Land Based SM-3 (LBSM3)

Abstract

This program supports development of the Land-Based Standard Missile-3 (LBSM3) capability, Aegis Ashore. On 17 September 2009, the President announced an overarching plan to provide regional missile defense to U.S. deployed forces, allies, and partners in Europe called the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA). The EPAA policy specifically defines a timeline to deploy a mix of afloat and land-based Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capabilities. Aegis Ashore represents one of these land-based capabilities. The U.S. can also build on current efforts to pursue Phased Adaptive Approaches (PAAs) in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East regions. The PAA tailors U.S. BMD capabilities to specific theater needs enhancing integrated regional missile defenses to protect defended assets against medium, intermediate, and ultimately intercontinental range ballistic missiles. Aegis Ashore is a key component of EPAA Phases II (Romania) and III (Poland) and provides Aegis BMD capability against short to intermediate-range ballistic missiles in an ashore configuration. Aegis Ashore provides sophisticated engagement strategies and can adapt to threat updates while also being deployed/redeployed worldwide where needed to provide persistent coverage for the Geographic Combatant Commanders. Aegis Ashore re-hosts the required BMD components of a U.S. Navy Destroyer, including: SPY-1 Radio Direction and Ranging (Radar); Vertical Launch System (VLS), Computing Infrastructure; Command Control; Communications; Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Systems; and Operator Consoles. This program element will continue to modernize, develop, and test Aegis Ashore capability improvements at Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) in Hawaii for implementation at operational sites.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0604880C_4_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Increase in FY 2020 from PB19 to PB20 provides site activation requirements due to Poland construction delays and increased Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex activities to include installation of hardware and repairs and maintenance of infrastructure
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Computer Programs
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Systems
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Product Development
  • Risk Analysis
  • Security
  • Storage
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

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

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