Advanced Research

Abstract

The Advanced Research program element (PE) conducts leading edge advanced research and development to create and enable future missile defense capabilities. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) executes this mission by capitalizing on the creativity and innovation of the brightest minds in our Nation's universities and small businesses, collaborative research partnerships between allied countries, academic institutions, and innovative ideas from industry. This includes a focus on facilitating the transition of technology to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) through a Commercialization and Transition Office and the execution of the Rapid Innovation Fund Program.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0603180C_3_0400_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: Increase in FY 2019 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the enacted congressional adjustment to accelerate Hypersonic Defense technologies.
• Service Agency Name: Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Air Platforms
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Additive Manufacturing
• Air Force
• Ballistic Missiles
• Command And Control
• Commerce
• Composite Structures
• Computer Science
• Data Processing
• Defense Systems
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Materials
• Materials Science
• Radar
• Small Business
• Test And Evaluation
• Vehicles

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Missile Defense Systems.