Guam Defense Development

Abstract

This program develops a Missile Defense System for the defense of Guam against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats as a high priority mission for the Department of Defense (DoD). The Missile Defense System will form a key part of strategic deterrence and supports the Pacific Deterrence Initiative. In FY 2022 MDA initiated studies and analysis, architecture development and siting analysis. FY 2023 continues architecture development and increases the development and modification of the distributed radar, Aegis Guam System support, environmental studies, site design, activation and advanced planning. In FY 2024, the program leverages the results of studies and analysis to continue to provide for developing and fielding distributed land-based launchers, distributed sensors, and integrated communications across Guam. The architecture acquisition process also provides increased Aegis Weapon System development for Guam integration, site activation, environmental protection, engineering, and interoperability activities to balance costs and associated risks. The FY 2024 architecture includes integration efforts between MDA, U.S. Army, and U.S. Navy systems, which includes a 360 degree persistent integrated air and missile defense with distributed Mk-41 Vertical Launching Systems, Army Standard Missile Launchers, and an AN/TPY-6 (formerly AN/TPY-X) to provide for the Defense of Guam. Guam Architecture System will be controlled by a Joint Command Center with additional Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System; Aegis Guam System; and Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) mission node providing local continuity of operations. Initial capability will be demonstrated on Guam in 2024, enhanced capability in 2029, and future additional capability in the 2030's. (Additional information available in a higher classification level).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0604102C_4_0400_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2023 Congressional Directed Reductions Total $4.735 million: Project MD65: Early to Need Increase in FY 2024 provides additional funding to support Guam architecture and schedule.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Kinetic Weapons
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battle Management
  • Command And Control
  • Command Centers
  • Configuration Management
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Electronically Scanned Array
  • Engineering
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Product Development
  • Radar
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Modeling Language
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Cognitive Aging in the Guam and Border Populations Affected by Alzheimer's Disease and Tau-Associated Dementias.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Hypersonics

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