Aegis SM-3 BLOCK IIA CO-DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD) mission is to deliver an enduring, operationally effective and supportable Ballistic Missile Defense capability on Aegis cruisers and destroyers to defend the nation, deployed forces, friends and allies, and to increase this capability by delivering evolutionary improvements as part of Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) upgrades. The Aegis BMD element of the BMDS builds upon the existing U.S. Navy Aegis Weapons System (AWS) and Standard Missile (SM) infrastructures. Aegis BMD provides a forward-deployable, mobile capability to detect and track Ballistic Missiles of all ranges, and the ability to destroy Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM), Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM), Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), and selected long-range class threats in the midcourse phase of flight. Upgrades to both the Aegis BMD Weapon System and the SM-3 configurations will enable Aegis BMD to provide effective, supportable defensive capability against more difficult threats in all phases of flight, including Long Range Ballistic Missiles (LRBMs). The FY 2011 program is balanced reflecting the four focus areas of the current Missile Defense Program: to develop, rigorously test, and field an integrated BMDS architecture to counter existing regional threats, continue a viable Homeland Defense against rouge threats beyond 2030; demonstrate our proven technologies to show Missile Defense works; and develop technologies to hedge against future missile threat growth. The best way to dissuade, deter, and defeat ballistic missile threats is through integrated ballistic missile defense capabilities -- weapons, sensors, and Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC). A potential or actual attack may cross regions and may fly higher and faster than stand-alone, autonomous capabilities operated by a single Military Service can defend against. Integrated BMD capabilities draw on space-, land-, and sea-based assets operated by multiple Services to provide both the best sensor information on the enemy missile`s location and track as well as a more diverse and effective set of weapon options for the Combatant Commander to defeat the attack -- all connected by a unifying C2BMC system. As a result, an effort funded in a program element (PE) may be critical to the success of efforts in the other PE -- we refer to these connections as ``interdependencies``. Throughout the budget justification materials we have attempted to highlight interdependencies to fully explain the relationship between different parts of the proposed program. The U.S./Japan Joint Cooperative Research (JCR) program conducted cooperative research in Ballistic Missile Defense. The research focused on the development of advanced missile technologies in four components of the SM-3 guided missile: sensor, advanced kinetic warhead, second stage propulsion and lightweight nosecone. In FY 2006, the JCR project concluded with the flight testing of the lightweight nosecone in Joint Control Test Vehicle-1 (JCTV-1). Aegis BMD and the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) have undertaken an SM-3 Cooperative Development (SCD) program, which consists of a spiral upgrade of the SM-3 Blk IB missile to a 21-inch diameter SM-3 missile (SM-3 Blk IIA). The objective of the SCD project is the development and initial at-sea flight test of the SM-3 Blk IIA missile. The SM-3 Blk IIA missile will increase the area that can be defended by Aegis BMD and increase the probability of kill against a larger threat set. It will leverage enhanced capability provided by BMDS sensor upgrades. The SM-3 Blk IIA missile development will build upon established joint research investments by both the U.S. and Japan. The system analysis, system trade studies, and BMD system performance goals established in the U.S./Japan BMD Joint Analysis (JAWS) completed in March 2005 are the foundation for developing the SM-3 Blk IIA missile. Key technology improvements over the current SM-3 Blk IA missile planned for the SM-3 Blk IIA missile include a significant increase in velocity and range provided by a 21-inch diameter rocket motor propulsion stack, and increased seeker sensitivity and divert capability incorporated in an advanced kinetic warhead. Key component technologies to be developed under this Annex include, but are not limited to: Lightweight nosecone, advanced kinetic warhead, 21-inch second stage rocket motor, and 21-inch third stage rocket motor. The U.S. and Japan will equitably share both work and cost. The Scope of Work of the SCD project can be defined in three phases: Phase I implements the SCD scope of work as it was defined in the original annex, taking the program through completion of the SDR. Aegis BMD will execute risk reduction efforts for the propulsion, nosecone, seeker and DACS development efforts and test plans, and conduct requirements definition for the SM-3 Blk IIA missile configuration. Phase I will also initiate information exchange related to production and maintenance of the SM-3 Blk IIA missile and introduce the phased engineering approach. Upon completion of requirements definition, a schedule for development and testing, and work share and cost share for development and testing will be refined. Phase II will capture program changes as set out in the first planned amendment, and refine the scope of work from SDR to completion of the CDR. Aegis BMD will refine requirements and define the performance allocation and component configuration for the development and testing of the SM-3 Blk IIA missile, and both parties will design, fabricate, test, and evaluate the SM-3 Block IIA missile. Both parties will continue the information exchanges related to production and maintenance in Phase II. Phase III will capture program changes as set out in the second planned amendment, and refine the scope of work from CDR to the completion of the SCD flight test program as defined in the Agreement. This phase defines developmental cost share agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan, completes component engineering and integration, executes cooperative flight tests, and continues discussions on production and maintenance options. BMD Systems Engineering: BMD Systems Engineering provides System Description Documents and System Specifications for elements to design, build, integrate and test BMDS components. These products optimize performance at the system level and further ensure that the assessment of the designed BMD System is based on sufficient ground and flight testing. Aegis BMD compliance with BMD System level requirements is monitored in a series of requirements and design reviews both at the system and element levels. Unifying Missile Defense Functions: MDA has a set of Unifying Missile Defense Functions (UMDFs), which increase the effectiveness of the BMD System (including probability of engagement success, increase in defended area and raid size capacity, additional redundancy of architecture, unity of command) through the integration of MDA developed capabilities. These UMDF efforts are Sensor Registration (reporting of sensor errors / biases), Correlation (ensuring the information from multiple sensors seeing a threat relates to the same object), System Track (creating a single engageable track of a threat from multiple reports provided by different land, sea, and space based multiple sensors), Discrimination (identifying object details to determine the target from debris or decoys), Battle Management (combining the best sensors and shooters to ensure the highest probability of a kill), Hit / Kill Assessment (determining if the target selected was destroyed after missile impact), and Communications (providing the worldwide connection of sensors and shooters to command authorities). UMDFs are implemented across the BMDS elements to create and utilize system level data and decisions that allow Combatant Commanders the ability to automatically and manually optimize sensor coverage and interceptor inventory to defend against all ranges of ballistic threats. Common Threat Engineering: Common threat engineering produces common and consistent adversary trajectory and signature data to enable BMD System and sub-system concept and requirements, design, verification, and assessment. Common Threat data is contained in the Adversary Capability Document (ACD) and Adversary Data Packages (ADP) and drives BMDS ground tests, flight tests, digital simulations, and pre-mission analysis activities. It is also used to develop the BMD System Description Document and BMD System Specification. BMDS Hardware In The Loop (HWIL): The BMD Single Stimulation Framework (SSF) utilizes HWIL assets to support primarily BMDS ground testing, pre and post flight test mission construction and reconstruction, portions of the training capability, Wargames, exercises and BMDS contingency studies, as well as various other use cases to enable BMDS performance in a simulated environment. Each BMDS Element supports the M&S Program by providing HWIL representations ready for integration into the BMDS system-level framework to support full-envelope BMDS ground test, flight test, and training events based upon Agency and Warfighter needs. Proving Missile Defense: Working with the Services` Operational Test Agencies (OTA), with the support of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), MDA has developed a test program to improve confidence in missile defense capabilities under development and ensure the capabilities transferred to the war fighter are operationally effective, suitable, and survivable. The BMDS performance evaluation strategy is to develop models and simulations of the BMDS and compare their predictions to empirical data collected through comprehensive flight and ground testing to validate their accuracy, rather than physically testing all possible combinations of BMDS configurations, engagement conditions, and target phenomena. The BMDS test review determined how to validate our models and simulations so that our war fighting commanders have confidence in the predicted performance of the BMDS, especially when those commanders consider employing the BMDS in ways other than originally planned or against threats unknown at this time. The test plan review resulted in a Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP) that is event-oriented and extends until the collection of all identified data is completed to ensure adequate test investments. The bottom line is that MDA is focused on conducting meaningful ballistic missile testing that rigorously demonstrates the capabilities of the BMDS. MiDAESS: MDA will transition from the existing legacy, project-oriented Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor construct to an enterprise-wide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) approach to support the BMDS mission. The objectives are to implement national engineering and support services for the BMDS mission across the enterprise, enhance the sharing of ballistic missile defense expertise and knowledge across the Agency, centralize the acquisition of support services manpower in a more efficient manner and reduce Agency overhead cost. A&AS support includes engineering and technical services; studies, analyses, and evaluations; and management and professional services.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0604881C_4_0400_PB_2011
• Change Summary Explanation: Beginning in FY 2010, funding was transferred to this PE from PE 0603892C, Ballistic Missile Defense Aegis, per Congressional direction. No FY 2011 data provided in PB10.
• Service Agency Name: Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Ballistic Missiles
• Battle Management
• Control Systems
• Control Test Vehicles
• Cost Analysis
• Engineering
• Guided Missiles
• Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
• Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
• Rocket Engines
• Rockets
• Short Range Ballistic Missiles
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Vehicles
• Theater Ballistic Missiles

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

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