Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - EMD

Abstract

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) efforts will ensure the extension of the operational life of the Minuteman III ICBM weapon system through 2030. The Support Equipment program designs, develops, and tests replacement of obsolete/non-serviceable weapon system support and flight test equipment. The efforts include design, development, and testing of support equipment such as Electrical-Electronic Equipment Test Sets (EEETS), Reentry Field Support Equipment (RFSE), Code System Media (CSM), Payload Transporter Replacement (PTR), Higher Authority Command/Rapid Message Processing Element (HAC/RMPE) Message Generator, Strategic Targeting Application Computer System (STACS), and Transporter Erector Replacement Program (TERP). In FY15, efforts listed above in PE 0604851F, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - EMD, Project 655037, Support Equipment will be included in PE 0101213F, Minuteman Squadrons, Project 672985, MM Support Equip. Also in FY15, PTR funding was eliminated pending revalidation of the requirement through an ICBM Transportation Security Study due July 2014. PTR development will continue in FY14. Efforts also include the design, development, and testing of replacement flight test equipment necessary to conduct Force Development Evaluations (FDEs) and ICBM Fuze Modernization flight tests such as the Instrumentation Wafer Replacement Program (IWRP) and the Signal Conditioner Monitor (SCM) replacement program. FDEs are required by USSTRATCOM and the Department of Energy to determine continuing reliability and effectiveness of the ICBM weapon system. Beginning in FY 2015, IWRP and SCM efforts previously included in PE 0604851F, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - EMD, Project 655037, Support Equipment will be included in PE 0101213F, Minuteman Squadrons, Project 672984, MM III Baseline Support as one combined program, the MM III Instrumentation Wafer Replacement Program (MMIWRP). Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Cryptography Upgrade Increment II (ICU II) executes USSTRATCOM, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), and Nuclear Weapon Safety Center (NWSC) requirements by implementing the KS-60 capabilities of remote key/code change and irreversible transformation as mandated in the approved Capabilities Development Document (CDD) dated 4 January 2005 and addresses Nuclear Weapon System Safety Group Operational Safety Review (NWSSG OSR) requirements 98-2, 00-1 and 02-2. It also incorporates continuous signal lockout capabilities to prevent the widespread loss of status monitoring. These features will greatly increase security during code changes by reducing the frequency of open sites 75 days annually and will reduce associated resource costs for 450 launch facilities (LF) and 45 launch control centers (LCC). In FY 2015, ICU II effort previously included in PE 0604851, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - EMD, Project 655081, ICBM Crypto will be included in PE 0101213F, Minuteman Squadrons, Project 672986, MM Crypto Mods. The Operational Equipment program designs, develops, and tests replacement of weapon system equipment. The effort includes the Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Modernization effort to define operational requirements, investigate available technologies and prepare an acquisition strategy for SRM development. This effort, coupled with the Propulsion Application Program under PE 0603851F, ICBM Demonstration/Validation, will support development of requirements and implementation timeline for a follow-on SRM program. In FY 2015, new efforts related to the Operational Equipment will start under PE 0101213F, Minuteman Squadrons, Project 672987, MM Ops Equip. This program is Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0604851F_5_3600_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2013 funding reflects a decrease of $11.152M due to sequestration and a decrease of $0.178M due to Congressional reductions. FY 2014 reflects a decrease of $32.682M due to Congressional reductions. FY 2015 reflects PTR funding elimination in the amount of $17.180M and a reduction in TERP in the amount of $12.963M. Also, funding reflects a transfer of funding from PE 0604851F to PE 0101213F in the amount of $58.508M.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Message Processing
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Sets
  • Transporter Erectors
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Microelectronics

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