Hard and Deeply Buried Target Defeat System (HDBTDS) Program
Abstract
Direct Strike Penetrator Systems project includes the development of a Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) known as Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) and analysis efforts for the follow-on Hard Target Munitions (HTM) program. The Hard and Deeply Buried Target Defeat System (HDBTDS) development activity is based on the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) for HDBTDS, 1 Aug 2005, and the MOP development is based on the 2007 Urgent Operational Need (UON) document (resubmitted in 2009). The Direct Strike Penetrator System is an advanced precision guided penetrator munition that will provide the Air Force with an improved capability using air-to-surface conventional munitions to attack Hard & Deeply Buried Targets (HDBT), such as bunker and tunnel facilities. This system holds HDBTs at risk using fewer weapons and reducing the number of missions necessary to defeat targets, resulting in an increase to overall mission survivability. The Direct Strike Penetrator provides a critical global strike capability not currently met by inventory conventional weapons. It will hold at risk those highest priority assets essential to the enemy's warfighting ability, which are heavily defended and protected. The Direct Strike Penetrator Systems project is also conducting a HTM analysis-of-alternative (AoA) to determine the best weapons and/or development efforts for addressing the Hard and Deeply Buried Targets (HDBT) mission area. At the completion of the AoA, the Air Force will add funds to start the development, production, modification activities for the HDBT attack weapons identified in the AoA as the most effective and affordable weapons. The AoA will include the performance, operational suitability, and cost of alternative hard target defeat systems. HTM is a pre-MDAP program. This program is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P) because effort is necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 0604327F_4_3600_PB_2015
- Change Summary Explanation
- No Significant Changes
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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