Strategic Sub & Wpns Sys Supt

Abstract

The Joint Warhead Fuze Sustainment Program (0951) is an effort to develop advanced components to improve the reliability, safety, and security of Arming, Fuzing and Firing (AF&F) systems for nuclear reentry systems. The current effort is focused on supporting the Alteration of the AF&F system for the MK5/W88 system which will be five years beyond its design life at the scheduled deployment of the AF&F Alteration. This effort also supports future utilization of the developed components by the US Air Force and United Kingdom. The Technology Applications Program (2228) supports the TRIDENT II (D5) Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) that provides the U.S. a weapon system with greater accuracy and payload capability as compared to the TRIDENT I (C4) system. TRIDENT II enhances U.S. strategic deterrence providing a survivable, sea-based system capable of engaging the full spectrum of potential targets with fewer submarines. This Program Element supports investigations into new technologies which would help mitigate the program impact due to component obsolescence and a rapidly decreasing manufacturing support base. These efforts include Reentry System Applications and Guidance System Applications which will be terminated in 2014. The W78/88-1 Life Extension Program (3097) is an effort to conduct the Navy portion of a DoD/DOE Nuclear Weapons Council initiated Phase 6.2/6.2A investigation of design options and associated feasibility and cost study for a life extension of the Air Force W78 Reentry Vehicle and Navy W88 Reentry Body. The study will evaluate options and select a preferred solution(s) for a common Nuclear Explosive Package (NEP), including improved safety capabilities, which could be integrated into both the W78 and W88 platforms. In addition the study will conduct a cost study for a refurbishment life extension of the current W88 design. The Integrated Nuclear Weapons Security System (INWSS) (3158) efforts support the Nuclear Weapons Security program and SSBN Escort mission. The policies and requirements regarding the safeguard of nuclear weapons within the Department of Defense is established by DoD S5210.41M. Within the Department of the Navy, nuclear weapons are limited to TRIDENT Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBM), either deployed aboard TRIDENT submarines or located landside at Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, or Naval Submarine Base, Bangor where missiles are first assembled as well as repaired. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has assigned the Strategic Systems Programs, the FBM program manager, with mission responsibility for the safeguard of FBM nuclear technologies. This budget supports efforts directed at improving the current technological baseline through a series of studies. These efforts will improve countermeasure technologies to address detection, delay and denial.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0101221N_7_1319_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
Funding reduced in FY 2014 for the cancellation of Re-entry Systems Applications Programs (RSAP). Funding reduced in FY 2014 for the Integrated Nuclear Weapons Security System (INWSS) program to promote synergy in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation projects with Nuclear Security Enhancement Program (NSEP) projects. Funding realigned in FY 2014 from the Joint Warhead Fuze Sustainment Program (0951) to support the W78/88-1 Life Extension Program.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Heat Shields
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Nuclear Weapons Security
  • Production
  • Production Engineering
  • Reentry Vehicles
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Submarine Bases
  • Submarines
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security

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