GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT (GBSD)
Abstract
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program will design, develop, produce and deploy a replacement for the current Minuteman III (MM III) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) weapon system in order to maintain a safe, secure, reliable, and effective nuclear deterrent. The GBSD program will deliver a fully integrated weapon system beginning in Fiscal Year 2029 to lower lifecycle costs and to close key capability gaps and vulnerabilities identified in the GBSD Capabilities Based Assessment, GBSD Capabilities Development Document, and the GBSD Analysis of Alternatives. GBSD will also mitigate ground-based deterrent degradation due to MM III component age-out and attrition. The GBSD program will include prime contractor development of applicable support equipment, data, flight test hardware and infrastructure, and training systems while examining and mitigating risk during the MM III to GBSD transition. GBSD program office has partnered with MM III program office to facilitate communication and integration of the weapon system recapitalization during the MM III to GBSD transition. This program includes any needed nuclear surety and certification and system vulnerability assessments. During the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase, the GBSD program will execute 1) government system engineering, analytics, and test capability development; 2) air vehicle equipment development; 3) command & launch systems development; 4) launch systems development; 5) support systems development; and 6) weapon system integration. Government systems engineering investments include development of model-based systems engineering (MBSE), integration, test software, product life-cycle management framework, and modernization of existing system engineering labs and infrastructure. Air vehicle equipment is an integrated missile stack which includes the propulsion, post-boost, guidance, and re-entry systems sub-components. Command & launch encompasses all command and control components and interfaces, associated ground hardware, ground control equipment and associated software directly related to the survivability, monitoring, and launch of the replacement flight system. Launch systems include launch centers, launch facilities, and structures and associated ground mechanical systems. Support systems include operator and maintenance training systems hardware and software, security system architecture, transport support equipment, program office and weapon system facilities, and peculiar/common support equipment. Weapon system integration risk reduction includes non-proprietary open systems architecture with well-defined interfaces and a modular design at the weapon system level to allow future modification and technology insertion. As GBSD progresses toward Critical Design Review (CDR), the GBSD weapon system design will dictate the parameters for the MILCON real property requirements and their integration with the weapon system component requirements as these are inextricably linked. The significant increase in funding required for FY22 is to execute the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) Contract to advance GBSD major activities to include systems engineering activities, information technology, data management, analytical capabilities and deliver a flexible, integrated weapon system critical design. The program will modify, modernize, and expand the analytic environment and labs to support EMD activities to enable full execution of the program's capability to own the technical baseline throughout the program life cycle. This involves establishing a digital engineering system including a supporting environment / infrastructure to perform digital activities, collaborate with, and communicate across stakeholders. Based on success during the Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction contract, this program will continue to examine and mature air vehicle equipment, command and launch, cybersecurity, operator and maintenance training systems hardware and software, security system architecture, transport sub-systems, Peculiar/Common Support Equipment and associated ground technologies. The program will also continue to mature and refine weapon system and non-operational software, software integration and development, modular system architecture requirements, and product life-cycle management. This will continue to require execution and improvement to the unified certification strategy which meets nuclear surety, cyber security, and nuclear safety requirements. The program will also expand and mature the analytical, information technology, test, and data management capabilities to ensure access to weapon system design information is properly controlled and securely transmitted between government and contractors. The program will continue to develop Vandenberg AFB test capabilities and ensure Western Range Test capabilities for the Flight Test Program. Additionally, the GBSD program funds all required developmental and operational test and evaluation activities to meet initial and full operational capability milestones including, but not limited to, developing, improving and modernizing test capabilities essential to reaching those milestones when existing test capabilities are inadequate or non-existent. The program will also continue integrating requirement for dual-capable, air based, survivable launch capability. Finally, the program will establish a government-owned and government-operated DevSecOps/software stack. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605833F or 0605831F. In FY2020 14.416M and in FY2021 25.469M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 641025_0605230F_4_3600_PB_2022
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