Improved Homeland Defense (HLD) Interceptor Development
Abstract
HLD development objectives include: redesigning the GMD kill vehicle, implementing tactical booster modifications, and upgrading the GMD Ground Systems. The RKV will be built with a modular, open architecture and designed with common interfaces and standards, making upgrades easier and broadening MDA's vendor and supplier base. The design for growth allows future upgradability. The Configuration 3 integrated boost vehicle will incorporate enhanced lightning protection, power transient protection, and survivability enhancements. The All-Up Round (AUR) development strategy is to develop, test, and field the C3 integrated boost vehicle and 2-or 3-stage flight mode for all boost vehicle configurations. The AUR approach also integrates the RKV with three different 3-stage boost vehicle configurations: C1, C2, and C3. Post-Intercept Assessment capability will allow the warfighter to know whether engagements were successful and modify firing doctrine as needed to account for the outcome. PIA implementation will potentially reduce the number of GBIs required to defeat a threat. The goal of all of these efforts is to develop and field an integrated set of capabilities to improve the reliability, lethality, and discrimination to defeat future threats.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 189d9905529f28e13bec24f74b090b74