Hypersonic Defense

Abstract

This program element supports a focused program that includes executing the systems engineering process, full kill chain technology identification and maturation, providing analysis and assessment of target of opportunity events, and executing near term sensor and command and control capability upgrades to address defense from hypersonic threats, which pose a significant threat. The Hypersonic Defense effort will develop and deliver a set of material solutions to address and defeat hypersonic threats informed by a set of near term technology demonstrations. Based on Department of Defense FY 2017 efforts to counter hypersonic threats, MDA will assess architecture alternatives and provide recommendations for future BMDS configurations to keep pace with evolving threats. An integrated set of enhancements provides incremental capability measured by progress and knowledge points in the following areas: - Establishment of systems engineering needs, requirements, and architecture trade studies to identify alternative material solutions - Modification of existing BMDS sensors and C2BMC element for hypersonic threats - Definition of weapon concepts and investments in key technology to enable a broad set of solutions including kinetic and non-kinetic means both right and left of launch - Execution of a series of sensor technology demonstrations, to include ground, airborne and space-based technology, to inform the development strategy

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0604181C_4_0400_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
The increase in FY 2019 from PB18 to PB19 reflects Program Wide Support (PWS) being proportionately reallocated to the Hypersonic Defense program element.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Airborne
  • Battle Management
  • Boost Phase
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Data Processing
  • Demonstrations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Lessons Learned
  • Product Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

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

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