Ballistic Missile Defense Technology

Abstract

The Advanced Technology Development effort develops technology to address emerging threats. Enhanced Command, Control, Battle Management and Communication improves the ability of BMDS to counter raids and integrates early intercept experiments. High Performance Interceptor matures technology to reduce interceptor costs, improve reliability, and increase speed, which will enable earlier intercepts. This program element also invests in next generation technology by conducting research with universities, University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC), Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), small businesses and industry at all levels to address the threats we expect to face in the future. The Agency`s Advanced Technology portfolio focuses on developing and demonstrating technology that address potential gaps in the BMDS identified by the warfighter in the Prioritized Capabilities List. Contributions to Combatant Commanders` Priorities Capabilities List include: - Evaluate airborne and space based sensor data for applicability to the future BMDS - Integrate and fuse sensor data for greater track accuracy - Classify, identify, characterize, and discriminate items of interest - Direct/control all battle management, command, and control operations in connection with response to a threat - Engage and re-engage a threat Three goals for Advanced Technology are: - Pursue cost and operationally effective capabilities to explore and develop technologies for use against future threats - Develop and demonstrate the maturity of the components of future BMDS architectures, in next and future generations, by conducting experiments to enable thorough assessment - Leverage technology investments of other DoD organizations, industry, other government agencies and international partners

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0603175C_3_0400_PB_2012
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY12 $161.872 million dollar decrease in this program element is the result of the move of High Performance Interceptor content and associated funding to the Standard Missile-3 Block IIB PE 0603902C.
• Service Agency Name: Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Arrays
• Artificial Satellites
• Attitude Control Systems
• Ballistic Missiles
• Battle Management
• Command And Control
• Commerce
• Communication Systems
• Control Systems
• Focal Plane Arrays
• Focal Planes
• Laser Applications
• Lasers
• Small Business
• Space Systems
• Technology Transfer

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Space