Pacific Discriminating Radar

Abstract

The Pacific Discriminating Radar Program Element is comprised of two new persistent discrimination sensors for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) including the Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii (HDR-H) and the Homeland Defense Radar-Pacific (HDR-P). Both sensors address NORTHCOM and PACOM operational requirements for a near term persistent solution against advancing threats and closes capability gaps throughout the Pacific region. Both sensors provide 24/7 tracking and discrimination capability against increasingly complex threats, improve capability of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) interceptors and provide for the defense of the Continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii. The radars will leverage development efforts from other sensor projects to enhance discrimination, tracking, and hit assessment to maximize interceptor usage. The HDR-H final testing, integration and delivery is planned for FY 2023 and the HDR-P will complete testing, integration and delivery in FY 2024.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: 0604673C_4_0400_PB_2019
• Change Summary Explanation: The increase from PB18 to PB19 in FY 2019 reflects the realignment of the Homeland Defense Radar - Hawaii (HDR-H) from the Ballistic Missile Defense Sensors Program Element 0603884C and includes funding for the Homeland Defense Radar - Pacific (HDR-P), a new sensor within the BMDS.
• Service Agency Name: Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Sensors
• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Ballistic Missiles
• Battle Management
• Computing System Architectures
• Contractors
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Defense Systems
• Environment
• Homeland Defense
• Open System Architecture
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Radar Equipment
• Situational Awareness
• Space Situational Awareness
• Systems Engineering

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.