Ballistic Missile Defense Targets

Abstract

The BMDS Targets Program Element (PE) 0603915C (transferred from PE 0603888C) 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 BMDS Targets Program provides centrally managed targets and countermeasures development and procurement for a cost effective, integrated system-level test approach. The BMDS Targets Program has realized past and future savings by centralized competition and management of targets and countermeasures using efficient acquisition strategies and lot buys resulting in economies of scale and cost savings. Based on the systems engineering assessments of threat intelligence, the BMDS Program Element develops, builds, and supports the launch of Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM: Less than 100Km range) targets, Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM: 1000-3000 Km Range) targets, Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM: 3000-5500 Km Range) targets, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM: Greater than 5500 km range) targets, and Multi-Class Components to test, verify, and validate the performance of the BMDS against feasible threat signatures. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) BMDS Targets 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 (PWS) consists of essential non-headquarters management costs in support of the MDA functions and activities across the entire Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0603915C_4_0400_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2014 funding was realigned from Program Element 0603914C to fully fund modified requirements of Integrated Master Test Plan based on fact-of-life adjustments to Missile Defense Agency`s test program.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Launched
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Countermeasures
  • Defense Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Logistics
  • Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.

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