Ballistic Missile Defense Targets

Abstract

The Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Targets Program provides centrally managed targets and countermeasures development and procurement for a cost effective, integrated system-level approach to BMDS testing. The 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. Based on engineering assessments of threat intelligence data, the BMDS Targets Program develops, builds, and supports the launch of Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM: Less than 1000 Kilometer range) targets, Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM: 1000-3000 Kilometer Range) targets, Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM: 3000-5500 Kilometer Range) targets, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM: Greater than 5500 Kilometer range) targets, and Multi-Class Components to test, verify, and validate the performance of the BMDS against threats. MDA's BMDS Targets Program provides an economical and reliable inventory of targets which are representative of feasible future threats and support demonstration of the 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 efforts providing integrated and efficient support to MDA functions and activities across the entire BMDS.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0603915C_4_0400_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2017 decrease reflects realignment of Department of Defense priorities.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Deployment
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Product Development
  • Rockets
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.

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