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. 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. The 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0603915C_4_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Increase in FY 2018 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the enacted congressional adjustments to accelerate deployment of 20 additional Ground Based Interceptors (GBI) with Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV), Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)/Patriot Joint Emergent Operational Need (JEON), and FTM-29 flight test repeat. Increase in FY 2019 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the enacted congressional adjustments to fund cybersecurity upgrades, THAAD/Patriot JEON requirements, and development of an advanced target. The congressional decrease was for acceleration of boosters - requirement forward funded in FY 2018. Increase in FY 2020 from PB19 to PB20 provides the advanced target, fully funding the USFK JEON, target obsolescence, and Integrated Master Test Plan flight test adjustments.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Cybersecurity
  • Defense Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Product Development
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Space Systems
  • Storage
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

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