Smoke, Obscurant and Target Defeating Sys-Adv Dev

Screening Obscuration Module (SOM) is a rapidly deployable modular system that can disrupt electromagnetic sensors used for identification and targeting. SOM can be deployed on multiple platforms ranging from fielded platforms to future unmanned robotic platforms. The SOM strategy includes an incremental approach: SOM-Visual (SOM-V, increment one), SOM-Bispectral (SOM-B, increment two), and SOM-Multispectral (SOM-M, increment three). SOM-M covers the full spectrum of visual through millimeter wave screening obscuration; covering all three incremental capabilities. SOM benefits the warfighter by disrupting adversaries targeting systems and improving soldier and platform survivability.

The SOM Multispectral (SOM-M) effort is comprised of development activities that include prototyping, field testing, and user touch points which supports fielding critical capabilities, while Science & Technology (S&T) efforts continue the maturation of emerging technologies. The SOM strategy includes an incremental approach: SOM-Visual (SOM-V, increment one), SOM-Bispectral (SOM-B, increment two), and SOM-Multispectral (SOM-M, increment three). SOM-M will acquire capability through a tailored acquisition approach that allows prototyping and procurement of available capabilities while continuing to insert emerging S&T efforts.