Pacific Discriminating Radar

Abstract

The Pacific Discriminating Radar Program Element is comprised of the PAC Radar program, a persistent discrimination sensor for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). PAC Radar addresses USNORTHCOM and USINDOPACOM operational requirements for a near term persistent solution against advancing threats and closes capability gaps throughout the Pacific region. PAC Radar provides 24/7 persistent tracking and discrimination capability against Homeland and Regional threats within an increasingly complex countermeasure environment, improves capability of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) interceptors and supports multi-mission areas (e.g., Space Situational Awareness & Intelligence Collection). The radar will leverage development efforts from other sensor projects to enhance discrimination, tracking, and hit assessment to maximize interceptor usage.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0604673C_4_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Decrease in FY 2019 from PB19 to PB20 reflects congressional transfer of Homeland Defense Radar - Hawaii (HDR-H) Budget Project MD41 from this PE to the new HDR-H PE 0604672C, and congressional adjustment --early to need. Decrease in FY 2020 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the transfer of Homeland Defense Radar - Hawaii (HDR-H) (MD41) from this PE to the new HDR-H PE 0604672C and a delay in PAC Radar initial fielding by two years from FY 2024 to FY 2026.
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
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Defense Systems
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Homeland Defense
  • Maintenance
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Radar Equipment
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Situational Awareness

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects

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