Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - Dem/Val
Abstract
The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Demonstration/Validation (Dem/Val) program ensures the development of strategic capability in response to the Nuclear Posture Review, recommendations of the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Strategic Advisory Group, USSTRATCOM Commander Guidance, and the Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence. ICBM Dem/Val provides responsive solutions to address emerging threats and issues through technology insertion and 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-LGM-35A Sentinel 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, ensuring both the viability and durability of strategic missile systems. The ICBM Dem/Val program will develop key enabling engineering tools for the ICBM mission to include Model 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. Please note: All FY24 funding in ICBM Dem/Val in the FY24 PB was consolidated into the Long Range Planning (LRP) Project 644209. In this FY25 PB budget submission, the Air Force has distributed funding across all Projects within this PE to support ongoing activities and better align projects to their purpose and increase clarity in this portfolio for FY25. The FY 2025 funding request was reduced by $1.685M to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2023, 0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2024, 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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0603851F_4_3600_PB_2025
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY25 budget increase reflects investment in this portfolio's technology maturation efforts to deliver future ICBM capabilities. FY25 funding request was reduced by $1.685M to account for the availability of prior year execution balances.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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