BMD Enabling Programs

Abstract

The Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Enabling Programs provide critical products and processes needed to combine element missile defense systems into a single, integrated and layered BMDS to provide new defensive capabilities and evaluate existing capabilities against the emerging threats. Specifically, the Enabling Programs: - Define BMDS architectures and functional requirements, conduct Analyses of Alternatives (AoA) for the DoD, and provide engineering requirements, execution support, and pre- and post-mission analysis for BMD System tests - Provide validated models and simulations for BMD System assessment - Assess BMDS performance and deliver capabilities to the Warfighter - Provide multi-disciplinary security and intelligence support for BMDS acquisition, development, test, and deployment - Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to MDA and the BMDS and develop and implement strategies to mitigate those risks - Assess architecture alternatives to address advanced threats and provide recommendations for future BMDS configurations to keep pace with evolving threats - Provide Information Management tools and products supporting the development of BMDS capabilities while safeguarding networks and critical program information - Provide MDA secure communication networks, IT systems, special purpose processing nodes, operations and monitoring centers, and disaster recovery and continuity of operations requirements - Evaluate quality, technical safeguards, and mission assurance effectiveness - Assess System ability to maintain integrity and superiority with advances in technology development This Program Element includes BMDS threat discrimination improvements, which will enhance BMDS effectiveness against the evolving adversary threat. The end result will be a BMDS architecture more capable of discriminating and destroying reentry vehicles with a higher degree of confidence, improving Warfighter shot doctrine, and more efficiently using interceptor inventory. BMDS threat discrimination improvements are funded from the Enabling (0603890C), Midcourse (0603882C), BMD Sensors (0603884C), BMD Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) (0603896C), and Aegis BMD (0603892C) PEs. This effort also investigates concepts and explores system engineering issues associated with innovative space applications for missile defense intercept and defeat system. FY 2017 Amended Budget Request Justification: $+7.000M is required to address Joint Emergent Operational Need and emergency warfighting readiness requirements to ensure readiness of the BMDS. +$6.700 million project MD24 to begin NDAA-directed efforts to develop a Hypersonic Threat Defense program. Efforts include 180-day study, plume and hardbody signature data for threat analyses, an accelerated Analysis of Alternatives, leveraging DoD-level resources to augment promising technology analysis, and participation in a target of opportunity mission to obtain sensor data. This is a Joint Emergent Operational Need requirement. +$0.300 million project MT23 to provide additional M&S support for BMDS ground test planning and execution to ensure readiness of the BMDS.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
• Source ID: 0603890C_4_0400_PB_2018
• Change Summary Explanation: The increase in FY2018 from PB17 to PB18 supports emerging Department of Defense priorities, including: -- Aegis Ashore Defense ($10.000 million) -- M&S improvements ($5.320 million) -- Discrimination Improvements and Countermeasures Mitigation ($3.172 million) FY 2017 Amended Budget Request Justification: $+7.000M is required to address Joint Emergent Operational Need and emergency warfighting readiness requirements to ensure readiness of the BMDS.
• Service Agency Name: Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Human Systems
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Business Administration
• Computer Network Security
• Computer Networks
• Computer Security Techniques
• Cybersecurity
• Cyberspace Operations
• Data Analysis
• Defense Systems
• Information Assurance
• Information Security
• Information Systems
• Insider Threats
• National Security
• Supply Chain
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

• Hypersonics
• Space