Low Cost Missile Defeat (LCMD) Prototype
Abstract
LCMD Prototype is a ballistic missile defense system designed to counter current and emerging Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) threats. LCMD is structured using a building block approach that first conducts a technology demonstration effort under the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Emerging Capability & Prototyping (DASD (EC&P)) to accelerate technology maturation. The Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for the system has been formulated to integrate LCMD into the existing National Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) architecture and will prioritize the use of existing components and systems already fielded. LCMD is not designed as a replacement to existing BMD systems, but rather as a lower cost complementary/augmentative component to forward-deployed BMD assets. The LCMD capability will augment current BMD systems and mitigate threat vulnerabilities to U.S. personnel and strategic assets. Initial LCMD architecture, specifications, performance and critical technologies were defined, analyzed, and tested in FY 2014 under the Emerging Capabilities and Technology Development Program Element (PE) 0603699D8Z.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 30f89c2ac9c063ff2e0f75ad77e6a83a