Technology Maturation Initiatives
Abstract
Technology Maturation Initiatives builds off of the technology successfully tested under the Weapons Technology Program Element (0603178C) and Discrimination Sensor Technology Program Element (0603177C). This program element combines individual technology breakthroughs and develops and demonstrates prototype advanced components and systems to address complex discrimination and tracking challenges for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) in support of the Strategic Command's Prioritized Capabilities List, and addresses evolving threats to the homeland from the Pacific theatre. The MDA will develop two prototype platforms, one near-term sensor platform and one mid-term directed energy platform for precision track. The Discrimination Sensor Prototype Development project incrementally develops, integrates and tests next-generation sensors and detectors on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to demonstrate airborne Launch-on-Remote, Engage-on-Remote, discrimination and handover improvements for missile defense. These advanced sensors improve the probability of engagement success for stressing threats, expand the Ballistic Missile Defense battle space and increase the ability to negate larger raid sizes. The Discrimination Sensor prototype significantly enhances the following BMDS priorities: - Discriminating lethal objects from countermeasures - End-to-end correlation of sensor track and discrimination data - Timely and accurate kill assessment - Precisely tracking boosting missiles from launch detection through destruction - Providing track information to the shooter with sufficient quality to enable launch-on-remote/engage-on-remote The Directed Energy Prototype Development project develops, integrates and tests low power laser systems on an UAV. This low power laser prototype test platform addresses a broad spectrum of directed energy mission applications while developing a missile defense concept of operations doctrine for incorporating lasers into the BMDS. The Agency will begin design of an UAV-borne laser flight demonstrator selected from the five Industry concepts competitively awarded in FY 2015 under the Weapons Technology program element. The Agency is addressing the next step in laser power and aperture size by integrating and testing a low power laser, nominally 10 kilowatts, on an UAV to fully explore the directed energy multi-mission platform construct and develop a sound directed energy concept of operations. The Technology Maturation Initiatives Test project captures the cost to test the prototype systems developed under the Directed Energy Prototype Development project and the Discrimination Sensor Prototype Development project under realistic conditions in conjunction with on-going Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) testing and through dedicated live fire tests to inform continued prototype testing, full development and limited fielding decisions. The Cyber Operations project sustains the Missile Defense Agency Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program and Controls Validation Testing activities for Technology Maturation Initiatives. MD40 Program-Wide Support (PWS) consists of essential non-headquarters management efforts providing integrated and efficient support to the MDA functions and activities across the entire Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 0604115C_4_0400_PB_2016
- Change Summary Explanation
- The FY 2016 increase of $96.300 million reflects: - An increase of $56.802 million for advanced component development & prototype efforts in discrimination and directed energy to address an emerging threat - A transfer of $35.263 million in funding and content which has progressed past the advanced research level for an advanced component and development prototype program from the following: --$31.078 million from the Discrimination Sensor Technology program element, 0603177C --$4.185 million from Weapons Technology program element, 0603178C - A transfer of $4.235 million from multiple Missile Defense Agency (MDA) program elements to MD40 Program Wide Support
- Service Agency Name
- Missile Defense Agency
Entities
Organizations
- Missile Defense Agency
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