Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR)

Abstract

The mission of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program is to design, develop, integrate, deliver, field, and sustain the LRDR as an element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Increment 6b Homeland Defense (HLD) Capability. This capability is representative of LRDR Configuration 1. Initial fielding of the LRDR is planned for 2020 leading to an Operational Capability Declaration in FY 2022. The LRDR is comprised of a LRDR Equipment Shelter (LES), housing two radar array faces, a Mission Control Facility (MCF) which supports radar operations, and supporting facilities and infrastructure. The Secretary of the Air Force approved Clear Air Force Station, Alaska as the LRDR site. The Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is the designated Lead Major Command (MAJCOM). The LRDR operates in the S-band frequency, features scalable and open systems architecture to mitigate evolving threats, and integrates into the BMDS through the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system. This Program Element includes BMDS threat discrimination improvements to enhance BMDS effectiveness against the evolving threat. The result will be a BMDS architecture more capable of discriminating and intercepting re-entry vehicles with a higher degree of confidence to improve Warfighter shot doctrine, and conserve Ground-Based Defense (GMD) interceptor inventory. LRDR also supports additional mission areas including Space Situational Awareness.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0604873C_4_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Increase in FY 2018 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the enacted congressional adjustment for Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar System (BMEWS) removal. Increase in FY 2019 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the enacted congressional adjustment for Facility Restoration Sustainment and Maintenance (FSRM). Increase in FY 2020 from PB19 to PB20 provides pre-transition and transfer logistics activities, data collection events to support system acceptance, and prime contract costs.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battle Management
  • Contracts
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Defense Systems
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Radar
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Situational Awareness

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects

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