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 series of material solutions to defeat hypersonic threats informed by a set of near term technology demonstrations. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) continues to assess architecture alternatives and provide recommendations for future BMDS configurations to keep pace with evolving threats. MDA will leverage and upgrade existing systems, pursue hypersonic threat defeat weapon system capabilities, and develop disruptive technologies that augment future hypersonic defense architectures. These integrated sets of enhancements will provide incremental capabilities measured by progress and knowledge points in the following areas: - Systems Engineering (Architecture Analysis, technology prioritization, requirements development, integration planning, test planning & assessment and lethality) - Modification of existing Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) sensors and Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) element for hypersonic threats - Hypersonic Defense Weapon Systems Technology Development to enable a broad set of solutions including kinetic and non-kinetic means - Advanced development of Sensor and C2 Technology to include ground, airborne and space-based technologies, to inform the development strategy

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0604181C_4_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Decrease in FY 2018 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the enacted congressional adjustments of: - $15.200 million reduction to Hypersonic Defense for funds request early to need pending completion of the Analysis of Alternatives - $4.350 million Reprogramming add for Hypersonic Defense Increase in FY 2019 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the enacted congressional adjustment for hypersonic defense.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battle Management
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Defense Systems
  • Deployment
  • Disruptive Technology
  • Engineering
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Mathematics
  • Product Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

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

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