Integrated Nuclear Weapons Security Sys Dev
Abstract
The Enhanced Special Weapons effort supports the Nuclear Weapons Security program and SSBN Escort mission. The policies and requirements regarding the safeguard of nuclear weapons within the Department of Defense is established by DoD S5210.41M. Within the Department of the Navy, nuclear weapons are limited to TRIDENT Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBM), either deployed aboard TRIDENT submarines or located landside at Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay or Naval Submarine Base, Bangor where missiles are first assembled as well as repaired. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has assigned the Strategic Systems Programs, the FBM program manager, with mission responsibility for the safeguard of FBM nuclear assets. More specifically, the mission includes landside and pier operations as well as transits to and from the dive point, each of which present challenges to personnel as well as existing technologies. This budget supports efforts directed at improving the current technological baseline through a series of studies focusing on land, waterside, and in transit requirements, including both surface and underwater. Collectively, these efforts will improve countermeasure technologies addressing detection, delay and denial. The Palletized Protection System (PPS) is a self contained, autonomous, readily transportable, limited area defense anti-missile system designed to protect high value critical assets from threat missiles by either disrupting their guidance and control systems, or physically intercepting and destroying them in flight. PPS is designed to be emplaced on an escort vessel and two U.S. Coast Guard 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boats. PPS development efforts funded in FY2007 and FY2008 were delayed due to technical and developmental issues. An above threshold reprogramming action was processed to fund additional FY2009 efforts required to complete test and evaluation efforts. Subsequent to the reprogramming, the PPS contract was terminated and all PPS development efforts have been cancelled. A portion of the FY09 funding is required to address contract termination costs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 3158_0101221N_7_1319_PB_2011
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