Ballistic Missile Defense Terminal Defense Segment

Abstract

The Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Terminal Defense Segment provides vital forward-deployable capabilities to support regional defensive BMD operations. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system provides Combatant Commands (CCMD) a globally-transportable, rapidly-deployable capability to intercept and destroy short-range, medium-range, and limited intermediate-range missile threats inside or outside the atmosphere during terminal phase of flight. This Program Element investigates concepts and continues the development and integration of multiple, independent THAAD software upgrades to address the evolving threat, improve warfighter's defense planning, and improve capabilities to engage short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), and limited intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) threats.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0603881C_4_0400_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
Increase in FY 2020 provides a $4M Congressional add for Cyber Security enhancements. Increase in FY 2021 provides funding for initiation of the development for the THAAD Layered Homeland Defense Prototype, additional development requirements in support of Software Build 4.0 - THAAD/Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Integration Part 1 (USINDOPACOM JEON) and Software Build 5.0 - Expanded Regional Defense.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Area Defense
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • High Altitude
  • Homeland Defense
  • Information Assurance
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Manufacturing
  • Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Reliability
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Software Development
  • Terminal Defense
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.

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