Ballistic Missile Defense Targets

Abstract

The Targets PE includes the Targets Program and, beginning in FY 2013, a portion of Program-Wide Support. As part of the total Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), the Targets PE provides centrally managed targets and countermeasures development and procurement for a cost effective, integrated system-level test approach. Targets and Countermeasures (TC) has realized past and future savings by centralized competition and management of targets and countermeasures using efficient procurement and lot buys resulting in economies of scale and cost savings. Based on the systems engineering assessments of threat intelligence, the Targets and Countermeasures program develops, builds, and supports the launch of Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) targets, Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) targets, Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) targets, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) targets, and common payloads and components to test, verify, and validate the performance of the BMDS against feasible threat signatures. The TC program provides an economical and reliable inventory of targets which are representative of feasible future threats and demonstrate capability of the evolving layered missile defense system in a simultaneous test and operations threat environment. MD40 Program-Wide Support consists of essential non-headquarters management costs in support of the MDA functions and activities across the entire BMDS.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0603915C_4_0400_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2012 reflects congressional transfer from PE 0603888C (Consolidated Appropriation Act of FY 2012 (Public Law 112-74)). FY 2013 reflects changes as provided in the Consolidated Appropriation Act of FY 2012 (Public Law 112-74).
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Budgets
  • Countermeasures
  • Defense Systems
  • Integrated Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Prototypes
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

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