Improved Homeland Defense (HLD) Interceptors

Abstract

The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the BMDS provides combatant commanders with a continuously available (24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year) capability to defend the Homeland against limited Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attacks. The improved Homeland Defense interceptor includes a RKV and the All Up Round (AUR) engineering necessary to integrate the RKV with new and existing booster configurations. The RKV improves interceptor reliability, reduces unit cost, improves maintainability in the field, and improves performance against emerging threats. The AUR engineering enables RKV integration with new and existing boost vehicles for flight testing and operational fielding.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0604874C_4_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Increase in FY 2018 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the enacted congressional adjustment for an additional 20 GBIs and the congressional reduction for C3 booster early to need. Increase in FY 2019 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the congressional reductions for forward financing in FY 2018. Decrease in FY 2020 from PB19 to PB20 reflects the cancellation of the C3 booster development effort.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Configuration Management
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Homeland Defense
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Kill Vehicles
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Production
  • Supply Chain
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

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