Foreign Material Exploitation (FME)

As foreign weapon systems continue to expand, evolve, and pose increasing threats to the US, effective and timely analysis, characterization, and evaluation of foreign materiel are essential. Dynetics has been a major participant in 70 foreign materiel exploitation programs since the late 1970s. Our experience and expertise encompass a broad array of weapon systems and components, to include:

• Surface-to-air missile systems (short range (including MANPADS), medium range, and long range)
• Surface-to-surface missile systems,
• Air-to-surface missile systems,
• Cruise missiles
• Anti-tank guided missiles
• Missile subsystems (seekers (EO/IR and RF); proximity fuzes (active EO and RF); warheads; autopilots; guidance computers; inertial instruments, altimeters, command guidance receivers decoders and tracking beacons; propulsion systems; power systems; airframes; aerodynamics; and kinematic performance)
• Active protection systems for armored vehicles
• Radars (acquisition radars, target engagement radars, missile guidance radars)
• Optical trackers and ancillary equipment
• Command, communication, computer, and control (C4) systems
• Computers and software algorithms

This equipment ranges in size from small hand-held devices to complete, multi-vehicle brigade-level systems.

Dynetics has developed a comprehensive exploitation process to completely characterize subsystem and overall system performance. This process supports US Government efforts to understand threat weapon systems operation and capabilities and gain extensive insight into specific threat vulnerabilities. From these exploitation programs, we have developed effective tactics/countermeasures and produced accurate high-fidelity, electronic warfare capable simulations and simulators of threat systems.

Dynetics continuously invests in facilities, test equipment, and infrastructure to integrate the engineering, analytical, and technical skills needed to exploit all types of weapon systems. We have also supported weapon system integration and operation at numerous Government hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) facilities and open-air ranges.

With an established legacy of FME support, Dynetics is committed to high-quality analysis, characterization, and evaluation of foreign materiel to support U.S. vulnerability assessments, countermeasure development, and development of tactics and simulators.