PAC-3/MSE Missile

Abstract

This system is an integral part of the overall Air and Missile Defense (AMD) architecture and enables the incremental fielding of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Fire Control System/capability for the composite Army Air and Missile Defense Battalions. The Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) is the latest version of the PAC-3 Missile. It provides a more agile and lethal interceptor that increases the engagement envelope/defended area of the PATRIOT System. Both Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) and Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) activities are required to be executed during Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) in support of the planned Full Rate Production (FRP) decision. As software and hardware improvements are developed there is a continuing need for system level modeling, simulations, and tests. Modeling and Simulation allow for performance assessment against all threats that would not be possible in flight tests due to cost, target, and range constraints. Flight testing is periodically required for validation of the Modeling and Simulation as well as satisfying Army Test & Evaluation Command/Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (ATEC/DOTE) requirements.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2016
• Source ID: 0605456A_5_2040_PB_2016
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Defense
• Ballistic Missiles
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Defense Systems
• Flight Simulators
• Flight Testing
• Ground Control Stations
• Ground Support
• Ground Support Equipment
• Insensitive Explosives
• Military Acquisition
• Simulations
• Simulators
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Equipment

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• 5G
• 5G - DoD 5G Program
• 5G - Internet of Things