Next Generation Reentry Capabilities
Abstract
The Next Generation Reentry Capabilities (NGRC) program will design, develop, produce, and deploy new payload system suites (reentry vehicles and/or countermeasures) and integrate them into the LGM-35A Sentinel weapon system. Key next generation payload attributes include enhancements in accuracy, lethality, and ICBM Reentry System/Reentry Vehicle (RS/RV) interoperable operations. Next Generation Reentry Vehicle (NGRV) and advanced countermeasure capabilities are based on emerging threats, AF priorities, and development capacity. Program activities will also include the employment of digital acquisitions through the application of digital engineering, agile software development, and open systems architectures. The NGRC program will leverage investments by the ICBM Demonstration/Validation program, the Science & Technology community, and Navy reentry systems application program. FY2025 funding supports early acquisition activities that lead to competitive contract awards for a NGRV and advanced countermeasures to strengthen the atrophied industrial base, posturing the nation and the AF to counter adversary threats both projected and unforeseen. These efforts support Milestone A equivalent event in FY2026. This strategy enables a diverse pool of vendors to contribute in the development of materiel solutions which support mission requirements that combat future and immediate threats to drive ultimate effectiveness requirements for the weapon system. This funding includes program management support, operational concept exploration, technology trade studies, operational and system architecture development, maturation and risk reduction of RV/ Countermeasure related technologies including weapons systems and integrated system concept development/demonstration. 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 element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F. In FY 2023 0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this budget program activity code (BPAC), and in FY 2024 2.388M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this BPAC.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 675920_0101328F_7_3600_PB_2025
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