Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense (AMD) System

Abstract

The PATRIOT system includes a family of hardware, software, interceptors (PAC-2, Guidance Enhanced Missiles, PAC-3 and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement) and Ground Support Equipment. As software and hardware improvements are developed, there is a continuing need for system level modeling, simulation, integration and testing. Modeling and Simulation (M&S)allow for performance assessment against all threats that would not be possible in flight tests due to cost, target and range constraints. Flight testing is periodically required for validation of the Modeling and Simulation as well as satisfying Army Test and Evaluation Command/Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (ATEC/DOTE) requirements of segment improvements. PATRIOT is an integral part of the overall Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Architecture and enables the incremental fielding of the system capability for Army Air and Missile Defense Battalions. Funding provides authority to identify, analyze, design and test materiel solutions to counter cybersecurity and electronic warfare shortcomings to all elements of the Patriot Air Defense Weapon System. FY2018 base dollars in the amount of $78.926 million continues program development with the integration of missile and ground system software and hardware in support of complete Post Deployment Build-8.1 (PDB-8.1). Continues the testing program to support the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) and system testing/analysis long lead activities for PDB-8.1 Development Test and Evaluation (DTE) and Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
0205456A_7_2040_PB_2018
Change Summary Explanation
This increase requests an additional $4M from the PB17 request to fund the modification of PATRIOT operational test target trajectory to better replicate advanced and evolving threats.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Testing
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Ground Support
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Integrals
  • Maintenance
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • System Software
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • 5G - Internet of Things
  • Cyber
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems

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