Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR)

Abstract

The Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Vision Study, conducted by MDA with United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), identified the need to provide a Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) to the BMDS to address the need to provide persistent (24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year) precision tracking and discrimination capability. The development, integration and fielding of the LRDR will provide an improved persistent midcourse BMDS discrimination capability in the Pacific sensor architecture, optimize employment of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor inventory, and address evolving threats. In addition the radar will provide larger hit assessment coverage, potentially improving warfighting capability to manage the Ground Based Interceptor (GBI) inventory and improve the capacity of the BMDS. MD40 Program-Wide Support (PWS) consists of essential non-headquarters management efforts providing integrated and efficient support to MDA functions and activities across the entire BMDS.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0604873C_4_0400_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2017 increase reflects a realignment of funds to the Long Range Discrimination Radar (0604873C) Program Element to address Agency priorities. This PE encompasses LRDR program transition from the design phase to the production and integration phase. During FY 2017, MDA will conduct Critical Design Reviews (CDRs) at the component, subsystem, and system levels. Following a successful system CDR, MDA will order parts based on the approved designs. MDA will begin manufacturing and testing high-volume components and will develop the major software elements. In addition, MDA will prepare site infrastructure for construction and integration activities.
• Service Agency Name: Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Ballistic Missiles
• Battle Management
• Contractors
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Estimates
• Engineering
• Ground Based
• Midcourse Defense
• Situational Awareness
• Software Development
• Space Situational Awareness
• United States
• United States Strategic Command
• Warfare

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Missile Defense Systems.