on the A160 Hummingbird. The 
Program objectives are being met, namely to detect and track moving 
dismounted soldiers and vehicles under foliage to a range of at least 
30 km, and to detect and track people and vehicles in the open or 
through foliage to a range of at least 50 km. FORESTER can also detect 
and track moving low-altitude air vehicles such as helicopters, small 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and aircraft to a range of 75 km. 
Additionally, FORESTER has a real-time radar mode to image targets 
concealed in the foliage. The FY09 request will provide funding 
necessary to transition FORESTER to the User community and apply the 
technology to additional platforms.
  Currently, U.S. Forces have no radar capability to detect and track 
activity under foliage. FORESTER is an airborne sensor system that 
provides standoff and persistent wide-area surveillance of dismounted 
troops and vehicles moving through foliage. Designed and developed to 
fly on the A160 Hummingbird unmanned helicopter, FORESTER is one-of-a-
kind technology providing the warfighter with all-weather, day-night 
target detection and tracking capability in real-time. This request 
would leverage the existing technology to accommodate other platforms 
and border surveillance applications. Specifically, transition the 
FORESTER prototype to an operational configuration adding User specific 
capabilities, including: performance improvements, platform 
integration, flight test execution, and demonstration of the system on 
new platforms.

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