Direct Strike Penetrator Systems
Abstract
The Direct Strike Penetrator Systems project includes development of a Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) known as Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) and analysis efforts for the follow-on Hard Target Munitions (HTM) program. Hard and Deeply Buried Target Defeat System (HDBTDS) development activity stems from the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) for HDBTDS, 1 Aug 2005, and MOP development flowed from the 2007 Urgent Operational Need (UON) document (revalidated Oct 2014). The Direct Strike Penetrator System project develops advanced precision guided penetrator munitions that will provide the Air Force with improved ability to attack Hard & Deeply Buried Targets (HDBT), such as bunker and tunnel facilities, using air-to-surface conventional munitions. Systems developed in this project will hold HDBTs at risk using fewer weapons, reducing the number of missions necessary to defeat targets, and resulting in an increase to mission survivability. The Direct Strike Penetrator provides critical global strike capability not met by inventory conventional weapons. It will hold at risk the best defended and protected high priority assets essential to an enemy's warfighting ability. Additionally, the program will develop and implement an acquisition strategy to integrate M-code for improved anti-jamming and secure access to military GPS signals. This project also conducted an HTM analysis-of-alternatives (AoA) to determine the best weapons and/or development efforts for addressing the Hard and Deeply Buried Targets (HDBT) mission area. The Air Force will use the AoA to start development, production, and modification activities for HDBT attack weapons identified in it as most effective and affordable. HTM is a pre-MDAP program. This program is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P) because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes, and prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 645341_0604327F_4_3600_PB_2017
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