Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - Dem/Val

Abstract

The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Demonstration/Validation (Dem/Val) program provides responsive solutions to address emerging threats and issues through technology insertion/technology application for legacy and future ICBM systems, and other common strategic deterrent mission areas. The ICBM Dem/Val program conducts technology maturation and risk reduction activities for new capabilities to support Minuteman (MM) III sustainment, MM III to Sentinel (GBSD) weapon system transition, and future ICBM systems development. ICBM Dem/Val conducts advanced component development and prototyping to validate emerging strategic technologies and future upgrades to the ICBM enterprise. Efforts will identify methods to improve system performance, develop potential future Reentry Vehicle (RV) designs, mitigate evolving threats, reduce life cycle costs, and develop/expand modeling and simulation. Additionally, ICBM Dem/Val will provide experimental platforms for weapon qualification activities, improve nuclear safety and surety, ensure both viability and durability of strategic missile systems. The ICBM Dem/Val program will develop key enabling engineering tools for the ICBM mission to include Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), test software, and modernization of existing analytical tools. This program will leverage modular system, open architecture, and agile software development to build key enabling engineering tools and future upgrades to ICBMs. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2022, 0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2023, 0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0603851F_4_3600_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
FY2022 funding reflects an adjustment for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) of $2.724M. FY2024 funding reflects a realignment of $28M from ICBM Reentry Vehicles (PE 0101328F) to address shortfall.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Kinetic Weapons
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cost Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Force Structure
  • Instrumentation
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Reentry Vehicles
  • Reliability
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

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