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 MDS 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 MDS against threats. The BMDS Targets Program provides an economical and reliable inventory of targets, which are representative of feasible future threats and supports 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, 2023
Source ID
0603915C_4_0400_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
Increase of $25 million in FY 2022 provides the Congressional plus-ups for: + $20.000 million for Architecture Reactive Target Simulation (RTS) development + $5.000 million for missile defense system architecture integration and analysis center prototype Decrease of $17.8 million in FY 2022 reflects the Congressional reductions for: -$9.127 million for unjustified growth for LHD lack of validated requirement and acquisition strategy -$5.841 million for FTT-25 delay -$2.624 million for FTM-30 delay -$0.264 million for FTM-42 delay FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President's Budget request did not include out-year funding.
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

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Guided Missiles
  • High Performance Computing
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Logistics
  • Reliability
  • Rockets
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • United States Northern Command
  • Warfare

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