Space Mod Initiative
Abstract
Next-Gen OPIR Space Modernization Initiative (SMI) (Project 657009): To better enable response to emerging global missile threat, SMI advances capabilities and reduces risk through three major thrust areas: Demonstrations/Prototypes, Technology Maturation, and Data Exploitation. Demonstrations mature technologies by delivering ground and on-orbit prototypes. Demonstrations advance OPIR capabilities for missile warning and tracking ensuring a low risk, smooth transition of advanced technology to future operational systems. Technology Maturation focuses investments on high pay-off critical components to reduce production risks and development costs. Technology Maturation focuses development on advanced IR sensing optics and electronics; resiliency hardware and software; and on-board processing algorithms and on-board computers. Data Exploitation enables access to OPIR data sources to expand technical intelligence and battlespace awareness processing and data dissemination tools to support warfighters and other data users. SMI supports Next-Gen OPIR by maturing new technologies to enable detection of new and challenging missile threats. SMI funds engineering activities to reduce both production and future system costs through manufacturing and producibility enhancements, and technology insertion. SMI includes studies and risk reduction activities to evolve the current Program of Record (PoR) constellation and simultaneously mature breakthrough technologies to create a leap in capability for follow-on systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 657009_1206442SF_5_3620F_PB_2023
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