Advanced Concepts and Performance Assessment
Abstract
The Advanced Concepts and Performance Assessment (ACPA) Program Element delivers a government concept that integrates concept definition, simulation, analysis, and testbed capability. ACPA's focus is on the exploration of novel and/or emerging capabilities that may have the potential to enhance the Missile Defense System. ACPA centralizes assessment of advanced missile defense technology and delivers insight into the performance of proposed concepts extending the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) ability to address evolving threats for the Warfighter. Working with national laboratories and industry, MDA will invest in the analysis and assessment of directed energy system components to determine their effectiveness and capability for missile defense. Subject Matter Experts provide independent assessments of government, university, and industry technology concepts, used in concert with systems engineering requirements, to support acquisition strategy decisions and define technology focus areas. The innovative structured concept definition and assessment methodology enables MDA to quickly validate focus areas, verify contractor technology solutions, and evaluate promising concepts in future Missile Defense System architectures. This methodology significantly enhances MDA's ability to assess technology concepts while decreasing the cost of development by: - Delivering Independent model-based simulations of industry technology concepts to inform the systems engineering process - Quantifying expectations through algorithms, digital simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and/or demonstration events prior to expensive live fire test events - Executing end-to-end testing of technology concepts integrated with weapon systems through Command and Control network architectures - Maturing and conducting assessments of new technologies to evaluate their readiness for transition to the future Missile Defense System - Supports early coordination with the program elements to promote efficient integration into the Missile Defense System and provide additional capability to meet the Warfighter needs Performance assessment of advanced concepts is the key enabler for government evaluation of technology in the earliest stages of development and maximizes the efficiency of technology investments. Performance assessment is used to quantify capability expectations of innovative concepts to counter the expanding regional and homeland missile threats, including ballistic and cruise missiles, and hypersonic vehicles.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 0603176C_3_0400_PB_2024
- Change Summary Explanation
- Congressional Adds Details FY 2023 Congressional Adds Total $23.0 million Project: MD71 Advanced Concepts and Performance Assessments - Hypersonic kill vehicle Hardware-in-the-Loop upgrades ($15 million) - Generic left/right of launch architecture system simulation (GLASS) ($4 million) Project: MC71 Cyber Operations - Cyber Operations ($4 million)
- Service Agency Name
- Missile Defense Agency
Entities
Organizations
- Missile Defense Agency
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